When I took this picture, I purposely wanted to get some light rays in it. This picture out of all the ones that I took is most certainly my favorite. It also was a surprise too. In the viewfinder, I only saw the green and yellow lights but when I viewed it on the camera, the orange light came into it and made it such a wonder.
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Out of all of the shoots i took this one stood out a lot, the half-circle makes nice contrast against the floor. In addition to that the focused centered gives the side of the chair top touching the floor a interesting sharp yet curved look. The little splatters of red paint are also catchy and since the background is not busy your eyes are fully focused on the chair and its details.
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I think this picture is the most successful because the curves that are shown as well as the cropping of the chair. Also, the high contrast which is the dark versus the brightness. The reason this picture was taken because of the Sidelit where you see the whiteness on the curve of the chair.
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This image was picked as most successful one by my classmates. While taking this picture I changed my focus to the side one, focused only on the screw, so that it would be as sharp as possible and everything else would be out of focus. I also though about the rule of the thirds so that the screw would be adjusted on the side. From the comments in the class, I learned that it kind of creates a scene that makes you think about what if someone sits down straight on the screw?
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Jeff Liao-Habitat 7
http://www.saulgallery.com/liao/habitat.html
1. What type of photography is it?
The Photograph looks like an advertisement of times square.
2. What can you tell (or guess) about the photographer’s intention?
My guess is that the photographer’s intention is to show the Times Square during rush hour.
3. What emphasis has the photographer created and how has that been done?
The photograph emphasis is to capture the motion focus of people in the city. It shows how busy everyone is like they are all rushing somewhere because the time is running out.
4. Do technical matters help or hinder the image?
The technical matters such as the focus on this one in particular helps the image because it sets the mood.
5. Are graphic elements important, such as tone, line or perspective?
The graphic elements are important because perspective for example, if the photographer was closer to the people you wouldn’t be able to see all the motion with the city in the background but just the people and the photograph would lose its power.
6. What else does the photograph reveal besides what is immediately evident?
It looks to me like the females on the advertisement boards are looking down at everybody laughing because they get to just hang there and relax while everyone else is in a rush like they are crazy.
7. What emotional or physical impact does the photograph have?
The photograph is unpeaceful. It makes me feel like I do not want to stay in the city for the rest of my life because of all the craziness especially since I am used to living in a small town.
8. How does this photograph relate to others in the same series by the same photographer?
A lot of them use the same technique of using the motion focus to show the movement of the city life.
1. What type of photograph is it?
The photograph captures the action, as everyone is moving. I wouldn’t say it makes a great ad or news photograph but it does capture the moment really well and the fact that is not actually perfect as nobody is completely focus gives it a more realistic look.
2. What can you tell (or guess) about the photographer’s intention?
I’d say that the photographer’s original intention was to capture the image of the missing women. I say this because pretty much everyone except the women that happened to suddenly look back is looking away from the camera.
3. What emphasis has the photographer created and how has that been done?
The photographer emphasizes the panic during 9/11. You can see the shock in the women’s eye even though only one is actually showing. Her face expression combined with the missing women poster gives the photo an intense feeling of horror.
4. Do technical matters help or hinder the image?
The photo looks like it was ‘simply taken at the moment’, the fact nobody is actually focused gives it the feeling it already evokes.
5. Are graphic elements important, such as tone, line, or perspective?
The black and white tones are important and give the photograph a feeling of panic. Maybe if it were in full color it would not have the same impact when you first see it. Also because it is a little blurred it adds to the impression that it wasn’t a beautiful day and that perhaps that’s how the people there saw the scene at that moment.
6. What else does the photograph reveal besides what is immediately evident?
I didnt notice much new besides the height and weight of the person written on the taped posters, it’s striking because you can only imagine how desperately that persons family wanted to find her.
7. What emotional or physical impact does the photograph leave?
The photograph leaves a feeling of suspense and shock, it makes you imaging the fear and worry those people were going through.
8. How does this photograph relate to others made by the same photographer, in the same period, or of the same subject matter?
Eugene Richards took a lot of photos during 9/11. Some of them were very similar to this one because they captured signs of missing people. They are all black and white so he kept going for a consistent style. However, in my opinion this one photo stands out a lot more compare to the others because it captures the moment with all the necessary elements and in a more pure form.
http://www.saulgallery.com/liao/links.html
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/big-pictures-for-a-big-city/
What type of photograph is it?
It’s a scenery shot taken from the sky to show the vastness of the Grand Concourse in the Bronx.
What can you tell/guess about the photographer’s intention?
