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How is a poem similar to a photograph?
A poem without words As viewers, we read an image as we would written language, piecing information together to determine a picture as a whole. Through the elements and principals of composition and design, a photographer works in verse, weaving impressions and notions that awaken under the eye of the viewer.
Is photography a poetry?
Poetry and photography are clearly distinct art forms. The history of poetry is much longer than that of photography. One makes pictures out of words, the other makes pictures out of light. Most photographs represent a fraction of the time contained in most poems.
Why do you think poetry and images work so well together?
Both the poetry and images have the ability to isolate and zoom in, thus re-framing a subject and transforming this subject into something of beauty and significance. Some poets forge strong pictures in the readers’ minds, relating to the reader through simple and concise language.
What is a picture poetry?
Home » Rhyme & Rhythm. An image poem is a poetic form that uses descriptions of visual images to demonstrate a subject or emotion. Image poetry can often be in narrative form, and its style relies on the flow of the relationships among the images conveyed in the poem.
Is photography a lie?
Photography is and has always been, a lie. In fact, human vision is a lie. So, in fact, photography as well as our vision, lie by the process of elimination. They do not represent exactly what is in front of us, but just a very selective part.
Who is the poet of the poem a photography?
Shirley Toulson
The poem ‘A Photograph’ is written by Shirley Toulson. In this poem, she recalls her mother and her memories while looking at a childhood photograph when her mother was twelve years old or so.
Who was clicking the photograph?
The photograph was a cardboard photograph that was clicked by poet’s mother’s uncle.
Is photography an artistic medium?
Photography is just as artistic as any other medium. It doesn’t matter if you photograph it or paint it. If it contains emotion, it’s art. Art is expression, and photography is fully capable of being a medium of expression. Art is beauty, and photography is fully capable of being beautiful.
Do photographers face the same challenges as other artists?
Far from it. If anything, I think photographers face a very different set of challenges to other artists: the main artistic one is dealing with the physical constraints of the real world, and the commercial challenge lies in demonstrating value. How do you show what you bring to the table as the ‘subjective interpreter’?
Is it wrong to call photography art?
Photos on a wall are considered art and I think that it is just totally wrong to say that photography is not art! Photography is just as artistic as any other medium. It doesn’t matter if you photograph it or paint it. If it contains emotion, it’s art.
Is there such a thing as “uniqueness” in photography?
There is no uniqueness factor. The other extreme is hyper-realism: yes, there’s such a thing even in photography, which is itself a realistic media. If your idea is so profound that it comes through even when no subjectivity in processing or perspective has been applied, then the chances are it’s a very, very strong one indeed**.