Framing a Frame

this photo caught my eye because all the composition methods used in the photo. It uses leading lines by how the photographer placed everyone that is standing holding a trumpet. you look at one person, and it leads to another, and another, so on and so forth. he uses the rule of thirds by placing the main point of interest in the top right hand corner, and so that the boy is the only one looking the opposite way. he also uses balance by the way he took the photo. he could've gotten the same general image if he moved to the right slightly, but he took it so everyone he was capturing would fill the frame completely.

Everyone Has a Story to Tell

this picture has the best story behind it. here you see the football team cheering and celebrating after what seems to be an epic victory over an oppenent that they were so determined to beat. their emotions are happy and expressing, which draws the veiwer deeper into the photo, looking at each and every individuals reaction.

Emotions

Determination. thats all that can be said about this photo. the man is determined to finish what it is that he started. A few notes composition wise, the lighting in the picture is what won me over. there is nothing particularly specifically interesting about the photo, but the lighting in itself did. The artifical white glare seemed to bring out the details and contrast to the picture, pulling the dull greyness out of the background colors, and replace them with more solid winter colors.

A Change in Tone

So I decided that not all pictures in the world have a need to be commeded for thier work. now I was asked to put something down that caught my eye. this caught my eye because of its bland appearence. this stuck out to me because it was completely different than all the rest around it. personally, I see nothing special about the photo itself, everything is grey, dreary and dead, while you have a person who is poorly placed in the photo. It just strikes me that someone did not use any type of photo composition whatsoever. Moreover, it looks as though they took a match to the mans head, making the whole photo lopsided. It draws too much attention to an attempt of something, but it really turned out to be nothing. It was a good attempt by the artist, but an amatuer attempt at a professional effect. overall I would give the photo a 4 out of 10 for effort.

Imagination: Putting Myself in the Picture

I see again poverty at its work. people stare and wonder, "what if that were me?". the man lays down on the hard concrete out in front of a liqour store unsure why he is here, and why shouldn't he deserve to be like everyone else. I smell city air. musty, dirty unclean city air. people here are used to it, but it disturbs me that everyone can breath in this contaminated oxigen. I hear the city streets bustling about with their nomal, everyday, repetitive lives. I feel the sweet spring air. the rays of sumlight beat softly against my skin making instinctivly stay out of the shade. I taste a faint hint of liqour. the man on the ground reeks of it. It is early morning around and there is still remenecense of the previous night and all its inhabitants with a few traces of shattered bottles of shame.

Imagination: "Putting myself in the picture"

I see poverty at its work. this innocent looking young man has fallen victim to a foul cruel judgment. I feel a crisp fall breeze blowing through the home rolling through the virginia hills. I hear the rustling sound of the trees swaying and the leaves falling. the wind chime above sings, giving a calming presence. I smell the rain in the distance. the dirt and mud give a strong semi unpleasant smell. I can taste the moisture in the air. not humid, but timid. a fall air feeling.

Previous Pictures: Why Pick Them?

all of my previous picture have a sense of perspective of them. they all represent one or more things of importance; whether it be something simple, or something of great importance. almost every one of them has unique depth, which really appeals to me. It give the picture a personality and more of a 3D concept instead of a bland two dimensional, flat so to speak look. It gives the appealing look to my eye, and helps me immerse myself into the picture itself.

characterized by the absence of distinguishing qualities or features. lacking positive attributes. (dull, lifeless, negative.)

this indeed is characterized by the absence of life. for instance the sky. The sky itself is blue when things are alive, well and awake. here you find a black sky with white objects. its a dreary picture with no true meaning to it.

The major differences that I see in the picture are minor blemishes. other than the color change, I see that on this picture that the edges seem a little warped and discolored slightly, possibly due to light refraction. After all, it was a makeshift lens. I'm not sure what the lines on the both of them are from, I noticed them when I first put them into the chemicals; I assumed it was from the process.

Hurricane Ike: Destruction of a community

This picture uses a unique framing technique. here you see the landmass that appears to be an Island, but in fact is part of the Galveston flatlands. The photographer seemed to have taken the oppertunity to "Frame" the Island by surrounding water on equal sides. This really caught my eye because of the before and after differences and how different they were from each other.

Biography; Master Lee Freidlander

Lee Friedlander was born in America on July 14, 1934. He was well known for his photography and artistic abilities. He went to the Art Center College of Design of California, where he honed and developed his skills to a Master level. After his Schooling, He Moved to New York City, Where he took pictures of Musicians, specifically jazz players, for record covers. he has written a book called stems, which is about his life during his knee replacement surgery. some of his work recently has been displayed in the San Fransisco museum of Modern Art in 2008. he is currently retired and lives happily with his wife in the US.

Masters of Photography: Garry Winogrand

Masters of Photography: Lee Freidlander

Masters of photography: Robert Adams