artist is the medium of photography. Allan Sekula explores what it means to take a picture in modern society. There are many possibilities within the realm of photography. The power of this art form is a point of view without the interpretation of man. The camera is technically the one creating the photograph, so there are minimal effects from the hand of man in photography. Film photography is an art “in which objects preserve, mathematically their forms.” Photography perfectly captures…
The focal point in this artwork would be the various types of wigs. Lorna Simpson uses a Valencia like filter on her artwork. She uses a white canvas to place her cream colored frames for the wigs, the majority of them being black, with the exception of one white wig. The technique in which she organizes her photos is somewhat like a collage of wigs. Lorna Simpson’s artwork tries to explain how the role of hair can sometimes socially identify us. Simpson photographed twenty-one different types…
Mood: I displayed mood with my music mostly. I made is fade in and out at some points depending on what the slide was talking about. Around the time when I talk about Amanda’s dad not being happy about everyone finding out her secret, I make the music drop. Also, when I put the pictures in there of the broken hearts I drop the music because it's a sad topic in the story. I also display the mood through the pictures I use, for example when Amanda and Grant break up I put a picture of broken…
Philippe Halsman was an acclaimed picture taker. A representations' percentage he is acclaimed for included model Constance Ford, Albert Einstein, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and Marilyn Monroe. A survey led in 1958 by Popular Photography named Halsman one of the "World's Ten Greatest Photographers" nearby Ansel Adams, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Richard Avedon, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ernst Haas, Gjon Mili, Yousuf Karsh, Eugene Smith, and Irving Penn. Halsman was conceived May 2, 1906 in Riga,…
Here, he met a woman named Gerdna who he taught photography. She would then accompany him on his assignments to photograph the war. They ended up getting engaged, but sadly when he was away on an assignment, Gerdna was killed in Berlin. He met two other women in the future, the first being Elaine Justin…
The position of the objects is directed right in the middle, so the viewers can guide their attention to the meth. The viewer doesn’t have to observe the photography deeply because the artist wants the image to be clear and simplistic in order to get the message across immediately. Once the centered artwork got the attention it needed, the eyes can now focus on the Above the Influence logo, where society can…
Since the creation of photography, photographic images have been used to shape the public’s knowledge through means such as staged photos, photo manipulation, and photos portrayed in the media. These photos have been used to give a visual taste of history all the way from World Wars to nationwide depressions. The camera has been a very significant part of history due to the fact of it giving the opportunity to see what things looked like during different times. Photographers like Henry…
A Mother’s Heart: The Determination to Live Dorothea Lange is a famous photographer, mainly known for her photographs during the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the deepest and longest economic downturn in the United States. Many people lost their jobs and money, forcing them to become homeless. Lange expresses this era in America through her photographs. A widely known photo representing that time was “Migrant Mother”. The photograph displays Florence Owens Thompson, a weary mother…
Body image is a person’s perception of their physical self and the positive, negative, or both of their thinking and feelings. It means how and what you think about your body, it is also included the image of your body that you are thinking, which may not affect a person's actual shape and size in their real life. There are four aspects of the body image, including the way you see yourself, your perception of the way you look, your thoughts and beliefs about the body, and the way you do things…
Any image that has a greater view than the human eye or an aspect ratio of 2:1 is considered a panorama. Panoramic photography was born when the pioneer photographers started using daguerreotype plates put together to form wide-angled scenes. One of the first panoramic photographs was by Martin Behramanx in 1851 showing San Francisco from Rincon Hill. It is thought that the original panorama had 11 plates, but the originals no longer exist. Even thou it was developed 150 years ago people still…