Digital Photography: February 2009

Monday, February 16, 2009

Assign. #3

I specially like the first two modified pictures. I believe the strong contrast makes them very intense; it showcases the complexity of them. For the second two modified pictures, I do not think the effects make them stronger or weaker, I think the almost monochromatic (sepia and red) part of it with a very light contrast makes them look more dull. Furthermore, although I think the soft focus is a very interesting special effect, I do not really like it for this picture. The last one is one of my favorite also because of the highlight/shadow ratio. The extra light, the tint of blue and the brightness of the colors makes it a very sharp image.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Walker Evans

Walker Evans (1903-1975) was an American photographer. He was hired in 1935 by Farm Security Administration to record the great Depression. The pictures taken showed the excruciating poverty d

uring that time; those pictures are the ones he is most known for. He worked in black and white and only wished to record life as it was, trying to make very picture as objective as possible but always delivering a message. His camera was very big (an 8x 10 view camera), therefore his photos are well-thought and carefully done. Composition wise, he mostly put his subject in the center.

- ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_Evans
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug97/fsa/intro.html

Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was a French photographer; one of the most prolific ones in part due to his longevity. He is the co-founder of the Magnum Agency, an agency that promotes and encourages freelance photography. Cartier-Bresson is also considered a humanist photographer, having traveled to China, India, Spain, Russia and to the United-States. He is the father of 'the decisive moment', i.e., candid pictures. His 35mm light-weight and small camera allowed him to take these kinds of pictures. It also allowed him to experiment with different angles, as the ' Cardinal Pacelli at Monmartre', picture taken from above the crowd. As a true artist, his composition skills are displayed on his pictures. He is mainly a black and white photographer.