Author Archives: Lydia Lai

Photographing the Beginning of the Civil Rights Movement

I think both are effective. He tried to show photographs of things that are uncommon. He showed photographs of people who were not living the American dream that many people dreamed of. Nobody had any interest in it because it … Continue reading

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Street Art, Photography, and the Inside Out Project in Times Square

I think this is a good way to combine street art and photography. Hearing  street art, we all think of graffiti on walls.  He used a smart way to combine both together.  It is interesting and can let people interact with each … Continue reading

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Tim Hetherington and Modern-day War Photography

I think Hetherington wants to show how soldiers feel at war and their life. I think people just thought Hetherington wanted to show the patriotic side of people. Although they are are war, they still have many emotions. They are human … Continue reading

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Sleeping as Art

Many things can be seen as art. It all depends on the viewer and the artist. It could be interesting to see how people sleep. Many people sleep in very different ways. People would probably move around and then stop. … Continue reading

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Photography and Special Effects in Early Film

In the beginning of the film, women is sat on one side and men on the other. The women are all sat not facing the camera and hands are placed on the table. This is like many early photographs of … Continue reading

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Rooms from Versailles to post-Katrina New Orleans

I think because the photographer takes his pictures without people in it, it allows viewers more room for imagination. They can put themselves in the scene and try to get a sense of how those people felt. They do not … Continue reading

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Connecting to Spirits via Photography

To be able to document religious rituals is difficult. I think it takes the right timing to be able to catch pictures of spirits taking over bodies of people. Documenting this may take many tries for it to be exact. … Continue reading

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Subways Portraits by Walker Evans

I think Evans wants to capture the regular side of people. The way they act during a normal day on the subways. If the people knew their picture were being taken, you would not be able to see the expressions … Continue reading

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A woman photographer On the fronts line

  It is dangerous for women photographers, soldiers, journalist to work in war zone. It is war, so everyone there is in danger and at the risk of losing their life. Gender does not matter when you are serving the … Continue reading

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Old process, New advertising

This may be an old process that is from the Civil War ear, but to many new photographers it is something they have never saw before. Many photographers today only experience taking pictures from a digital camera. They have never … Continue reading

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