The innocence of childhood photographed
Hwang Yoo Jung 200904349
Intermediate English Writing I (Tue 78)
A reaction essay on page 176 (first draft)
Photography has become more popularized while its technology is enhanced. So, nowadays parents take a photo of their children almost routinely as well as at the supreme moment. They treasure the photos for life and feel happiness whenever looking at them. The following is some of such precious photos which any parents can keep. "At a photo studio", taken in an ordinary photo studio in 1975, shows the young brother and sister. "At an amusement park", taken at a popular amusement park in 2011, shows the young brothers. Both photos, focusing on children, show their innocence although they are different in terms of mood, composition or color sense etc.
In "At a photo studio", the young brother and sister sit closely together staring at the camera. The children keep their mouth closed with the hands in their lap. They look a little shy in front of the photographer whom they maybe meet first. Especially the young girl looks more strained, judging from her shrugged shoulders and wide eyes. The children occupy almost all space and the background behind them is printed with single color not to interfere the subjects. Also, the photo, mainly using two contrasted color, red and blue, gives simple but strong impression. This photo is printed after being taken by the film camera and its faded condition makes viewers feel nostalgia.
In "At an amusement park", the young brothers pose freely with humorous facial expressions. The main center of interest is two boys, who enjoy outdoor photographing with the maybe familiar photographer. The smaller boy on the left is shouting merrily, and such noise makes the photo more dynamic. Background behind the children, that is, blue sky, exotic buildings, colorful flowers and big dolls delivers well the lively mood of amusement park; also, it emphasizes the innocence of childhood. This photo is stored as a file after being taken by the digital camera; so, it is always clear to which extant viewers cannot guess the date when taken.
Both photos depict the innocence of young siblings, each of whom is spaced two years or so apart. Naturally, the atmosphere of photos is close and warm. In two photos, main subjects are positioned horizontally; so, the composition looks stable but a bit monotonous. Meanwhile, "At an amusement park" delivers vividly the mood of park where the brothers play as it emphasizes the background as well as main subject. In addition, in the photo, the children pose uninhibitedly and colors are more varied; as a result, it is more dynamic than the other photo. Furthermore, storage media, photo paper and computer file, are extremely distinct in terms of mood, resolution or preservation etc.
Art depicts our life in various ways; for one thing, photography enables us to record our daily life as well as important events. Most of all, parents want to chronicle meaningful moments of their children. Buy the way, as time flows, photography has been transformed and there are many types of picture around us. Tow photos presented below reflect especially the differences between old and new. What is more important is that any types of picture taking children try to describe the innocence of childhood.
1.This essay expressed the pictures in technical way very well.
ReplyDelete2.Main point of this essay is comparison two pictures
3.This esssay describe photo's details. I can imagine these photo even if I can't see them
4.If you add some sensitive elements like mood, memory or meaning of those pictures, your essay could become more powerful.
The innocence of childhood photographed
ReplyDeleteHwang Yoo Jung 200904349
Intermediate English Writing I (Tue 78)
Final draft - a reaction essay on page 176
Photography has become more popularized while its technology is enhanced. So, nowadays parents take a photo of their children almost routinely as well as at the supreme moment. They treasure the photos for life and feel happiness whenever looking at them. The following is some of such precious photos which any parents can keep. “At a photo studio”, taken in an ordinary photo studio in 1975, shows the young brother and sister. The other photo “At an amusement park”, taken at a popular amusement park in 2011, shows the young brothers. Both photos, focusing on children, show their innocence although they are different in terms of mood, composition or color sense etc.
In “At a photo studio”, the young brother and sister sit closely together staring at the camera. The children keep their mouth closed with the hands in their lap. They look a little shy in front of the photographer whom they maybe meet first. Especially the young girl looks more strained, judging from her shrugged shoulders and wide eyes. The children occupy almost all space and the background behind them is printed with single color not to interfere the subjects. Also, the photo, mainly using two contrasted color, red and blue, gives simple but strong impression. This photo is printed after being taken by the film camera and its faded condition makes viewers feel nostalgia.
In “At an amusement park”, the young brothers pose freely with humorous facial expressions. The main center of interest is two boys, who enjoy outdoor photographing with the maybe familiar photographer. The smaller boy on the left is shouting merrily, and such noise makes the photo more dynamic. Background behind the children, that is, blue sky, exotic buildings, colorful flowers and big dolls delivers well the lively mood of amusement park; also, it emphasizes the innocence of childhood. This photo is stored as a file after being taken by the digital camera; so, it is always clear to which extant viewers cannot guess the date when taken.
Both photos depict the innocence of young siblings, each of whom is spaced two years or so apart. Naturally, the atmosphere of photos is close and warm. In two photos, main subjects are positioned horizontally; so, the composition looks stable but a bit monotonous. Meanwhile, “At an amusement park” delivers vividly the mood of park where the brothers play as it emphasizes the background as well as main subject. In addition, in the photo, the children pose uninhibitedly and colors are more varied; as a result, it is more dynamic than the other photo. Furthermore, storage media, photo paper and computer file, are extremely distinct in terms of mood, resolution, preservation etc.
Art depicts our life in various ways; for one thing, photography enables us to record our daily life as well as important events. Most of all, parents want to chronicle meaningful moments of their children. Buy the way, as time flows, photography has been transformed and there are many types of picture around us. Tow photos presented below reflect especially the differences between old and new. What is more important is that any types of picture taking children try to describe the innocence of childhood.