{"id":23908,"date":"2020-11-21T18:36:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T18:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/?post_type=section&#038;p=23908"},"modified":"2024-06-06T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:00:07","slug":"photography","status":"publish","type":"section","link":"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/medium-media-social-media\/photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tts_content_wrapper_2\" >\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/medium-media-social-media\/photography\/#What_is_Photography\" title=\"What is Photography?\">What is Photography?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/medium-media-social-media\/photography\/#Why_Does_Photography_Matter_to_Writers\" title=\"Why Does Photography Matter to Writers?\">Why Does Photography Matter to Writers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/medium-media-social-media\/photography\/#Recommended_Resources\" title=\"Recommended Resources\">Recommended Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-photography\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Photography\"><\/span>What is Photography?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);\"><i>I<\/i><\/span><em>t&#8217;s<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/writing-studies\/semiotics-sign-signifier-signified\/\">a semiotic system<\/a>, a form of <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/medium-media-social-media\/visual-language\/\">visual language<\/a>, that <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/writer-speaker-author-rhetor-sender\/\">writers, speakers, knowledge workers . . . <\/a> use to convey <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/information-literacy\/information\/\">meaning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/topic\/\">subject<\/a> of study, an academic topic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a profession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Related Concepts: <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/style\/diction\/concrete-language-sensory-language\/\">Concrete, Sensory Language<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-reasoning\/rhetorical-modes\/description\/\">Description<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/design\/\">Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Does_Photography_Matter_to_Writers\"><\/span>Why Does Photography Matter to Writers?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography is a powerful medium of <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/communication\/\">communication<\/a>, especially for <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-reasoning\/rhetorical-modes\/narration\/\">narration<\/a>, story telling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-reasoning\/rhetorical-modes\/description\/\">description<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-reasoning\/rhetorical-appeals\/\">appeals<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/article\/pathos\/\">pathos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/article\/logos\/\">logos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography appeals to our senses, our sense of sight, which is a dominant mode of human perception and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/writer-speaker-author-rhetor-sender\/\">Writers, speakers, knowledge makers . . .<\/a> use photographs in their texts to appeal to the <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/audience\/\">readers, listeners, users&#8217;<\/a> senses&#8211;especially sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictures resonate with <a href=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/section\/rhetoric\/rhetorical-situation\/audience\/\">readers, listeners, users . . .<\/a> at a primal level&#8211;at the level of our senses: when we see something, we can imagine it.  When we see the picture of dessert, we can imagine how good it would taste. Our appetite suddenly springs into action! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"696\" src=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dessert.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dessert.jpg 924w, https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dessert-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writingcommons.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/dessert-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18090920@N07\/20042559073\">&#8220;Dessert&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/18090920@N07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sean MacEntee<\/a>&nbsp;is licensed under&nbsp;CC BY 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recommended_Resources\"><\/span>Recommended Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Explore&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/explore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Arts &amp; Culture<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thompson Writing Program. <a href=\"https:\/\/twp.duke.edu\/sites\/twp.duke.edu\/files\/file-attachments\/photography.original.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Writing about Photography&#8221;<\/a>. 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