Critical Reflection
Intentions
My genre of work is a mixture of sports photography and fashion photography, the reason for this is because sports photography focuses on the drama and action in sports, this contrasts with fashion photography as the photos mainly focuses on things such as clothing and makeup. The reasons i chose this type of photography was because the conventions of sports photography is dramatic, captured action and fashion photography is very over the top and colourful. I wanted to combine these two genres to create a series of original images that combine sports and fashion. I was inspired by the work of Jake Hicks because his work uses coloured gels to make the photos colourful and stand out. I was also inspired by the work of Zach Ancell, mainly because he used to be a division one track and field athlete, he then transitioned into sports photography which gave his photos complexity in the way the athletes would pose. Jake Hicks photos sexualises women, making them centre of the page and uses coloured gels to make the image more colourful so that it would stand out, the reason he does this because he is a magazine photographer and he wants to ensure potential audiences pick up the magazine featuring his photo rather than someone else whose is much brighter and appeals more to the audience member, when you look at these photos the model has to have some sort of trust or relationship with the photographer and have to be somewhat submissive. Zach Ancell on the other hand, focuses on the strength of any athlete. The models aren’t sexualised to the extent that Jake Hicks models are. I think he Ancell does this to show that people can be good looking without the need for pristine make-up or clothing. One thing both photographers have in common is that they portray their models as fierce and confident.
Processes
When considering the planning for my photo-shoots I had to consider not only my artists, but exposure, camera settings, the poses and what i want the main focus of the photo to be. When planning my photo-shoots i also think about a practise shoot so i can be confident with the equipment I’m using and the effects they have on the photo. I also want to know what my model is confident
I made a text to self connection with this book, when Aminata often reminds herself of important quotes her father often said about people. Aminata needs the mental strength she can acquire after suffering the loss of her mother and father, in addition she is now travelling as a captive of slave traders. The quote helps Aminata in many ways, " I grew quiet, and calmer. 'fear no man', father said, 'and come to know him" (Hill 54), just after she left Africa on a boat to unknown lands. Also Aminata uses many other references of her parents to help her interact with other people, especially when faced with Fanta a person she dislikes, "You must learn respect"(Hill 21) as well "Then you must learn to hide your disrespect"(Hill 21), her father said. I connected this to myself, as I repeatedly remind myself of what my parents say. I take the important knowledge they give me and use it
In 1979 Stephen Shore, "Merced River, Yosemite National Park,” 1930 Walker Evans, "Factory street in Amsterdam, New York,” and in 1941 Dorothea Lange, "Road on the Great White Plains,” these three photographers transformed their landscape photographs into their own distinctive significance through the expression of realism, a movement in modern photography. Shore transforms a common place to an escape, Evans documents the effects of one of the most important historical periods in American social history and Lange uses her photography as a tool for political change. Although they all embodied their photograph with their own significance, they don't share the same motives.
I am not a big fan of photography. Not to say that I don’t respect it as an art medium, but personally I would rather look at a painting. As you could probably guess, I had mixed feelings about William Christenberry when I first saw his artwork. When I first looked up his artwork, I was disappointed to find only photography. However, I finally started to see that he also sculpted and painted.
