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| "Untitled" by Todd Heisler for The Rocky Mountain News 2006 |
This week in class we are learning about Feature Photography and what that looks like. Feature Photography records the commonplace, an everyday happening, or a slice of life. This photograph is from a series by Todd Heisler. This is a caption that appeared with the story; "The night before the burial of her husband's body, Katherine Cathey
refused to leave the casket, asking to sleep next to his body for the
last time. The Marines made a bed for her, tucking in the sheets below
the flag. Before she fell asleep, she opened her laptop computer and
played songs that reminded her of "Cat," and one of the Marines asked if
she wanted them to continue standing watch as she slept. "I think it
would be kind of nice if you kept doing it," she said. "I think that's
what he would have wanted." This photograph evokes a reaction in the viewer and that to me is what feature photography is all about.
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