Breakdown of Bresson's Image
1.) Taken in 1930
2.) Man Jumping a Puddle
3.) Captured a scene through a fence behind the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris.
4.) The decisive moment.
5.)“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment.”
6.) The composition is really perfect, considering it's not set up.
7.) Father of modern photojournalism.
“To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that event its proper expression.”
1.) Taken in 1930
2.) Man Jumping a Puddle
3.) Captured a scene through a fence behind the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris.
4.) The decisive moment.
5.)“There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment.”
6.) The composition is really perfect, considering it's not set up.
7.) Father of modern photojournalism.
“To me, photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as of a precise organization of forms which give that event its proper expression.”
Questions to ask students?
1.) What makes this image cool?
2.) Does it matter that the guy is not in focus?
3.) Does the background bother you?
4.) What happens right after the photographer takes the picture? Would that be even better?
5.) Is the image too busy?
6.) What is a photo journalist?
7.) How do you know when a decisive moment is going to happen?
8.) What is the photographers job when taking pictures for a story?
9.) Should photojournalists have an opinion when they take pictures for a story?
10.) How can a photographers opinion change the way they take pictures for a story?
1.) What makes this image cool?
2.) Does it matter that the guy is not in focus?
3.) Does the background bother you?
4.) What happens right after the photographer takes the picture? Would that be even better?
5.) Is the image too busy?
6.) What is a photo journalist?
7.) How do you know when a decisive moment is going to happen?
8.) What is the photographers job when taking pictures for a story?
9.) Should photojournalists have an opinion when they take pictures for a story?
10.) How can a photographers opinion change the way they take pictures for a story?