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"An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor"

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Multimedia poster

What makes our poster good?

Our poster clearly depicts the group of dancers performing for the multimedia fest, and it also relays accurate information about the event. The information on our poster is clearly visible, especially with the black and red fonts of the text, it really contrasts with the white background to make them "pop out". The crowd at the bottom of the poster enhances our group photo of dancers. The arms from  the crowds act like leading lines that are all pointing towards the title of the poster and our photo. The original photo from our first multimedia poster is at the heart of our poster, it has been enhanced and cropped better than it was done previously on our first poster project. The fonts we used for texts in our poster were based off of the fonts used in authentic Jabbawockeez logos/posters. Overall our poster attracts the human eye with color contrasts and the information is concise so that it does not bore the audience. Our poster is well edited and has a clean simple presentation that is pleasing to our senses.

What changes did we make to our original poster?

We re-cropped our original picture that was used during our first photo project to get rid off the rough edges and awkward areas of background that still remained the the cropped out portion of our photo. The masks were also re-positioned to fit our faces better. In total, all of the changes made to our original photograph made it cleanly trimmed and less awkward to look at. We brought back the excitement to our group of dancers by enhancing the group photograph which is the main attraction of our poster. The added crowd at the bottom of our poster was not present in our first project and this helps our poster with more added balance. The crowd evens out with the title, text, and group photo to make our entire poster seem to be at balance. The leading lines effect created by the extended arms of the crowd members directs our viewer's eyes to go from the crowd to the group photo. The fonts of our texts and titles were both improved and our main focus when choosing the font was to choose the proper format to attract our audience's attention the best. The vibrant red adds excitement to our poster and helps complement our dance crew. Finally, we revised the information to be more accurate and concise for the pleasure of those viewing our poster.

How did we make our poster?

First we had to crop out the entire background from our original group photo and then photo shop masks onto our faces to make us appear like the dance crew, the Jabbawockeez. We used the magic wand to crop the masks and pasted it into our group photo. We added a new clip art of a crowd to the bottom of our poster to improve the overall sense of balance in our poster. the information from our first project was both confusing and inaccurate, we revised our text to make the information easier to read and comprehend for our audiences. Our first poster received criticism for text inaccuracies and the difficulty to read the title and texts. We changed the fonts of the text/title to "pop out" from our photo. The white background we used for our poster adds simplicity to the over appearance of the poster. 

The Photo League, Movie Monday Answers

1.) What was The Photo League's credo?

The Photo League's credo was that social change could be achieved through documentary photography  and an emotional connection with one's subject.

2.) What organization did The Photo League separate from?

The Photo league was separated from the Film and Photo League which broke up into the Photo League and Frontier Films.

3.) What was the workshop? The workshop was a class taught by Sid Grossman as a part of the Photo League. These classes were crucial to the Photo League because the classes were affordable and offered to any photographer who had a working camera.

4.) Who taught "the workshop"? Sid Grossman was the one who taught the workshop.

5.)If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?
I would devote my time to making a film or movie.

6.)What was The Harlem Document?

A portrait of black urban America and the people, culture, and lifestyles of Harlem that was initiated to try and tell the world about the poor living conditions hoping for improvement.

7.) Who started The Harlem Document? Aaron Siskind started the Harlem Document from March 8, 2014 and carried it out until July 20, 2014.
8.) A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a Caravaggio painting. Who was the painter? 
9.) Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?  The photograph looked like it was painted by Caravaggio because the boy in the photograph was illuminated by the sunshine and looked special. Many of Caravaggio's works are dark but have the main focus of the painting very well lit.
10.) Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions) Lewis Hine was an American sociologist and photography. Hine used his camera as a tool for social reform. His photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States
11.) Who was Weegee? Known as Weegee, Arthur Fellig was a photographer and photojournalist that was known for his stark black and white street photography.
12.) How did The League change when The Nazis took power? When the Nazis took power, the Photo League received many talented refugee photographers who had escaped from Europe.
13.) How did The League change during WWII? Photo league members used their cameras to support the war effort in America. Many female members of the League took over operations of the organization at home while many of the Photo League's men photographers were sent overseas with armed forces.
14.) How did Siskind change after WWII? Aaron Siskind brought the concept of abstract expressionism to photography, a far cry from the sociological realism from the Harlem document. Siskind was criticized for his conversion to abstractness.
15.) What was the Saturday Evening post? The Saturday Evening Post was a bimonthly American magazine that published weekly. Many of the photographs used in these magazine articles were taken by members of the Photo League.
16.) Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph? barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers. She was a co-founder of the photography magazine, Aperture.
17.) What eventually undermined the Photo League? Angela Calomiris an FBI informer testified that the Photo league journalists were supporters of Communism and the League as a whole was accused of being anti- American.
18.) What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film? The growing menace was the suspicion mounting on the League by the nation who questioned their ideas about society.
19.) Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation? Eugene Smith agreed to serve as President when the League was under investigation.
20.) What happened to the league? The league disbanded in 1951.