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Friday, December 20, 2013

Paul Strand was born on October 16, 1890 in New York city. He was an American photographer who helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. Strand focused on three themes in the city of New York, which were movement, abstraction, and street portraits. He had been called the biggest, widest, most commanding talent in the history of American photography. He was influenced by modern painting and sculpture. Strand had an interest in film as well, he produced his first film in 1921 with Charles Sheeler. In 1984, strand was inducted in the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum.
Our group decided to do this photographer because his work inspired us. The way he took pictures grabbed the viewers attention. Paul Strand would not just take a picture, he would also try to capture the meaning behind it. Some of his photos brought curiosity to me and sometimes an emotional affect as well. Our group really enjoy looking at his pictures because they were really good and it inspired us to take pictures the same way.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Portraits - How Can You Take Better Portraits

10 links about taking portraits:

Three things that i learned is how to use a camera properly in order to take great portrait photos. I learned how to fix some mistakes when taking a picture. Also about giving the subject space to look into, photograph the subject in their native environment, window light, never use the on-camera flash, and stop the waving and smiling. Also you need to make sure that you use the right background, focus on the eyes, make sure there is a lot of light, the positioning and angles, and the what the perspective is.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Artistic Review

All of our assignments where posted in our teachers blog, Mr. Farley. This was a great idea, we actually know where to go when we don't know what to do instead of asking him. He has great pictures in his blog. You can really see that he actually studied to be a photographer because he's images are really great and they all have a meaning. Every single picture has something that grabs the viewers attention. Mr. Farley's interest is more about healing and recovery than tragedy. That's why he tries to teach others to avoid tragedy. To me this is something great to teach people about and what's best is that he does it through his photos.
The reason for this review is because we are actually able to see why these photos are taken and we can notice that most of them capture happiness, anxiety, anger, confidence, hope, and joy. These pictures actually show what the people taking the pictures feel. Through this pictures im actually able to know Mr. Farley better and actually know what he likes and what he looks for when taking a picture. What it's really great about the picture he takes is that he actually relates to them, therefore he can actually get the real meaning behind the picture and not just take a plain and simple photo. I think that what he does is impressive because that's what's made him the photographer he is now.
In his blog we are able to see wedding picture which express love and happiness and when you look at the pictures you can actually see it. Also women playing roller derby and you can actually see their anxiety and that there worried. Another thing is the vans warped tour and you can see happiness as well in the artist and the fans. In the epilepsy foundation you can actually see that there's hope that there will actually be progress and recovery. Lastly, you can see a family holiday's portrait and you can see happiness and joy in them. I can actually say that i really loved these photos because they grabbed my attention and i was able to see the meaning of them. I have also learned from these photos a lot and have learned some techniques to take amazing pictures and make me a better photographer.