Monthly Archives: November 2013
Photography and Special Effects in Early Film
The film “A Trip to the Moon,” has definitely aged quite a bit with its early use of props, actors, and use of settings. All of these are still used by modern day films along with the use of jump … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Robert Capa and the Greatest War Photograph
At the age of 23, Robert Capa took a photograph that many have labeled the greatest war photograph of all time. Taken during the Spanish Civil War, the renown of Capa’s photograph, Falling Soldier or Death of a Loyalist Soldier, … Continue reading
Photography And Special Effects In Early Films
In the film there are aspects that recall practices of early photography. In the beginning the men are posed and have hats (props) as they would if they were taking a photograph. They even have a background. The difference between … Continue reading
Is Arne Svenson’s Neighbors series an invasion of privacy?
I think Arne Svenson’s Neighbors series shows what normal everyday life is like for New Yorkers. It’s realistic and unedited. He just pointed his camera and took photographs without asking the subject to pose and without adding props. I don’t … Continue reading
Walker Evans’ Subway Portraits
I think Evan’s approach to photography is interesting. He documented everyday life so nothing was done to embellish the photographs. He took the photographs as he saw them. They were all realistic photographs. I do see similarities between the riders’ … Continue reading
Is a Selfie Art?
I believe it is an art in a way. Whenever someone take a selfie, they often have to put things into consideration. For example, when you take a picture of yourself, you have to think about the placement of the … Continue reading
SELFIE
The controversy over whether or not selfies are art depends on one’s perspective. From my perspective, selfies are art. Since it incorporates similar elements when taking any regular photo. The definition of photography is “the art or practice of taking … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Is Arne Svenson’s Neighbors series an Invasion of Privacy?
Last summer, the photographer Arne Svenson exhibited his Neighbors series at the Julie Saul Gallery in New York City. His photographs created an uproar when his real-world neighbors learned that they were the subjects of his photographs. Using a telephoto … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Walker Evans’ Subway Portraits
Walker Evans photographed people on the New York City subways between 1938-1941. He only published these photographs 25 years later in his book, Many Are Called, which was re-issued in 2004. Read a review about the new edition in the New York Times or listen … Continue reading
