Pre assignment Near and Far

We got assigned and assignment to take "Near and Far" photographs. In this assignment we have to take photographs of landscapes and take photos of objects close and far away from us using focus. This assignment was fun and easy. One of my favorite assignments so far this year. Its fun taking photos of landscapes were you can capture many near and far objects. These are some of the photos i took...

Berenice Abbot

Berenice Abbot

Berenice Abbot was born July 17, 1898 in Springfield, Ohio; And died December 9, 1991. Berenice Abbot is known as the New York City photographer. Berenice Abbot started off as a photographic assistance in 1925-1929. Then became a photographer in 1926.

I chose Berenice Abbot as my artist. I chose Berenice Abbot because i love her photographs and the views shes gets. I'm very interested in her work and photos. Id like to study on how she sets her camera to get the perfect shots she gets. I love that most of her pictures are taking in city's  I like city views with all  the tall buildings and that what i like most about Berenice Abbots photographs. I'm looking forward to trying to take photographs like Berenice Abbot does.

This is one of my favorite photographs by Berenice Abbot. This is my favorite photo because i like the light and darkness put into the photo. I also like the shadow from underneath the bridge. I think this is a pretty view and photograph. The motion is excellent.

20 Artist

In class we look at 20 books about photographers. We had to right down the name of the book, the writer, photographer, and illustrate  After looking at 20 different artist our assignment was to pick a photographer we like. The assignment was to look at the photographer we picked photos and try to take pictures using their techniques. The artist and books i looked at were...

1. Masters of the Photography Aperture.  Berenice Abbot (artist) who i picked as my photographer. My favorite photo that Berenice Abbot photographed was on pg 57. The Night view of New York in 1932.
2. The Americans. Photographs by: Robert Frank. Introduction by: Jack Kerouac. My favorite photo in this book is the photo of National Gallery of Art, In Washington.
3. Robert Capa Photographs. Foreword by: Henri Cartier Bresson. Remembrance by: Cornell Capa. Introduction by: Richard Whelan.
4. An American Seer. By: Dorothy Norman (an aperture biography) Alfred Stieglitz
5. Perfect Ditital Photos in a Snap. By: Ian Probert and Peter Cope. Photographs by: Martin Gisborne.
6. Nonfiction. By: Nubar Alexanian from the film sets of Errol Morris. Foreword by: Mark Singer. Walker Creek Press.

Romania

In class we watch a movie called "Hand Held". This movie was about a photographer Mike Carroll who was the first photographer to go to Romania. When he was there everything was horrific  Mike Carroll photographed the children in hospitals diagnosed with aids and put his photos in the Boston Globe and New York times for the world to see how these poor kids live and to have people help. While Mike Carroll was in Romania in the 20th century he fought the whole time he was there to help out the children. Mike Carroll was able to get people to adopt some children. While Mike Carroll had falling in love with all these children. He spent most of his time at the hospital with the kids. Later on when Mike Carroll went back to Romania years later he said everything was the same and allot has changed. As in there world is still the same but the people he photographed were no longer there.

After reading a couple of articles of how Romania is today, its doesn't seem as if it changed very much. But more people are visiting Romania and donating as they all did before to help give all the orphans a better life. In the articles i read; they said that no one knows why their has to be so many problems with the orphans. Its sad how Innocent baby's/children get treated this way. They don't deserve it. People are working to help make Romania better.