Activity 4

Activity 4
Find two examples of photomontages that are either from a commercial source or from a fine art background. Discuss in what context they have been produced and what techniques they share with political photomontages.What messages, if any, are communicated through these photomontages and how effective do you think they are? Consider different ways that each image could have been tackled by the artist and come up with an idea for ‘another in the series’.

 

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This photos context is that it is stating that phone should be thrown away. In the photo of the iPhone, it is in the forest. Meaning that people should go out and enjoy the nature and not be on the phone. The techniques used in this photomontage was putting different photos, but not dropping the opacity down. I think it is pretty effective because people should leave their phones and lock it up and go enjoy life with nature or even with other people.Another series would be turning off the tv and being outside.

Activity 3

Activity 3
As editors exercise their ever-increasing power over information control, what limits would you impose on them as to the extent to which they can manipulate the photographic image?
Devise a series of guidelines that will control the release of images that have been constructed for media use so that the public is aware as to the extent of the manipulation.

I believe that there should not be a limit to imposing a picture. One, is if someone is dumb enough to think that a picture is true, let them believe it. If one believes that these people took the picture and survived the 9/11 attack, then it is their opinion. But clearly this guy supposedly survived, which most of the people know he could not have.  So I do not think there should not be a limit.