Final Photo Ideas

So I guess we are just supposed to brain storm some ideas on here!

Doors. Which seems kind of boring, but I think i would be able to find some really interesting doors, or stoops around my home town and around Philly. I think that doors represent something really unique about a house and about who live inside. Bernd and Hilla Bechner, and Paul Strand inspire me for this idea

Close-ups on Fruits. I was thinking about setting up a little scene for the fruits so it is more like a still life. Karl Blossfeldt, Cunningham and Schrager are photographers that inspire me for this idea.

Signs. I think that Philly, especially North Philly has some really interesting signs of stores. Especially older signs. I just find them amusing and interesting. Walker Evans, and Max Yavno inspire me for this idea.

Textures. This seems kind of broad, but I feel like whenever I am taking photographs I am always inspired by the textures in certain objects. Like bark on trees, or chipping paint, or broken glass, etc. Photographers would be Fredrick Sommer, and Edward Weston. I think that a majority of these photographs would be closeups

Shadows. This is also a really broad idea but i think it would be really interesting if I could shoot during dusk or dawn when the sun is creating really dramatic shadows. Harry Callahan was one photographer that inspired me.

Hair. Portraits are challenging for me and I would like to push myself. I thought that my self portrait where my hair was mainly the focus was really fun and I enjoyed messing around with it. I think it could be cool if I took different portraits of different people, mostly friends or family, but where the main focus would be their hair. I'm not sure how this would turn out, but I definitely have ideas.

my family. i really liked the way the portraits of my mother turned put so i was thinking about continuing with this idea of photographing her or my entire family in their natural environments.

That's all I got right now!

Blogger will still not let me upload any photographs, soooooo i made a tumblr account so you can view the photographs

katiekatherine19.tumblr.com

also, here is some information on my photographer.

The photographer I chose was Berenice Abbott. She was originally born in Ohio and led an unhappy childhood there. She moved to New York City and immediately responded to the energy and the diversity in the city. She started working for Man Ray who saw great potential in her as a photographer. Together they moved to Paris. In Paris, Abbott began to really fall in love with photography. She realized she had a talent for it and began taking portraits of famous people. She moved backed to New York City and was surprised with how much had changed since she had left. The city was booming and skyscrapers were now being built. She realized that the older buildings and areas and of the city were being destroyed and she immediately felt the need to capture these places before they disappeared. This began her most famous project and sense of style. Abbott is most recognizable for capturing New York City during the 1930s. She wanted to capture the old versus new styles that existed in the city’s architecture. She wanted to show in many of her images the new Machine Age that was erupting. Another distinct style of Abbott’s work was showing pattern and repeated shape. She often took images of gates with repeating arches, or skyscrapers with hundreds of windows. She wanted to capture the spirit of the city and of everyday life. She was a pioneer for her time because she is one of the first female photographers that had conquered a primarily male dominant

Man Ray

I can't find the title of this photograph. The shape is a circle. It seems like Man Ray is photographing something that looks like paper that is wrapped up to create concentric circles

"Washstand in the Dog Run"

Walker Evans

The shape in this photograph that is most prevelant is the rectangle or square. We see it repeated on the paneling on the house, the frame of the door, and the cabinets in the house. Also, on the floor and the shape of the table.

"Driftwood"

Edward Weston

I see repeated line. The textures in the driftwood create a repetition and flow that make the hard surface almost look soft, or fabric like.

Journal Entry

This photograph is by James Nachtwey. I think that this image will stay with me for as long as I live. It is sad and depressing, but shows the extreme conditions that these people were living in. It has a dramatic impact on how I see the world because often times I forget how lucky I have it until I see an image like this. The man looks like he is in so much pain that he can't walk, but has to crawl to look for any kind of sustenance. I have seen images of other starving people, but this on in particular has a haunting quality about it.

I think that in today's world photographs can still be considered under the realm of "concerned photographs". The way we look at images and photographs in today's world is completely different from how it was before when social documentary photography started. Now, everyone has a camera and is able to be a photographer. We all have cell phones with cameras or ipods or digital point and shoots. If someone sees something worth documenting they are going to shoot it. Everywhere we turn we see photographs and images. I think that because everyone is able and available to mass quantities of photos is downgrading fine art photography in a way. Now that everyone has a camera the media is able to get their hands on images faster than anyone else. An image of a terrorist shot on a cell phone has a dramatic difference to an image shot by a professional photograph. It is hard to say in today's world whether or not the fact that everyone is a photographer is a good or a bad thing. It is just different.

I think photographers have to take into consideration that they are telling the truth about what they are photographing. A good photographer wants to get their point across in a picture. Documentary photographing is about raising awareness about a situation or place or a person. I think that the images that were in the article made the viewers realize what is going on in other parts of the world and help the viewer empathize with the situation. A photographer should want the image they create to really make the viewer to pause and think. Not to just simply look and move on, but rather feel something when they look at the image. In today's world we are always hit with the information and the image at the same time. Sometimes looking at the image without the information is more interesting. Your emotions and thoughts get blocked by the facts and the impact of the photo changes.

Photography 1

Hello! This is my blog from last year for Computers class. My name is Katie Brown. I'm from Doylestown, Pennsylvania which is in Central Bucks County. I'm thinking about majoring in metals/jewelry, but I don't really know yet. Hopefully, I will be studying in Rome next semester if all goes according to plan. In my spare time I enjoy watching television and sleeping and eating. I love living in Philadelphia because there are so many fantastic places to eat. Some of my hobbies include dancing, knitting, sewing, and playing piano. I love coffee, rap music, stuffed animals, and Conan O'Brien. Some things that I hate are celery, Oprah, and humidity.

I started in 9th grade and took all the photography classes the school offered. The classes were black and white film and one was a digital photography course. These photo classes were the ones that influenced me to choose art as a career. Photography is really important to me because it was the first art form that I really learned and fell in love with. I think that photography is a really important skill to know. It can be used in capturing snapshots of your family or in photographing other works of art for a portfolio. I think Photography is an object that captures the light. Photographs can be landscapes, portraits, advertisements, fashion, sports, etc. Photography is taking something from life and capturing them. It is imaginary and often takes conceptual ideas and makes them tangible. To me, photography is also about capturing a moment.