Author Archives: Steven Herring

Commercials can sometimes be advertisements meant to attract interest in a certain product or organization. The main purpose of such advertisements is to attract attention, arouse interest, stimulate desire, and to move viewers to action. This is combined with the … Continue reading →

Since the introduction of television, various TV programs have changed popular culture and the way we watch television. Survivor was one of these TV shows, airing in 2000 and starting the TV reality competition shows. It changed popular culture by … Continue reading →

Quick cutting is type of editing that shows a series of cuts in a scene rapidly and are used to show multiple actions at the same time. Quick cuts can be in cue with pacing, with quick cuts happening during … Continue reading →

Music can play important roles within the realm of media, becoming iconic when used properly in movies, TV shows, commercials, etc. The type of music used within these types of visual platforms can set the mood and help move it … Continue reading →

Depth of Field is the zone of sharpness that appears in focus within an image, with the size of the aperture determining the depth of field in an image. A shallow depth of field is acquired with a large aperture, … Continue reading →

Editorial cartoons are cartoons presenting strong graphic styles that have a political message. Often satirical images containing a social message, editorial cartoons are emotionally charged and bring forth critical commentary regarding an issue in society at that time. This cartoon … Continue reading →

A pie chart is is a statistical infographic that compares various data amounts both individually and for the whole. Pie charts are not usually good to use when crowded with too much data as they become hard to read and … Continue reading →

White space in an image is the background of the image, the space that has no text or graphics. I chose this image because of how much white space is represented here. The white/gray background is the white space and … Continue reading →

The ethics mantra in a professional setting is “doing your job and not causing unjust harm.” Meeting your professional obligations and ensuring that whatever harm may ensue from you doing your job is justifiable are required for you to remain … Continue reading →

Reinforcing various stereotypes with images has existed for decades and it continues to do so in today’s world. Racial stereotypes against African Americans are common in images in the past and still today that reinforces racist and negative thinking towards … Continue reading →