Author Archives: Michelle
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
Views From Versailles To Post-Katrina New Orleans
Robert Polidori uses a large-format camera to take pictures of anything from the French palace of Versailles to the destruction that Hurricane Katrina caused or the nuclear accident at Chernobyl. In his photographs there aren’t any people present, which has … Continue reading
The Civil War Tintype & Modern Soldiers
National Guard reservist Ed Drew has revived the tintype to document modern warfare. In his pictures the soldiers are wearing their army attire. Some of the soldiers pictured look serious while others are smiling. I think the revival of this old … Continue reading
Civil War Era Processes, New Advertising
Photography has many processes, some have been forgotten and others make a reappearance. I think the reason for the reappearance of the nineteenth-century processes are because they’re different and give the photo a different feel. People have used old methods for … Continue reading
Rolling Stone Magazine
In Ritchin’s article he writes “Images, of course, take on new meanings depending upon the contexts in which they are displayed”, and I completely agree with him. Rolling Stone glamorized this tragedy to increase their sales by putting him on the … Continue reading
“Pictures of Pictures” Post
In “When the Camera Takes Over for the Eye” Roberta Smith explains how more and more people are using technology to their advantage. Smith writes that many people are taking pictures of works of art. I agree with Smith, many people … Continue reading
