Select the correct answer.How did Diane Arbus break down the barrier between the viewer and the subject in her photographs? A. by doing self-portraits in various settings B. by taking extreme close-ups that capture the subject's expression in great detail C. by letting the subject sense the presence of the camera

When you take a selfie, what the various aspects of the finished picture which you view (as the creator), and which others view (as the audience)?

Answer the following questions:Match the technique to its definition: cuts, dissolves, superimpositions and cross dissolves.SuperimpositionThe placement of one image on top of another image. Used to add to the overall effect or to conceal part of the image.CutAn abrupt film transition from one sequence to another.Cross dissolvesA gradual film transition between near-identical images/sequences.DissolvesA gradual film transition from one image to another (usually a different scene).How does the use of first person narration impact the authority of the text? Identify Meadows’ use of cuts, dissolves, superimpositions and cross dissolves. What is the effect of Meadows’ editing techniques? Is it important that the images match the dialogue? Why would Meadows make this choice? With the exception of the voiceover narration, the only sound is a ticking clock. What is the impact of this? In terms of the ideas in the narrative? Why would Meadows make this choice? Examine Meadows’ voice throughout the story – his pace, pausing, volume, impersonations – what is the impact of this on you? The narrative revolves around black and white photographs of Meadows’ grandmother/mother. How does this choice impact your response to the story? Consider notions of authority/authenticity.  Why do you think Meadows made the choice to distort the image of the scissors? ‘Scissors’ has a script of 256 words. Examine Meadows’ selection of language and use of figurative devices –“They say the camera is a clock for seeing, a time machine, and that when we’re photographed the birdie we watch sees us with eyes that are yet unborn”“the photo album becomes a tomb, time’s coffin with a glass lid” “fragile album”“a pilot wounded in action ‘with a lump of shrapnel in his neck’”“If you do that, I’ll….I’ll cut you out of my …w...photographs” “I wonder if the cruel scissors that cut my grandfather from his picture were the same scissors that cut my mother’s four day old hair?”  How does Meadows’ choice of language/ figurative devices reveal the subtext of this story?How does the language make us empathise with the ‘characters’ in Meadows’ story? Who does Meadows’ want us to empathise with? How do you know this?

Answer these questions in the body of your essay :•1. Who are the people portrayed? What are they doing? What do they look like?•2. What is the relationship between the different people being portrayed?•3. Does the photograph tell a story? Pose new questions? •4. Does the background and foreground have different meanings?•5 .What is the link between the photo and its social context?

How can personal expression be incorporated into digital photography? By infusing the photographer's emotions, perspectives, or experiences into the photos By sticking to popular photography trends By taking as many photos as possible By using the most expensive camera and equipment

Describe Vivian Maier's photographs from your own personal perspective. Which of her works made the strongest impression on you?