The photography reader - Liz Wells 'the general watches his gardener' - James Jarche The writing of this image: • T he 'look' itself has recently become an object of theoretical attention. To take an example — General Wavell watches his gardener at work, made by James Jarche in 19415; it is easy enough today to read the immediate connotations of paternalistic imperialism inscribed in this 35-year-old picture and anchored by the caption (the general watches his gardener). • A first analysis of the object-text would unpack the connotational oppositions constructing the ideological message. For example, primarily and obviously, Western/Eastern , the latter term of this opposition englobing the marks of a radical 'otherness'; or again, the placing of the two men within the implied opposition capital/labour . Nevertheless, even in the presence of such obviousness another obviousness asserts itself — the ve...
In todays lecture we looked at considerations when photographing, so whether this be legal or ethical but also considerations to the effect your presence as a photographer has on your shots. If for example you were trying to photograph people in the streets and you walk around boasting a nice big camera and actively showing people you're taking photos, then this is certainly going to have an impact on the final results as each person is going to be aware of you and the camera and act differently to how they naturally would. A few ways you can go unnoticed and achieve a candid shot is: - Using a Long lens - so you don't need to get really close to people, simply just zoom in. - Covert - Almost camouflaging yourself within a scene. This is used throughout wildlife photography and can be used for street photography as well. - Where cameras are the ‘norm’ – going unnoticed. So for example at a music/art festival or car sho...
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