Laymen learn to read photographs the way they do headlines, skipping over them quickly to get the gist of what is being said. Photographers, on the other hand, study them with the care and attention to detail one might give… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
Photographers learn to interpret photographs in that technical way because they want to understand and use that 'language' themselves just as musicians learn a more technical musical language than the layman needs. Social scientists who want to work with visual… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
“write whatever comes into your head, as fast as you can type, without reference to outlines, notes, data, books or any other aids. The… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
Every part of the photographic image carries some information that contributes to its total statement; the viewer's responsibility is to see, in the most… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
“Outlines can help, but not if you begin with them. If you begin, instead, by writing down everything, by spewing out your ideas as… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
Every part of the photographic image carries some information that contributes to its total statement; the viewer's responsibility is to see, in the most… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
Laymen learn to read photographs the way they do headlines, skipping over them quickly to get the gist of what is being said. Photographers,… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
Photographers learn to interpret photographs in that technical way because they want to understand and use that 'language' themselves just as musicians learn a… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
“All social groups groups make rules and attempt, at some times and under some circumstances, to enforce them. Social rules define situations and the… — Howard S. Becker Copy Share Image
