Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Ethics

Afghan girl, Tarana, standing the direct result of a suicide bomber attack in Kubal on Dec. 6,  2011.
Photo taken by Pulitzer Prize Winner Massoud Hossaini
Ethical Or Not, That Is The Question?

Ethics are some one's murals, their ability to decide whether or not doing a certain thing is right or wrong. In my research, I found that the most common question asked about ethics in photography is, "Should the photographer had done something to help out these people in need or was he just doing his job & walked away?" To me, I think that the brutal nature of this very real situation makes people believe, it's just that simple to stop & just do in a time of need. Nobody actually knows what they would do if this was going on in front of them. Not to sound completely insensitive but this photographer was just doing his job. I mean I'm sure he helped after he got as much shots as possible so this is just one image, it tells us a story but it doesn't tell us the whole story. We can only assume what the story is by the information given to us in the form of this picture. The photographer could have just been there, in the right place at the wrong time. But to some things up, I think this is a great-powerful ethical shot.

Got my picture & information from, "http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/a-smile-from-tarana-akbari/" part of "The New York Times" online website.

Spot News & General News

On Sept. 4, 2012, these masked men show the likeness between Barack Obama & Mitt Romney embrace as they march through the streets of Charlotte, NC.
Photo Taken by John Carroll
SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY- is a current (in that time) important news event that you happen to catch on film or digital camera, that may be happening in that area.

The Johnson C. Smith University Homecoming Parade on Beatie's Ford Rd, Oct. 27, 2012
Photo taken by Glenn H. Burkins

GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY- is just basic news that happens everyday. It can be anything from the score on a high schools last football game to President Obama winning the election.

Conclusion
There isn't really much of a difference between the two different types of photojournalism. I could hardly find out any information online about "Spot News", so this was kind of hard to do. To find the right picture & not have any knowledge on whether or not it is the right image. But I did learn that when you take a news type of photo, you either get general news or spot news because they are the major types you find in any newspaper or magazine.

First Photo is from, http://cognoscenti.wbur.org/2012/09/05/no-reality-2012-john-carroll for the Boston's NPR news station.
Second photo from, http://www.qcitymetro.com/ for the Charlotte's African American Community News, QCity Metro.

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Tattoo Shop, Charlotte

Shots, Black Ink Slaughter House Shop Owner, Is hard at work

Shots, Main Tattoo Artist on South Blvd, gives this man his first Tattoo