Monthly Archives: November 2015
Homework #6
When viewing Martin Parr’s work I saw that each food didn’t look as appealing. While Instagram photos did look appealing. Which made me think of Ā food that’s used in advertising which can be showed everywhere. For example every fast food … Continue reading
Drilon Dushi: Instagram and the Art of Food Photography
As a photographer myself and user of Instagram, Instagram allows you to collaborate with different artists and companies. It is known to be a “social media” platform however I believe it’s just a pamphlet for companies to look at and … Continue reading
Homework #6: Instagram and the Art of Food Photography
Happy Thanksgiving! This week seems an appropriate time toĀ considerĀ how photographing food can be an art form. A recent article āFood instagrammers turn their accounts in professionsā in the Wall Street Journal highlights how some people have turned their obsession with … Continue reading
Homework #5
When reading the article the writer mentionedĀ that both The Falling Soldier and the photograph, showing a man in a further state of collapse show the same man. Both man do look similar but you can’t really tell. It can be … Continue reading
Homework #5: Robert Capa’s Death of a Loyalist Soldier
At the age of 23, Robert Capa took a photograph that many have labeled the greatest war photograph of all time.Ā Taken during the Spanish Civil War, the renown of Capaās photograph,Ā Falling SoldierĀ orĀ Death of a Loyalist Soldier,Ā reverberated around the world … Continue reading
Drilon Dushi: Walker Evansā Subway Portraits
Evans’ subway portrait series captures the raw emotion of people during the great depression. He wants us to feel or try to feel what these people are going through. Some images include a man reading a magazine or what seems … Continue reading
Homework #4
I think Walker Evans photographs are interesting because it shows the daily yet funny routine of a normal subway ride. Ā I find it interesting because even though these pictures were taking back during the great depression, you still see the … Continue reading
Homework #4
Iāve taken the train quite often, and the peopleās facial expression, today, is ALMOST similar to the ones during the Depression Era. He has taken many pictures of people looking sleepy, upset, concerned and looking at different directions on the … Continue reading
Homework #4
I think that Evanās clandestine approach to photography is interesting. I do see similarities between the ridersā expressions during the Depression Era to todayās riders. When you look at the photographs of that Evans took during The Great Depression you … Continue reading
Homework #4: Walker Evansā Subway Portraits
Walker Evansā photographed people on the New York City subways between 1938-1941. He only published these photographs 25 years later in his book,Ā Many Are Called, which was re-issued in 2004. Read a review about the new edition in theĀ New York … Continue reading
