Photo 2 is the most interesting to me because it makes me want to know the woman's back story. The picture shows a woman looking towards Jesus's cross. Next to the woman there is a sign that says "Welcome visitors register here," further showing the ambiguity of the photo. This picture makes the audience wonder why the woman is at a church. We are lead to believe that this woman may have sinned and is looking for salvation at a church. This picture holds powerful even when people only see the woman's back. Furthermore, the picture shows symmetry and is visually appealing. The color of the picture also amplifies the mysteriousness of the picture. The cross is placed in the center of the picture and glows making the cross stand out even more. Overall, this picture is beautiful in a mystifying way.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Ordinary Miracles The Photo Leagues New York
1.
What was
The Photo League's credo?
The photos
League’s credo was the belief of expressive power in documentary photography
and a progressive alliance in the 1930s of socialist ideas and art.
2.
What
organization did The Photo League separate from?
The Photo
League was separate from the Film and Photo League.
3.
What was
the workshop?
To learn
to take photographs and take good photographs. Furthermore, to learn the focus
in photography.
4.
Who
taught "the workshop?"
Sid
Grossman
5.
If you
were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your
time and energy?
I would
devote one year of my life towards learning how to paint.
6.
What was
The Harlem Document?
A portrait
of Black urban America and the people, culture, and lifestyles of Harlem during
the 1930s.
7.
Who
started The Harlem Document?
Aaron
Siskind, then part of the Photo League, and the writer Michael Carter started
the Harlem document.
8.
A
photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they
came out of a Carrovasio painting. Who was the painter?
9.
Why did
the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?
The sun
shined on the kid who sat on the right side which made the painting special.
10.
Who was
Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)
Lewis
Wickes Hine was an American sociologist and photographer. His photographs were
instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States. Also, Hine
made a series of "work portraits," which emphasized the human
contribution to modern industry.
11.
Who was
Weegee?
Weegee was
the pseudonym of Arthur Fellig, a photographer and photojournalist, known for
his stark black and white street photography.
12.
How did
The League change when The Nazis took power?
When the
Nazis took power, more women joined the League because men went to fight in the
war.
13.
How did
The League change during WWII?
Many
members joined the Photo League, before the end of World War II, were
first-generation Americans who strongly believed in progressive political and
social causes.
14.
How did
Siskind change after WWII?
Siskind's
efforts might be interpreted as one way of clearing a place in which to make
sense of the surrounding chaos. The making of the photograph seems to become a
method of finding one's place in the world and forging a relationship to it.
15.
What was
the Saturday Evening post?
The
Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly
under this title from 1897 until 1963.
16.
Who was
Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?
Barbara
Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern
dancers. She was a co-founder of the photography magazine Aperture.
17.
What
eventually undermined the Photo League?
The idea
that the League was a front organization for the Communist Party.
The
“growing menace” refers to facsim.
19.
Who
agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?
Harry S.
Truman
20.
What
happened to the league?
It disbanded in 1951.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Composition Rules
My three composition rule for photography are as follow:
1. Color: Because color can set the mood in a particular picture, it is important to carefully select colors portrayed in a picture.
2. Simplification: Most times, simple is better than complicated. If a photograph is too complicated, the audience may find the picture confusing because there are too many elements in the photograph.
3. Perception: Perception allows the human eye to see overlapping objects at a distance. Perception is also related to how close and far an object is. Perception adds depth and focus to your photograph.
1. Color: Because color can set the mood in a particular picture, it is important to carefully select colors portrayed in a picture.
2. Simplification: Most times, simple is better than complicated. If a photograph is too complicated, the audience may find the picture confusing because there are too many elements in the photograph.
3. Perception: Perception allows the human eye to see overlapping objects at a distance. Perception is also related to how close and far an object is. Perception adds depth and focus to your photograph.
"Give me your tired, your poor."
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/from-smartphones-to-museum-walls/?_r=0#slideshow/100000003500393/100000003500406
Out of all 16 photos, this photo is my favorite because it highlights the confusion and stress the subject of the picture is going through. First, this picture puts you in the subject's position and makes you wonder what he is so tired and stressed about. Second, the black and white tint of the picture gives the picture a kind of mysterious feeling adding on to the feelings of the subject. If this picture was in color it would not have as much of an effect as it does now. Third, the light that shines in and the placements of the objects in the picture are neatly organized in a way that compliment the subject.
Out of all 16 photos, this photo is my favorite because it highlights the confusion and stress the subject of the picture is going through. First, this picture puts you in the subject's position and makes you wonder what he is so tired and stressed about. Second, the black and white tint of the picture gives the picture a kind of mysterious feeling adding on to the feelings of the subject. If this picture was in color it would not have as much of an effect as it does now. Third, the light that shines in and the placements of the objects in the picture are neatly organized in a way that compliment the subject.
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