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