Title: “Wichita Lineman”
Three descriptive tags: “Utility Pole”, “Ant’s View”, “Point-of-View”
Lying down in the dirt was interesting at best. I do not think much about ants and other little creepy crawlies in the scheme of things but now have a slight – if not skewed – sense of how the world looks to them. Luckily I only ran into one or two of them while invading their turf – no need to worry no multiple legging beasties were hurt in the process.
This was a great assignment as to how our eyes see things, empathy, and the world outside of our own bubble. It is interesting how much the angle – point-of-view – of a shot can change the meaning completely. Is it one of submission, equality, dominance, belittling, the words are endless. Getting a stable focused picture was very difficult from this viewpoint. I could have gone even lower and moved towards a steeper angle.
Point-of-View – a great lead into literature and all that it encompasses. I am trying to stick with the OPTIC (Overview-Parts-Title-Interrelationships-Conclusion) activity here as to create an overall unit. So – with this in mind – the class would focus on the interrelationship of point-of-view, artistic interpretation, and meaning. Some questions could include: What point-of-view is displayed? How does this help one interpret the photograph? How does angles change the point-of-view? Would it matter what point-of-view was used? We could then discuss how the point-of-view of a photograph can skew an audience interpretation of meaning. Then of course I would have them bring in photographs of their own to discuss.
Photograph Assignment 09 File