Key Terms

I thought it would be useful to look up the definitions for key terms in photography. This post will help me to remember to use these words within my own work.

Denotative: the literal meaning of a photograph

Connotative: how we determine the deeper meanings in the photograph
Signification: creating meaning
Studium: the element that creates interest within a photograph; showing the intention of the photographer. e.g. journalistic photographs
Punctum: the rare detail that attracts you to an image
Ideology: a set of ideas established by the photographer; our assumptions on how to view the photograph
Conventions: predetermined rules on what makes a suitable image; pertaining to a general agreement
Postmodern practice: a late 20th-century style and concept, featuring abstract compositions flouting general photography conventions
Paradox: something that seems like it may be contradicting itself

Sources:

https://georgepowell.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/studium-and-punctum/

http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://www.mediaknowall.com/as_alevel/alevkeyconcepts/alevelkeycon.php?pageID=ideology

http://www.slideshare.net/palmeri/rhetoric-and-ideology-of-photography

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-postmodern-photography.htm