Barthes’ Studium and Punctum

The word "photograph" comes from two Greek words: Phos (meaning "light") and Grapee (meaning "writing" or "painting"). Therefore photographs literally mean "to write with light or to draw," which means that what happens in nature (light) is combined with the practice of human culture (sentences and pictures) this time . Generally, photographs are understood to be directly related to the content being rendered - they give the impression that they are presenting "reality". They are also considered to be able to hold the moment, usually.

Interesting to me is the explanation of the research by Bartle and the relationship between tears and discussion about ownership of interpretation by Davis. In Lucida's camera, these terms refer to the contents of the picture. The studio (simply) is what we know, it does not create a surprise. Your eyes, "stingy" does not let you go long after your watching is over. Davis either solves our 'impulse of interpretation' or even forces the risk of misunderstanding (inevitable) to solve the problem. When she encountered "others" we can not imagine, she suggested that we will encounter interruptions, traumatic shifts. Even in the face of change, we can not afford to acquire knowledge and proficiency, but we are required (always) to respond and we must take action.

In 1999, at the first undergraduate photography class at Edinboro University in Pennsylvania, we gave challenges based on the viewpoint of philosopher Roland Barthes. One thing in the picture is to pierce you, hurt you and give you some emotional impulses. "Study" The task is to bring two photos.The example passed in the classroom is a symbolic image of the immigrant's mother Dorothea Lange. Everyone gave it a picture of " I call it. The image was handed to me - I noticed that I do not know the name of a woman. So I got up. "Who is the woman in the picture?" We do not know. That moment, it just hit me. Although this is a symbolic image, I do not know the name of the woman in the picture, so I only talk about photographers and the government. How do you bring agents and power to topics that others will benefit from?