Great Black and White Photographers Part 2

Berenice Abbott was born on July 17, 1898 in Springfield, Ohio and was raised by her divorced mother. She was interested in journalism at first, but soon became interested in theater and sculpture. She attended Ohio State University but left in 1918.

In 1929, she went to New York City and immediately saw its photographic potential. She went back to her studio in Paris and moved to New York that September. She worked there independently for 6 years and supported herself with commercial work. She had assistants help her in both the field of photography and the office. In 1939, she had produced 305 photographs that were deposited at the Museum of the City of New York.

Abbott loved to take photos of things like the diverse people of the city, the places they live, work and play and their daily activities.

In 1935, Abbott moved into a Greenwich Village loft and lived with art critic Elizabeth McCausland who contributed the captions for the book of Abbott's photographs that was published in 1939. In 1949, her photography book was published by Harper & Brothers.

Abbott died on December 9, 1991 of congested heart failure at the age of 93. Her work will forever document the early 1900s New York City.

Photo Manipulation and Ethics

A. Manipulating images has been around for many years, from the start of the camera. Picking the people you want, simple things like this are manipulation.
B. "No colors will be altered from the original scene photgrpahed."
C. I personally think changing anyone's body or any shape or form (including color) to fit your standard of perfection is highly unethical. That's just flat out judgement.

D. I think this photo is the most unethical one because they completely added somebody to the photo.

E. I think this one is the most ethical one because they just fixed her smile to make it more appealing. 

Academic Shoot

 

This photo is avoiding mergers.

This photo I used balance.

This photo I used lines.

This photo I kind of used rule of thirds with the color wheel.

This photo I used simplicity with the photos against a blank wall.

This photo is framing with the chalkboard around the art and writing.

Prompt Shoot #1

Post Shoot Reflection

1. I found that a lot of people are camera shy and getting a photo of a person is a lot harder than I thought it would be.
2. I found myself focusing a lot on taking a photo in the rule of thirds, focusing mainly on making the photo interesting.
3. I would add frames, lines, make the photos interesting.
4. I would continue to take photos in the style I've developed from 3 years of photography.
5. I learned that I should play around with lines.
6. Yes.

http://brih512.blogspot.com/

Her photos are very artsy and nicely focused.

I would recommend that she tries a new style of photography, not just close ups.

Rule of Thirds 9/11 Photos

I think this photo fits in the rule of thirds section because majority of the photo is on the right side. Your attention is brought more towards the bloody woman when you look at it.

I believe this photo fits the rule of thirds because your attention is immediately brought to the man who doesn't belong - the man covered in dust. 

This photo 100% fits in the rule of thirds section because the focused part is on the left side, the firefighter crying.

I put this photo is here because the main focus is the 2 women holding candles and the wax starts to drip off.

This photo is definitely in the rule of thirds section because the 2 women crying in each other's arms is what draws your attention.

Simplicity 9/11 Photos

I think this photo fits in the simplicity section because this photo looks like the photographer was simply walking down the street and took the photo. This also doesn't look posed at all. Just a man doing what he does everyday.

This photo also stood out to me for the simple section because the photo is simply just a man coughing/crying, covered in dust. This photo could have been taken of many different people.

Simplicity 9/11 Photos

I think this photo fits in the simplicity section because this photo looks like the photographer was simply walking down the street and took the photo. This also doesn't look posed at all. Just a man doing what he does everyday.

This photo also stood out to me for the simple section because the photo is simply just a man coughing/crying, covered in dust. This photo could have been taken of many different people.

Framing 9/11 Photos

This photo shows framing because the smoke frames most of the building and photo. Since the smoke is black or dark grey, I think it works as a perfect frame.

I think this photo is a perfect example of framing, too, because the smoke coming from the building and the buildings both frame the photo so you focus on something more towards the back of the picture.

This photo in my opinion is also a very good example of framing because only a sliver of light comes through the side of the photo and spreads across. The darkness of the photo makes the frame.

This photo is 100% perfect for framing because the photographer actually created a frame with the blown out wall and set the firefighter in the middle of that. This is my personal favorite in this section.

Framing 9/11 Photos

This photo shows framing because the smoke frames most of the building and photo. Since the smoke is black or dark grey, I think it works as a perfect frame.

I think this photo is a perfect example of framing, too, because the smoke coming from the building and the buildings both frame the photo so you focus on something more towards the back of the picture.

This photo in my opinion is also a very good example of framing because only a sliver of light comes through the side of the photo and spreads across. The darkness of the photo makes the frame.

This photo is 100% perfect for framing because the photographer actually created a frame with the blown out wall and set the firefighter in the middle of that. This is my personal favorite in this section.

The Camera

1. The camera acted like a lens, focusing and projecting light onto a wall of a dark chamber.
2. High quality lens glasses.
3. A glass lens, a dark box and film.
4. Light passes through the lens, into the camera and exposes the film. The end result is still a photograph.
5. Digital cameras capture the images with and electronic sensor called a CCD.
6. Auto - the camera will completely control flash and exposure. Program - control flash and other camera settings.
7. Program is used for point and shoot. Aim, press the button and it takes it.
8. Sports is used to freeze motion. It uses the highest shutter speed possible.
9. The camera will lock focus on an object.
10. Disabled Flash. The mood can be more dramatic in natural lighting.
11. Auto Flash. Used when the camera thinks it needs more light.
12. The picture will be washed out.
13. The picture will be too dark.
14. Relative measure of light.
15. 1
16. 2
17. Give much more light.
18. Darker.
19. Controls light.
20. Make the aperture smaller.

Modern Day Photographers

My favorite modern day photos by The Wade Brothers are Nike Turkey, Oakley and Reebok.

My favorite modern day photos by Tom Kan are Chicago Nobody, Big Fish and Untitled.

My favorite modern day photos by Erwin Vindl are ready for departure, news and kiss.

Black and White Photographers

My favorite black and white photos by Berenice Abbott are Bread Store, Father Duffy and Court of the First Model Tenements. 

My favorite black and white photos by Ralph Eugene Meatyard are Untitled (Michael and Christopher), Untitled (Landscape with Barbed Wire Fences and Telephone Poles) and Untitled (Michael in front of deteriorating wall).

My last favorite black and white photos by Jerry Uelsmann are Untitled, Untitled and Untitled.