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11/17/2003 12:31:49 PM · #1 |
I had a great shot to enter for the Propaganda challenge & it was only once I asked good ol' Konador that I realised I couldn't enter it! I tried two ways of doin it tho... have a look at this page from my site & tell me what ya think!
//pages.zdnet.com/johngreeve/dpc2.html
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11/17/2003 12:47:14 PM · #2 |
| Propaganda is still open. Why don't you shoot it within the rules? |
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11/17/2003 01:09:59 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by coolhar:
Propaganda is still open. Why don't you shoot it within the rules? |
I think you would find it very hard to take that shot within the rules. The two subjects are about half a mile part and are on opposing sides of the river Thames. Nice photos tho :)
Message edited by author 2003-11-17 13:10:43. |
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11/17/2003 02:33:47 PM · #4 |
I can't see what this has to do with propaganda. What in either of these shots is supposed to be influencing anyone? Sorry, I don't get it at all.
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11/17/2003 03:11:52 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by ronners:
I can't see what this has to do with propaganda. What in either of these shots is supposed to be influencing anyone? Sorry, I don't get it at all. |
Oh good, I wasn't the only one. Very cool shots but I don't see any connection to propaganda either.
Deannda
Often called clueless |
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11/17/2003 03:16:50 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Neuferland:
Originally posted by ronners:
I can't see what this has to do with propaganda. What in either of these shots is supposed to be influencing anyone? Sorry, I don't get it at all. |
Oh good, I wasn't the only one. Very cool shots but I don't see any connection to propaganda either.
Deannda
Often called clueless |
You try to sell the Big-Ben? I agree, not is a propaganda theme! |
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11/17/2003 03:27:54 PM · #7 |
It could be advertising London by using two of it's largest tourist attractions.
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11/17/2003 03:37:52 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by moodville:
It could be advertising London by using two of it's largest tourist attractions. |
Advertising sure, but unfortunately that has little or nothing to do with propaganda in most cases. There seems to be a misunderstanding of the difference from what I've read in some forums. My understanding is that advertising 'should' be about extolling the virtues of a product or offering, whilst propaganda is about enforcing an idea which may or may not have any merit. Think of advertising in it's strictest sense as informative, whilst propaganda is dictatorial, in that it doesn't give you the freedom to come up with your own opinion.
There is of course an overlap, but the two are very different beasts. If your submission to this challenge doesn't try to tell me how to think, and very explicitly so, then it's probably not a valid submission.
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11/17/2003 03:46:29 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by ronners:
Originally posted by moodville:
It could be advertising London by using two of it's largest tourist attractions. |
Advertising sure, but unfortunately that has little or nothing to do with propaganda in most cases. There seems to be a misunderstanding of the difference from what I've read in some forums. My understanding is that advertising 'should' be about extolling the virtues of a product or offering, whilst propaganda is about enforcing an idea which may or may not have any merit. Think of advertising in it's strictest sense as informative, whilst propaganda is dictatorial, in that it doesn't give you the freedom to come up with your own opinion.
There is of course an overlap, but the two are very different beasts. If your submission to this challenge doesn't try to tell me how to think, and very explicitly so, then it's probably not a valid submission. |
I admit to not knowing much about propaganda, at least certainly not enough to try and explain it, but I believe there can be some in advertising.
Burger King use to aim a lot of their advertising towards attacking McDonalds and spreading anti-mcdonald messages to get people to eat their burgers instead.
Of course the initial photograph that started the thread doesnt seem to attack anyone or thing but there is likely also personal reference and opinion involved too. A country's flag could be seen as propaganda to some, pride to others.
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11/17/2003 03:50:11 PM · #10 |
I was kind of thinking
...if you were British then the meaning would/could be totally different. It might scream propaganda.
Just what struck me.
edit to say: Yes, nice photos. I hope to visit there and see them both some day.
Message edited by author 2003-11-17 16:08:55. |
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11/17/2003 04:07:03 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by justine:
I was kind of thinking
...if you were British then the meaning would/could be totally different. It might scream propaganda.
Just what struck me. |
No nothing to my mind, being a Brit and all that, but nice photos.
Mike
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