090803-F-0620E-513, originally uploaded by U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos. Very good version of a photo taken thousands of times. The parachutes form a pattern with just enough variety to keep things interesting, with a line suggesting the movement of the C-17. Side lighting (looks like morning) also helps make this far better than the [...]
090804-M-7825S-205, originally uploaded by Utter East. Dust and a couple of near-silhouettes give dimension to this photo. Placement of the three Marines make this strong and balanced. Subject matter makes it riviting. “Fellow U.S. Marines escort Sgt. Michael Medinasanchez to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during his medical evacuation in the Nawa district of the [...]
090715-M-2581P-888, originally uploaded by Utter East. From Wikipedia: “Chiaroscuro (Italian for light-dark) is a term in art for a contrast between light and dark. The term is usually applied to bold contrasts affecting a whole composition, but is also more technically used by artists and art historians for the use of effects representing contrasts of [...]
Photo File: Fitting, originally uploaded by Utter East. Spend a few minutes looking at this image. Look at the leading lines in the row of Sailors and the flag. Look how the images fit each other. Look at the almost perfect exposure. Find the sense of grief in dignity. This is a highly emotional photo, [...]
Photo File: The Moment, originally uploaded by Utter East. Here’s Iraq in the winter of 2009 in one 1/25th-second slice of time. The image would have been interesting if the photographer had used a flash (my instinct in low light) or cropped it in. But, by design, or in the interest of capturing the moment [...]
The Office of the Chief of Public Affairs just announced the winners of the 2008 Keith L. Ware Army journalism awards. Congrats to all.
I don’t know how many people use the metadata to store photo cutline and credit information in your photo files. It’s the only sure way to make certain the cutline doesn’t get separated from the images. Unfortunately, its usually only the .jpg format that gives us the ability to store this information, and you have [...]
Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Healing Field, originally uploaded by soldiersmediacenter. Evocative photo. Note how the man at the focal point of the photo is actually a small part of the image, but because he breaks the pattern, he draws the eye. Too bad we don’t know who he is or why he’s walking alone. Anyone ask [...]
www.Army.mil, originally uploaded by soldiersmediacenter. Good decision to use a silhouette to add interest to this photo. The fire alone, while dramatic, would have been lacking. Could the image be improved by taking a half-step to the right and offsetting Sgt. Reese’s image? U.S. Army Sgt. William Reese watches flames rise into the night sky [...]
www.army.mil, originally uploaded by soldiersmediacenter. What makes this work? A spot of color in a monochrome photo? Incongruity of a single piece of playground equipment in a war zone? An evocation of the loneliness of patrol? A U.S. Soldier from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division patrols the playground of a school under [...]
