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.