American Soldier
The most powerful image was the "A Father's Concern" photo because it shows Ian's internal struggle. He is caught between his home life and his army life, with physical pains of injuries from the army and emotional pains from breaking up with his girlfriend. These pains get him hooked on drugs, and you can see the worry etched on his father's face as he sees all the medication his son is taking. This images truly shows the army's effect on peoples' lives.
The images work together to tell a story by showing events of Ian's life in chronological order. As an audience, we can see the things he goes through during his time in the army and how he feels about them. The photographer is very good at capturing emotion, which enhances the story-telling.
The captions enhance the photographs because they explain what is going on. While I might be able to see that Ian is upset, I don't know why until I read the caption. Providing information about the image makes it more captivating.
Ian Fisher joined the army after graduating high school. He struggled to say goodbye to his family and friends, but was excited to start his new life. The enlistment process was a success, and Ian went off to basic training. Training was very rough, and Ian had to overcome fatigue and injury but he learned valuable lessons in discipline and strength. He finally graduated from basic training, but was then stationed at Fort Carson, where he continues to train. Fort Carson is just an hour from his old high school, and Ian struggled to balance his army life and his social life being so close to home. As a result, he was punished often for returning late for duty. Ian then became hooked on drugs after sustaining several injuries and breaking up with his girlfriend. After turning himself in for drug addiction, he was given a second chance but was downgraded in rank. He and his new platoon are sent to Camp Echo in Iraq, and are stationed there for a year with one mid-tour break. Ian then returns home as a new man having been changed by Iraq, and marries his girlfriend Devin.
In the photos where Ian is the main subject, the verbs are usually written in present tense.
The captions are mostly two to three sentences.
The first sentences of the captions provide information about the action occurring in the photo.
The second sentences of the captions provide extra background information that help explain the action in the images or quotes from the subjects of the image.
The third sentences of the captions provide quotes that give an insight into the feelings of the subjects in the image or more background information.
Several captions include a quote.
There are a few captions that have four sentences.
I think it is possible to tell a complete story with just photos and captions because the photos provide visuals of the events as they take place, and the captions explain what is going on both in the images and at that moment in the subject's life.
Writing a story in addition to photos with captions is important because the writing tells the entire story, not just the information related to a picture.
The images work together to tell a story by showing events of Ian's life in chronological order. As an audience, we can see the things he goes through during his time in the army and how he feels about them. The photographer is very good at capturing emotion, which enhances the story-telling.
The captions enhance the photographs because they explain what is going on. While I might be able to see that Ian is upset, I don't know why until I read the caption. Providing information about the image makes it more captivating.
Ian Fisher joined the army after graduating high school. He struggled to say goodbye to his family and friends, but was excited to start his new life. The enlistment process was a success, and Ian went off to basic training. Training was very rough, and Ian had to overcome fatigue and injury but he learned valuable lessons in discipline and strength. He finally graduated from basic training, but was then stationed at Fort Carson, where he continues to train. Fort Carson is just an hour from his old high school, and Ian struggled to balance his army life and his social life being so close to home. As a result, he was punished often for returning late for duty. Ian then became hooked on drugs after sustaining several injuries and breaking up with his girlfriend. After turning himself in for drug addiction, he was given a second chance but was downgraded in rank. He and his new platoon are sent to Camp Echo in Iraq, and are stationed there for a year with one mid-tour break. Ian then returns home as a new man having been changed by Iraq, and marries his girlfriend Devin.
In the photos where Ian is the main subject, the verbs are usually written in present tense.
The captions are mostly two to three sentences.
The first sentences of the captions provide information about the action occurring in the photo.
The second sentences of the captions provide extra background information that help explain the action in the images or quotes from the subjects of the image.
The third sentences of the captions provide quotes that give an insight into the feelings of the subjects in the image or more background information.
Several captions include a quote.
There are a few captions that have four sentences.
I think it is possible to tell a complete story with just photos and captions because the photos provide visuals of the events as they take place, and the captions explain what is going on both in the images and at that moment in the subject's life.
Writing a story in addition to photos with captions is important because the writing tells the entire story, not just the information related to a picture.
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