I believe that the photographer’s intention was to show as the title of the gallery states, how big and vast the Concourse is. The Bronx really isn’t known for being “the city” but it is a major part of the city and it is such a “Grand” place.
What emphasis has the photographer created and how has it been done?
I believe the emphasis was not what the camera was pointing at, but what was in the distance. To really show how big an area is, you have you create a sense of depth and the best way to do that is to do at an overhead level which is what the photographer did.
Do technical matters help/hinder the image?
Since the image is done overhead, I believe that it helped the image because it got what the photographers intentions were and that was size.
Are graphic elements important (tone,line, perspective)?
The key in this picture was the perspective. Had the image not been taken where it was, the effect might not of been as effective.
What else does the image reveal other than what is immediately evident?
Since the Gran Concourse is such a busy area in the Bronx, this picture actually reveals a not so busy side of the Grand Concourse that not many people from the Bronx are used to.
What emotional impact does the photograph have?
I honestly can’t say because I don’t feel like there is an emotion portrayed.
How does this photograph relate to others in the same series by the same photographer?
The gallery is named “Big Pictures for a Big City” so naturally the picture needs to be of the city, and big and like all the other pictures in the gallery, it is of the city and it is “big”
Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao Habitat 7 series
http://www.saulgallery.com/liao/images/habitat/liao_habitat_04.jpg
42nd Street, Times Square, Manhattan 2005
1. What type of photograph is it?
The photograph of Time Square was a piece that belong in Jeff Liao’s Habitat 7 series which was published in New York Times Magazine. It was under the category of “Capture the Times”
2. What can you tell about the photographer’s intention?
I believe that the photographer’s intention was to capture NYC at its best. With the title “Capture the Times”. New Yorkers does everything in a fast pace. As you can see, the people within the picture are in a motion blur.
3.What emphasis had the photographer created and how has that been done?
In this photo the photographer uses selective focus on the buildings to make it looks more sharps while the people are more of a blur.
5. Are graphic elements important?
I believe that graphic elements are important. The first thing that caught my eyes were the people in the photo.
7. What emotional or physical impact does the photograph have?
The photograph gives off a very energetic feelings. A little bit of chaos because of all the people rushing and moving fast.
8. How does this photograph relate to others in the same series by the same photographer?
Throughout the Habitat 7 series, all the photographs seems to be taken from a far distance. Most of them seems to be from an high angle shots while others are eye level shots.
Eugene Richards – Stepping Through the Ashes
Photograph 15 – Boy at a funeral.
1. This photograph is from a documentary series on September 11, 2001, it seems they were all taken both on September 11th and in the days and months following. This particular photo depicts one of many funerals for the first responders.
2. I believe that the photographer’s intention was to document this horrible tragedy in our city’s and our nation’s history.
3. This photo has deep space as the viewer sees people and objects both far away and closer to the camera. It also uses selective focus, as the main scene is sharp and the boy at the forefront is blurry. It makes me wonder if the boy got in the way of the camera or if he was an intentional part of the photograph.
4. The selective focus with blurriness of the boy adds intrigue to the photo, whether he was an intentional part of the photo or not, it makes it more interesting. It also shows how even the young among us bare witness to such tragedies. There is a relatively shallow depth of field as it appears the photographer is across the street, and the viewpoint is overhead of the funeral, but almost eye level with the boy.
5. The framing of this photo is unique as the boy’s head encompasses much of the photo and his head meets the top of the frame. Also there appears to be iron work on the right side of the photo giving it a soft edge on the right. This is in contrast to the crisp edges on the left and top left where the people and the building are cut off.
6. This photo reveals how many people are affected by tragedies, from the person’s immediate and extended family to his or her brothers in arms to the anonymous boy in the picture who may not have known the victim personally, but was there to pay his respects, presumably with his parents.
7. The immediate emotional impact is sadness as this is a photograph of a funeral. There is increased sadness that the boy is there, since he is looking away from the funeral proceedings, you are made to wonder if he doesn’t understand what is going on, or if there is something outside the frame that is related to the funeral that has caught the boy’s attention.
8. This photo is part of a documentary series on the aftermath of September 11, 2001. All of the photos are done in black and white and they all show the devastation that the terrorist attacks had on both the physical buildings that were brought down and on all the people affected. Two other photos I thought were poignant in the series are the graffiti laden storefront, until you realize that people were writing in the ashes from the trade center and they were all positive messages, the other is the hand reaching for the snow globe of the World Trade Center, someone looking for a remembrance of the buildings as they were, before the souvenirs were changed to include the dates that the buildings stood.
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