Yousuf Karsh
I found Yousuf Karsh’s portraits rather fascinating. What I find interesting is that he has taken photos of many famous personalities. The lighting in all of the photos is impressive and the quality of the pictures is remarkable, considering a lot of the photos are from the 40s and 50s. Karsh used an 8x10 camera, so that is where the detail comes from.
Karsh seems to capture the essence and personality of each person he photographs. After looking at his photos is seems as if I had gotten to know the person he was photographing. In each of his photos, his subject seems as if they have let their gaurd down and as if the camera had never even been there. Below I have posted portraits of Einstein, Audrey Hepburn, and Ernest Hemingway.
Project 4 - Inspirational Photos
Unknown Photographer
Media Department, Macquarie University
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Roger D Metcalf
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Unknown Photographer
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Robert Wilkinson
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George Weber
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Unknown Photographer
Project 4 – The Trace – Written Ideas
I want to take this project as literally as I can. I want to capture what has been left behind as someone else. I won’t be leaving my mark anywhere. I would like to take on the role of a detective through these photographs. I will attempt to assess the behavior of people from evidence that they left behind. I imagine I will find a lot of things like litter and garbage, graffiti, and other signs of human (or animal) activity such as wear and tear. Also, I think maybe I will try to take an environmental perspective because every time I walk or jog by the river I notice evidence of negative impact human behavior has had on the Rock River and surrounding areas.
Project 3: Street Photography
Here are my 6 photos for the Street Photography assignment:
Wisconsin Afternoon
“Irish” Ladies
Drinking Journey
Bicycling Beloit
River Run
Yard Work
Project 3: Street Photography - Inspirational Photos
Steve Garth
Robert Raszczynski
Robert M Johnson
Richard Bram
Mikhail Palinchak
Andy Williams
Project 2 Post Critique Reflection
After seeing some of my classmates photos and hearing what they have to say I think that if I were to do this project again I would not the frame the photos so carefully. In my photos I was really trying to get a clear take on the emotion and focused on the subject. To a certain extent it worked well, but I think I lacked a little bit in emotion. What my photos, I thought, did do well was depict frustration. The responses I got were that I successfully got my emotion across, but did not evoke emotion in the viewer all that much.
For the most part the reaction I got from my work was as expected. For my next project I think I’m going to try and use a greater variety of design elements. If I had to do this project again, I think I would try to evoke frustration in the viewer by making the frame of the photo askew, or just a little bit off, to frustrate the viewer. Also, I know this project was supposed to be more about color rather than content, but what color or what types of color shows frustration?
What Makes A Great Photo
The statement regarding what makes a great photo I most agreed with is Chris Jordan’s statement:
“To me a great photograph is one that works on several different levels, offering something new again and again, like a good piece of music. Visually it has a particular kind of intricacy or vividness, or an extraordinarily complex and beautiful tonal scale. Intellectually and emotionally it conveys an unexpectedly rich perspective that expands my consciousness one way or another; a viewpoint that moves me every time I see the image, even after many viewings.”
Personally, I’ve always enjoyed Ansel Adams’ photographs. His images are always quite vivid and complex. I think this statement can be applied quite well to Ansel Adams’ work.
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