At the dawn of the 21st century, digital cameras began shifting away from professional users and started trickling down into the consumer market, and as time passed, nearly everyone had a camera. Whether it was a simple point and shoot, or a higher end DSLR, people began obsessing over the convenience of these light, inexpensive cameras that took incredible shots, not to mention their ease of use. As these cameras became more accessible, many photographers with much less experience began flooding into the scene as well. These newbies were eagerly looking for work and were also willing to offer their services for a fraction of what the pros asked for in terms of pricing. So, people began steering away from the pricier market and began to adopt
In Roger Scruton's Photography and Representation the author establishes the idea that ideal photography is not art. In the same breath he says that ideal photography is not necessarily an idea which photographers should strive, nor does it necessarily exist. Yet, he bases his argument upon the ideal. In reviewing his paper, I’ll take a look at why he painstakingly tries to make this distinction between ideal painting and ideal photography. His argument is based upon the proposition that photographs can only represent in a causal fashion, whereas painters create representational artwork via intentional relations. Scruton manages to create a solid argument, but in the end I’ll decide it is not a fair assumption to say that photographs
Careful visual observations are key when distinguishing masterpieces of photography. The attention to the slightest details and uses of many various techniques are what distance Gregory Crewdson and William Eggleston from the norm. Though it is simple to discuss the contents of a photograph, it takes a trained eye to analyze the true visual art that the picture portrays. Every image by both of these photographs contains a hidden meaning, a variety of thousands of possible interpretations made by the viewers. Composition and content are both considered and involved when the photographers make the final decisions of the arrangement. Thus, the artist’s intensions of the the subject of the image are also essential to consider. All in all, the
I enjoyed this article by Paul Graham because it gave me insight on photography outside of an academic setting. In class, I am accustomed to tailoring my projects to focus on a rubric to a receive a good grade. Being judged on a creative matter like photography causes me to revisit my work often before deciding that it is finished, which is good. However, it often obstructs my creative thinking because it causes me to have anxiety with fitting in the parameters of the assignment, since there are other factors that I don’t think about when I am in the moment, such as tonal consistency and various photographic grammars. Luckily, editing often helps me achieve the results I want and helps alleviate that stress.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of many medieval English texts detailing the exploits of the mythical King Arthur of Camelot and his knights. Long having passed into the realm of the public conscious, the archetypal roles and themes featured throughout Camelot cemented into folklore. Prominent across these tales is the overarching theme of knightly chivalry, which is presented as Camelot's primary value of importance. In Gawain's tale, it is this quality that his commitment to is tested, through a number of trials conducted by sorceress Morgan Le Fey. Arthur’s half-sister and rival of his queen Guinevere, one might expect the typically antagonistic Morgan to serve an oppositional role to Gawain. Though an initial reading might find her
Robert Capa took this photograph on September 5,1936 during the republican spanish war in the city of Cerro Muriano, Spain. From 1936 to 1939, Capa worked in Spain, photographing the Spanish Civil War.The soldier in the picture is Federico Borrell García and in this picture he is getting hit by a bullet.He is collapsing backwards, having been fatally shot in the head. He is dressed in civilian-looking clothing but wearing a leather cartridge belt, and his rifle is slipping out of his right hand. They had thoughts that the picture was fake. However, one thing is true, the photo was not taken on Cerro Muriano, but at the village of Espejo. Susperregui determined the actual location of the photograph by examining the backgrounds of other photographs
As summer comes to a close, now is the time to begin thinking of "Back to School" photos. With each new educational year comes another milestone to chronicle in your child's life and one truly wonderful way to do that is to grab it visually. As many busy parents know it can be difficult to keep up all of those baby books that were meant as a means to you recording all of those occasions. And, unless you are Blogger or big on journaling, several of those books are filled with more blank spaces than written turning points. For this reason we think obtaining professional journalistic style (what we like to call "Life In Motion") photos each year is one way to help parents and grandparents begin to fill those empty pages.
We’ve all heard the phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s the mere fact that an idea can be conveyed with just one single image. We come across tons of unfiltered images everyday, whether we see them in newspapers or magazines. These images move us, they have an impact on some of us, deep to our core. When a photograph directly impacts an individual, one will recount an image long after they have seen it.
To be a good photographer, one must have certain skills. First, they must be creative. If every photographer took pictures of the same things, no one would want to buy their work. It would get very boring very fast. To help with this, try thinking outside the box. What have people taken the least pictures of? What have people taken no pictures of? This will help a thriving photographer advance in their work (“Job description 1”).
The name "Photography" comes from the Greek words for light and writing. Sir John Herschel, was the first to use the term photography in 1839, when he managed to fix images using hyposulphite of soda. He described photography as "The application of the chemical rays to the purpose of pictorial representation". Herschel also coined the terms "negative", "positive" and "snapshot".
What is a photograph? The simplicity of taking a photograph leads many to ponder its artistic value. Yet, it is undeniable that there are some photos that cause an emotional reaction deeper than simply observing a recorded point in time. Surely, there are photographs that cause more reaction than some modern art pieces. There seems to be two types of photographs. The first classification is the ‘time capture’ photo – an image with the sole purpose of recording a particular event or point in time. The second nature of a photo carries a ‘deeper meaning,’ which has the ability to change the observer’s mood and cause a reaction. But what distinguishes these two varieties? There are a
“Photography is like a moment, an instant. You need a half-second to get the photo. So it’s good to capture people when they are themselves.” This is a quote from Patrick Demarchelier, who is a french fashion photographer. Photography captures a moment that won’t happen again, so you have to make sure you 're prepared. There’s a lot of aspects that come in when capturing a photograph, the most important being aperture size, shutter speed, and the ISO.