Road Trip 2010 Day 00 – Planning the Trip
John & Thea Trefethen are hitting the road and all of you are welcome to come along. Throughout the duration of the trip I will be posting a series of video blogs that discuss everything from what inspired the journey to how to prepare and ultimately approach the subject of photography.
Conceptual Photography
I think it is good to think of this topic in terms of our earlier discussion on the genre of comparative photography— that a second photo adds new meaning to the first when the two are placed side by side.
How Photographs Inform
My knowledge of Pietà and preconceived ideas surrounding the crucifixion of Christ bring context to LaChapelle’s image. Pietà is an iconic sculpture, one known for it’s beautiful rendition of the crucified Christ. It harnesses the power and emotion of a mother and child, as well as that of a sacrificial servant.
Connotation vs. Denotation
The capture of light, translated onto a picture plane as line, shape and form presented in a two-dimensional object, is the photograph, or the denotation of reality. What the viewer feels, understands, or reads into the picture is the connotative meaning.