Category Archives: LL4-Gallery Review

Irving Penn, On Assignment There are many portraits like photograph in this exhibit. The composition deals with high contrast between black and white. The subject matter is people and hands and people in costumes. Majority of Penn’s photos are done … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago we went to Chelsea in Manhattan to view galleries of famous photographers. I found this trip to be intriguing especially the pictures some of these photographers took. One of the galleries i found quite interesting was … Continue reading →

Our field trip was to some photography galleries in Chelsea.  All the photographs had different styles, lighting and techniques. Irvin Penn, “ On Assignment” was one of my favorites. He was an American photographer known mostly for his portraits and … Continue reading →

LL4_Wilbert In the morning of October 6, 13 my photography class met each other by Pace Gallery in Chelsea. We would spend the rest of that morning exploring nearby galleries of new and upcoming work from trending photographers as well … Continue reading →

Today we went to a few gallery’s in the city. On Chelsea from 25th street to 19th street. The three my favorite Photographers had to be Irving Penn, Pieter Hugo and Nick Brandt.  Firstly, Irving Penn, On Assignment most of … Continue reading →

Irving Penn, On Assignment Irving i think focused on beauty and the expressions made by people. he had a lot of black and white and zoomed in shots. Most of the people that were photographed looked pretty unhappy and it seemed … Continue reading →

#2 Photographer Pieter Hugo, the whole series of photo gives me a sad and desperate feeling. Majority photos are people’s protrait with strong eye contact towards the camera. Photo is shooting at eye level with clean and neat background. There … Continue reading →

Irving Penn, “On Assignment” In Penn’s exhibition there were mostly portraits of people. The beginning was mainly black and white portraits or group portraits. The end was more colorful but it was zoomed in on people’s facial features. Irving’s subject … Continue reading →

Irving Penn, On Assignment. Most of the photos in this exhibit are portraits or group photos.  This exhibit is dedicated to his six decade career. Most of these photos are when he was “on assignment” for fashion magazines. Irving’s subject … Continue reading →

Pick any three of the exhibits we saw on the class field trip. For the work of each photographer, write one paragraph in which you address the following questions. Use the professional vocabulary of photography. 1. Identify the name of … Continue reading →