american soldier

1. I think the most powerful image of all was the one where he and his are at the dinner table and Ian is crying, because you can really see that he is having a rough time and you really feel sorry for the guy.
2. These images show the major points in his enlistment and really conveyed what was going through his mind, they tell his story very well in my opinion.
3. The captions enhance the photography by being there to explain the things that we cannot see through the photograph like events that would happen later and what exactly is happening in the picture.
4. When Ian Fisher was 17 he decided that he would join the army. Through basic training he began to question if the early mornings and back breaking works what he wanted to do with his life, but ultimately decided to go through with it because he wanted to serve his country. When basic training was over he was sent to California which wasn't very far from his home so most weekends he came back to visit. He developed a drug problem from the stress, he and his fiancee split, and he felt he didn't belong anywhere, because he was late coming back from weekends he was punished and he finally told the army of his addiction. By telling he risked being discharged but he was only dropped a rank. After a year it was finally time for him to got Iraq he spent time there and came back for break to see his new girlfriend and family then went back over seas. He served his country for a year over there and was very proud of it. when he returned he married his girlfriend Devin. 
5. present tense 
6. break down captions- 

3 or 4 sentences 

information about what is happening in the photo

second sentences provide who is with him and some background information

third sentences show more background info

yes they do 

yes some captions have 4 sentences

     

     7. because some photos can explain more than words can and you can really see what they are         experiencing

     8. you bother writing stories people like to read them and not all stories are true events so you could really depict fiction if all stories were just photos and captions