In the 19th century, the photography world gained an inspiration for female artists when Gertrude Käsebier was born in Iowa in the year 1852. Throughout her life and career, she was determined to capture images of Native Americans, powerful images of motherhood, as well as show the world that photography was a career for women. Käsebier had a strong determination to use her images to prove that photography was a career for both sexes, male and female. Through simple yet sophisticated images, she was able to reach her goal. Throughout her life and career, Käsebier created many images of different themes and ideas. Yet one that stood out from the rest was, The Manger. This portrait seems to be portraying a mother breastfeeding her child. In
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The lady carrying her child in her arms represents the picture’s wholeness. The innocence in this image is demonstrated through the baby, babies are one of the most innocent beings on Earth. Purity is also presented with the baby due to the pureness that this baby is born with. The mother is wearing a long dress and head covering as she is feeding her baby showing that she wishes to have privacy from surrounding things or people. These three peculiar details combined give the image a meaning that very few images are able to. Some male photographers can take exceptional images of landscapes and of other people as well but none have noticed to these types of details in as much depth as Käsebier. These few small details give the image more significance because it shows that if one takes time to see all areas of the image, it means more than just a mother breastfeeding their …show more content…
Although this image is simple, there are many details that can be pulled out of it and thought of with a more critical eye. As I broke down the picture and saw all the unique minuscule details that it holds, the message it gave was even more powerful than just saw that a mother happily seems to be breastfeeding her child. Some of the small details that stood out to me the most, was the way the light was shining, the simplicity of the background, as well as the way the mother is holding her child. For me, light has always been one of those things that has popped out to me that most. No matter whether the rest of the image is really dark or not, it just stands out and catches my attention. I feel that an image should get your attention is one spot and it should have a big significance; with nothing else around it, the mother and child grabbed my intention right from the beginning. If one pays close attention to the mother’s hands, one can see the way she so delicately holds her child. There is an elegance brought with it that gives the image an even more heart warming
The lady carrying her child in her arms represents the picture’s wholeness. The innocence in this image is demonstrated through the baby, babies are one of the most innocent beings on Earth. Purity is also presented with the baby due to the pureness that this baby is born with. The mother is wearing a long dress and head covering as she is feeding her baby showing that she wishes to have privacy from surrounding things or people. These three peculiar details combined give the image a meaning that very few images are able to. Some male photographers can take exceptional images of landscapes and of other people as well but none have noticed to these types of details in as much depth as Käsebier. These few small details give the image more significance because it shows that if one takes time to see all areas of the image, it means more than just a mother breastfeeding their …show more content…
Although this image is simple, there are many details that can be pulled out of it and thought of with a more critical eye. As I broke down the picture and saw all the unique minuscule details that it holds, the message it gave was even more powerful than just saw that a mother happily seems to be breastfeeding her child. Some of the small details that stood out to me the most, was the way the light was shining, the simplicity of the background, as well as the way the mother is holding her child. For me, light has always been one of those things that has popped out to me that most. No matter whether the rest of the image is really dark or not, it just stands out and catches my attention. I feel that an image should get your attention is one spot and it should have a big significance; with nothing else around it, the mother and child grabbed my intention right from the beginning. If one pays close attention to the mother’s hands, one can see the way she so delicately holds her child. There is an elegance brought with it that gives the image an even more heart warming