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Photojournalism and artificial intelligence
Kubín, Michael ; Géla, František (advisor) ; Láb, Filip (referee)
This thesis focuses on the use of artificial intelligence in photojournalism. Its goal is to explore which tasks could be performed by this technology and how it could streamline journalist's work. The research method is grounded theory that was formulated based on findings from research - practices of pressrooms and their attitudes towards technologies. The initial part of the paper therefore examines specific tools and tasks that artificial intelligence could do in practice. This is done by collecting data from representatives of the largest Czech media houses, technology journalists, press agencies and representatives of photo banks. Secondary sources for research were academic work as well as popular-science resources. From these areas, the discussion proceeds to investigation and analysis of findings about the possibilities of working with images, from managing photo archives and video archives and automatic data retrieval, to machine vision or even generating of an original illustration photo based on selected parameters. This provides a foundation for further discussion on a set of upcoming tools that could make journalists' job easier, especially with regard to the ever-increasing demand for speed, accuracy and quality of news reporting. With that, the paper proceeds to analyse management...
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Documentary photography: Contemporary circus
Mikolandová, Anna ; Géla, František (advisor) ; Láb, Filip (referee)
The main topic of this bachelor thesis is contemporary circus. This type of dramatic art combines elements of the traditional version of circus with performing arts like dance, music or fine arts. The thesis focuses on the Czech version of contemporary circus mainly through photography. The theoretical part analyses the photography of performing arts and how to capture them with a documentary approach. Part of the thesis is an interview with documentary photographer Bohdan Holomíček.
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Czech documentary photography focused on environmental issues
Kotvalová, Lucie ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Géla, František (referee)
The purpose of this bachelor thesis is primarily concerned with environmental photography. The theoretical part frames the presented thesis mainly through the history of Czech documentary photography which is focused on environmental issues, but it also deals with the definition of the genre of documentary photography, moreover it articulates how photography affects the perception of the world around us. The practical part of this thesis represents environmental photography through a set of documentary photographs, which aimed to capture the current state of the Czech countryside. The ensemble acts as a testimony to the daily routine of the locals on a family farm in the village of Krchlebská Lhota in the district of Kutná Hora. Through the photographic collection, the author of this thesis tried to document what was left of the traditional village life. These photographs show regular tasks - cater for animals, feeding and killing of animals, work in the garden, repairs on the holding or work in the workroom. The photographs further document not only relationships between the locals, but also relationships between humans and animals. Overall, the presented thesis might be considered to be a contribution to the realm of environmental photography.
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Photographs of Children in the Media during the Syria War
Benešová, Stanislava ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Géla, František (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the subject of images of children in the war in Syria. It does so by analysing photographs of children, ranging from toddler years to teens, doing different activities. The methodology used is image analysis and compositional interpretation which enables to inspect the images in more depth. The images are compared in the context of contemporary war photography. For this reason history of war photography is discussed as well as recent years of this genre. Following up, are chapters regarding the Syrian War itself, as well as children in war images in the history and the ethics side of this issue. The whole text is accompanied by notes and inside information from Reuters photoeditor Russell Boyce.
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Transformations of the media image of death in photojournalism
Jarolímková, Zuzana ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Géla, František (referee)
The thesis is focusing on the transformation of the media picture of death with practical insight on war photography. During my thesis, I am going to introduce the point of view on death and its presentation in media outlets. My work aims to show changes in media coverage of the death, including the reaction from the audience. The critical aspect of my thesis is to show in practical part changes through visual and semiotic analysis on selected samples of news photography.
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Subcultures in documentary photography: Modern primitivism (practical bachelor theisis)
Součková, Barbora ; Géla, František (advisor) ; Štefaniková, Sandra (referee)
This practical bachelor's thesis focuses on portraying the subculture of modern primitivism and body modifications in documentary photography. Body modifications can be defined as a part of body art disrupting - mostly irreversibly - the integrity of human skin. The philosophy of modern primitivism is based on the ritual and spiritual conception of body interventions and seeks deeper meanings in them. Therefore, it is closely related to body modifications. Roots of this movement in the Czech Republic go back to Prague, 2004, when a tattoo and piercing studio Hell has been founded. Even now, the studio has a significant impact on the Czech community around body modifications. The thesis aims to determine the genre of documentary and reportage photography. Furthermore, it defines the subculture and provides examples of related Czech documentary and journalistic photography. The main, practical part of the thesis is a photo book containing a set of documentary and reportage photographs presenting the Czech subculture and its selected members.
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The portrayal of male and female body in the photographs of SOFFA magazine
Orlova, Yulie ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Géla, František (referee)
The thesis focuses on the depiction of masculinity and feminity in the photographs of Czech slow living magazine SOFFA. The main research question is: How are men and women portrayed in SOFFA. The research method of this work is a quantitative content analysis using the categories of gender display by Erving Goffman and Mee-Uen Kang. Based on the research question, six hypotheses are proposed to identify trends in the representation of feminity and masculinity. 542 photographs of people from selected issues of SOFFA magazine are subjected to content analysis. Theoretical studies used as a source of increasing theoretical sensitivity are presented in the theoretical part of this thesis. Research findings confirm that the analyzed lifestyle magazine recognizes and promotes existing images of femininity and masculinity, tends to depict women as weak and subordinate, but also seeks to extend rigid boundaries of stereotypes through the tendency to portray men as passive and submissive.
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Documentary photography: Branko's Bridge - One year in a band
Verner, Jonáš ; Géla, František (advisor) ; Láb, Filip (referee)
The objective of this bachelor thesis is to present an original point of view on the life within a band, mainly through a photo documentary of 55 pictures. It shows the ordinary situations as well as key moments in the band's life from the perspective of its member. The thesis is connecting documentary photography and concert photography through an interview with music journalist Ondřej Bezr, author of the book Fotografie, které hrají. Theoretical part of the thesis gives a bright insight on documentary photography as a genre and further focuses on music photography.
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Tropes and successful photographic strategies on Instagram
Patzner, Dominik ; Láb, Filip (advisor) ; Géla, František (referee)
This thesis, Tropes and Successful Photographic Strategies on Instagram, combines theoretical part with content analysis. Its aim is to confirm the proof of repetitive contents - tropes - throughout different Instagram accounts of selected photojournalists and an interpretation of the analysis outcome as photographic strategies, of which tropes are a part of. First chapter describes how the photojournalistic field changed under the emerge of social networks which brought new possibilities to working with images. Furthermore, it defines the Instagram environment and its contemporary functions, with reflection of the impact social networks had on the visual of photographs shared on those networks. Such tendency is called as instagramism. Next chapter deals with the topic of iconic photography and its current state which provides basis for the trope theory that is fundamental for the thesis because the research part is based on that theory. Methodology I chose for this research is content quantitative analysis inspired by the work of Marta Zarzcyka and Martijn Keppe. The main research question is if it is possible, that some tropes are frequent due to being a part of certain photographic strategy. The analysis focuses on the frequency of tropes in selected sample of images and results answer main...
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