Weds History of Photography

In this article, Rian Dundon captures photographs of Chinese residents in their everyday lives.  I can relate to this article because I am Chinese as well.  As was mentioned in the article, China seems to be growing rapidly everyday, just like America.  I was able to see exactly how society has grown in my foreign country through the images.  The last time I paid a visit to the motherland, everybody was riding bicycles.  There was not a single skateboard in sight.  The last time I was in China, the weddings were very traditional.  Now, everything seems so advanced and it seems as if China is following America’s footsteps.  Take a look at the article.  Do you think it’s a positive idea that China is becoming like America, or do you think the country was fine the way they were before?

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/china-up-close-personal-in-flux/

Inside Out is a art project that in my opinion, bring people, from all around the world together, for a cause that has many purposes, such as, establishing equality, emphasizing freedom, erasing the notion of self-image and it shows the real faces of people who are part of our society. I love the idea that you do not have to be beautiful or handsome, skinny or have the perfect body in order for your photograph to be posted on the street, so the people on your community and the world can see you.
By looking at some of the portraits already displayed on walls in many countries, I felt that they were touchy, homy and so emotional that fed me with sentiments of diversity, love and passion because they are photographs of people from our daily lives doing different kind of gestures, from smiling to yelling, to teach us that beauty is what we have inside of us. Our attitude, personality, who we are and what we fight for are the qualities that what make us humans.
Seeing portraits of people smiling and making fun gestures on your way home can change the mood of a sad person. I think that it would be lovely to see portraits of people smiling and laughing all around Brooklyn!
I got very interested in this project and I’m actually thinking of participating, but I don’t want to do it alone. Who wants to join me?

David Doubilet is an underwater photographer and although he argues that this type of photograph is harder than land, he proves to have talent taking underwater photographs. They are in fact BEAUTIFUL! I loved them. I felt like I was right there in the water like if I was the one taking the picture. When Mr. Doubilet described how hard it was for him to take underwater photos, it reminded me about all those time when I tried taking pictures of me and my friends underwater. I remembered taking more than one because I was afraid that they were going to come out blurry, in fact, many of them came out blurry. Doubilet photographs looked so perfect that made me wonder how long he took to take each of them, they were definitely the best prove of Mr. Doubilet’s hard work.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/photos-that-move-and-flow-underwater/

this is a very interesting piece i just came across. the photographer david doubilet takes pictures of land AND underwater. to think that past photographers had a hard time taking the perfect picture, doubilet really had to pick that decisive moment. due to the fact that everything underwater is constantly moving i must say that he is one of the most facinating photographers. he uses a ton of additional light and does state that the creatures he photographs such as fishes hate the photos, he also admits that he is an intruder to their waters but believes that the photos are needed. what do you think?

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/photos-that-move-and-flow-underwater/

Street photographer Jook Leung takes visually stunning photographs and specializes in panoramic shots.  The amazing photos of cityscapes stretched and pulled with the fisheye lens, curving and manipulating the image.  As Leung states, “My goal is to invite the viewer to wander, explore and discover within a visual canvas that is the sum of my experiences as a photographer.”

I was first introduced to the magic of the fisheye lens by my photographer friends, and immediately saw the cool factor of developed and printed pictures. Check out Jook Leung’s photos and see for yourself–the images he perfects with his camera lens capture your attention, and one immediately begins to appreciate the different (angular) perspectives of these city portraits.

http://www.nyc2012.org/2012/04/jook-leung-street-photography-with-fisheye-lenses/

Does the type of camera you use make you a better photographer? Damon Winter used an iphone app called Hipstamatic to photograph soldiers in Afghanistan. Some critics have praised his photos and others are not happy, what do you guys think?

Personally I don’t think it matters how the photograph was taken but how I feel when looking at them.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/through-my-eye-not-hipstamatics/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/world/asia/22grunts.html?_r=1