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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Late Chritsmas
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Claws
Howling Dog
Monday, November 11, 2013
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on May 26, 1895. She is one of the most influential photographers and her photo Migrant Mother is probably one of the most recognizable photos ever. Lange attended Columbia University in New York City and was an apprentice to many, informally. Lange moved to San Francisco and when the Great Depression was at it's peak, photographed the homeless and forgotten. Lange also took pictures of Japanese internment during the attack after pearl harbor. Later in Lange's life she founded Aperature Magazine which even after her death is still running today.
Whenever talking about Lange, you always should come across this photo, Migrant Mother. It's the icon for the great depression and just has perfect composition. It has perfect formal balance between the two children with their faces turned to the camera and the expression on the woman is perfect. Their clothes are in tatters and I'm sure the woman looks older than her actual age. What I find quite disturbing is the hidden baby and how dirty it's face is. It really gives a tremendous idea of how the great depression affected people.
What I like in this image is both of the expression on the kid's faces. They look worn down, grumpy and tired. I'm pretty sure that this was a dust bowl photo and you can tell by the dirt smudged on the little girl's face.
What I like about this image is the sign. It says "Next time try the train. Relax." It's almost as if the sign is mocking the dust bowl refugees. They don't have the money to take a train and I'm sure the dust bowl caused them to lose everything besides what they're carrying. In such rough times they don't have the money to relax and it's really unfortunate. It seems that nothing is going their way.
Eliot Erwitt
Eliot Erwitt was born in Paris, France on July 28, 1926. When Erwitt was ten ,in 1939, the family moved to the United States. Erwitt studied at Los Angeles College for photography and also studied at New School for Social Research for Film making. Erwitt would finish his studies in 1950 and in the same year become an assistant to the US Army. In 1953 he became a member of Magnum Photos and concentrated on dog photography.
I really really like this photo. It provides a unique view to a very ordinary action. There are many romantic photos of couples kissing, but this one adds a little spice. It's right at that perfect moment where their lips haven't quite met and yet we get to see the beautiful ocean that the couple sees because the view of them is in a rear view mirror.
This is also another cute photo. I like the really casual vibes from this picture. I think it was very different to decide not to include the dog's head but I like it that way.
This is hilarious! I love how at first glance it looks like the dog has a human body. It took me a few seconds to realize that the dog was sitting in the person's lap but it's still a very cool and fun picture.
W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith was born on December 30, 1918 in Wichita, Kansas. Smith began his photography life by photographing for two local newspapers, the Beacon and The Wichita Eagle. From the two local newspapers to climbed his way up to Newsweek in New York City, then up to Life in 1945, during WWII. When Smith decided to leave Life he later joined Magnum photo agency in 1955.
It's hard to describe what this Nun's expression is. Is it shock? Worry? Whatever it is I really like it. It appears that she's holding a teddy bear in her hand so this leads me to think that it's something tragic.
Smith also took many photos in Japan during a Minamata outbreak and this was probably the time that this photo was taken. I like how the man in this picture is looking upwards because it looks as if he has hope that things will get better despite the present conditions.
This image is really chilling. The boy is no doubt in pain but we can't tell if he is physicaly or mentally. I have no knowledge of Minamata so I'm speaking out of ignorance, but maybe he is crying out in pain because he has Minamata maybe it is physically painful. Possibly he could have lost a loved one, regardless it really hits home for me.
Bird's View
| Focal Length | 29mm |
| Exposure | 1/30 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal Length | 20mm |
| Exposure | 1/125 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal Length | 29mm |
| Exposure | 1/40 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 10D |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/60 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 10D |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/40 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 10D |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/60 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 10D |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/30 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 10D |
| Focal Length | 37mm |
| Exposure | 1/30 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal Length | 40mm |
| Exposure | 1/100 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
| Focal Length | 37mm |
| Exposure | 1/13 |
| F Number | f/2.8 |
| ISO | 100 |
Andre Kertesz
Andre Kertesz was born on July 2 1894 in Budapest, Hungary. When he got his first camera, and ICA box camera, in 1912 Kertesz proceeded to take photos of local gypsies and the surrounding Hungarian landscape. Kertesx took photos most of his life, even during WWI in the trenches. The period in which Kertesz's photos really excelled were when he moved to Paris, encouraged by his newly published magazine cover. Kertesz was the first to have a one man exhibit and many European magazines were publishing his works.
This is probably the most well known photos by Kertesz and it's obvious why. It's a stunning image and I really love the shadows of the prongs on the fork.
Kertesz had a period where he did many distortion photos similar to the one above. I really like them because they remind me of how a women's body is so distorted now a days. Women crave being skinny but most of their views are distorted by weight loss and beauty ads.
I really like how the wall acts almost like a reflector to the ladder. The shadows almost make the image look like it's being reflected across a puddle of water or something.
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy was born in Bacsbarsod, Hungary on July 20, 1895. Before and during WWI Nagy studied law in Budapest then entered the war. After severing an injury in 1918 Nagy attended art school, Hungarian Fauve.
I like this image, it's pretty creepy with the baby dolls. I like the criss-crossing from the fence also it adds some leading lines to the photo.
Whenever I see photos like this I always associate it with time passing and that's also what I think of when I see this image. I really like how the shot of the girl smiling is the one that's most in focus and in the rest she looks very serious.
I really like this photo because of all the horizontal lines and I like how Nagy tilted them to give it a fresh touch. My favorite little detail is that the man at the top is actually looking down at the photographer.
Lewis Hine
Lewis H. Hine was born on September 26, 1874 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He did not become interested in photography until later in his life. Hine was taught botany and nature studies at the Ethical Culture School in New York and was gifted with a camera. Hine was able to bring out dark events going on in America at the time and expose them, including child labor, immigrants on Ellis Island and workers on the Empire State Building,
Like many child labor photos, this child's expressions resemble an older man with worry strewn into his face. You can note that his clothes are in tatters and smudged with grime.
I cannot believe how terrible the working conditions must have been for these young children, such desperate times. I believe this image was in my history book last year and they were working underground to clear a tunnel for a train, this must be true because you can see tracks in the background. Without Hine's photos we could only image what the conditions were and not actually get a glimpse from the past.
I get scared just looking at this image! I really don't understand how this was allowed, but I'm glad that Hine captured this shot. If he hadn't maybe people would still be doing jobs like this today...
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