Emily Miah-Weekly Post #1:Part 3

Mike Moats 

Mike Moats is an award winning, professional macro photographer. He started shooting as a hobby which later before his career. His works are usually of close ups on images to show the tiny details most people do not expect to see. 

Mike likes going close to his works to capture any and all details. Being so close to these images make it seem like one is tiny. It is almost like a person viewing this is tiny themselves looking up at the big world. 

I would like to capture the small details on close ups. When there is rain drops on leaves, I would like to capture the small glow from the rain drop reflecting off the light and the little green veins on the leaves. 

Emily Miah-Weekly Post #1: Part 2

Annie Griffiths

Annie Griffiths is one of the first women photographer to work for the national geographic. She primarily focuses her work on capturing various situations and cultures. She also is known for her landscape photographs in different regions of the world traveling. 

By taking larger photos from farther away, Annie can capture the whole scene in a picture. Doing this can make the viewers see the whole picture rather than just a corner of it. She captures all the smaller details as well and the movements in the photos to make the photos feel alive. 

I want to be able to capture details on landscapes like her photos. She captures every movement and detail. I want people to be able to see the whole picture rather than just a piece of it. 

Robert Lamb Weekly Post #3

     Gordon Parks was a twentieth century photographer. He displayed powerful images by using current social events that surrounded him each and every day, which were the same things that he experienced.

     He had a deep commitment to social justice. His work usually displayed urban life, poverty, Civil Rights, and race relations. Much like what is seen in the images that I chose. He allows his work to be free letting the “Social Situation” to speak for its self. By doing this others at these time periods were able to see the effects of segregation. And today we are able to look back on these events and see what was going on and how it affects us to this day.

     I was immediately pulled into Parks work. His message is very blunt, “this is what is happening to African Americans at this time period”. I hold a vast amount of personal connection and emotion with his work. One thing that I would like to take from Gordon Parks is displaying powerful messages through capturing current events.   

DeAzia Chilton weekly post 1

Denis Darzacq

Denis Darzacq is a French artist born and raised in Paris. Darzacq Began his career in press photography. Darzacq's works are currently represented by the Laurence Miller Gallery in New York.

His works focus on a variety of people everyday people, models,actors and even disabled americans. The works of Darzacq are carried out through planned situations such as placing people in different settings, as can be seen in his series Hyper.

I like his approach in placing people in their environment. I like the whimsical feeling conveyed in his works.

Emily Miah-Weekly Post #1: Part 1

Jose Ramos

Jose Ramos is a 31 year old man from Portugal. He does landscape photography to raise awareness in the environment that needs protecting. His photographs are in vivid colors to draw your eyes to and rather pleasing to look at almost like one is in their own paradise. 

By using bright colors on his photography, it gives the viewers a feeling of them being in their own world of beauty, like one is there by themselves enjoying what is being viewed. With the public seeing these images, they will have a better understanding on why he wants nature to be protected and well to be observed by both picture and eyes. 

These photos inspire me to go out and see the world itself. I would like to capture such vivid colors and nature for the world to love and be pleased with. 

Eboni Brice ~ weekly post: pt. 3

Reinhold Adscheid

               Reinhold Adscheid, a German photographer, gives off an impressionistic, abstract type of photography.  Being unhappy with a one point type of photography he began starting a technique of multiple exposures.  He captured many photos from different points of views.

               Viewing Adscheid's work shows how life isn't still, and no one picture can capture the busy life of humans.  Not only that but if you are not willing to keep up with the change it could pass you buy, and you will miss out on the better things in life.

                Taking from Adscheid's work, I want to be in the now, do something that could change the world, for the better.  Mostly to show them that we need to take care of the world around us, that it'll last longer if we do.  

Shane Dawson: Weekly Post [3]

Lucas Blalock

Lucas Blalock is an artist professor from the Los Angels area, and spends most of his time teaching at  the University of California Los Angeles.  His work may seem bizarre to a few, but as i sip on this Yuengling on my labor day weekend, I can't help but stare at his work. 

His work is based in-between architecture and unique situations.  I love the coloring in each of his pictures.  Im not sure how much influence photoshop has in his images but they are great images. 

If I had to take something from his work it would be the unique building he uses in his work.  I can't wait until my camera comes in the mail so that I can start to create my own images.

Shane Dawson: Blog Post [2]

Nan Goldin

Nan Goldin is an American photographer who lives and works in New York City, Berlin, and Paris.  Much of here artwork can tribute from her work at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  He work shows a vivid image of the experiences and life of many of the hipsters occupying the Boston Area. 

Most of Nan Goldin pictures are extremely graphic and show the harsh reality of the environment very few are interesting in witnessing. She shows models interacting within their most pure state of being.

One thing that i would take away from the artist is her act of finding purity in every situation.  She was blessed to be able to capture such things and I would take that from her in my photographic journey.

Robert Lamb Weekly Post #2

     Scott Peterman obtained a MFA at Yale University school of Art. Photo District News named his first monograph as one of the best 25 photo books of 2006. Some of his work is of a collection of large buildings within a city. He usually takes these photos form a high vantage point over looking his subject. His work has been displayed in many publications such as New York Times Magazine, Fortune, and Forbes.

     Peterman’s works displays and captures the immense size of these buildings and areas surrounding them. This could not be done from many other positions. Even though we know cities like New York have large populations of people, in some of his work he manages to depict that the city is lifeless.

     Peterman’s work really pulled me in by having such great view points. Although he usually gives a lot to look at I still felt as though something was missing. Weather intentional or not he was able to make the cities seem lifeless while events were going on in the images. What I would like to take from Peterman is to change the perception of a photo just based on how you take it, and without any later alteration. 

Eboni Brice ~ weekly post: pt. 2

Lisa Kristine

                  Lisa Kristine an acclaimed humanitarian photographer, raised from San Francisco she travels the world, going to other cultures and seeing how they live.  Her photos take to you places you could only dream of.  So much natural beauty, you didn't think the world could harbor.

                  These images show us how people can be one with nature, and become part of it, instead of taking them down for selfish uses.  It shows how once, we as people use to live off of the land just like the people in her photos do, how nature was cherished, and still should be.  

                   I want to be able to show the world the natural beauty of our world, and how it should be.  Because if we don't take care of it now, we will loose it.  Around where I live a lot of the forest that use to be there, is gone, it is so bear, and it's sad to see.  Being able to bring light to how important our worlds natural beauty is would be wonderful.

Olivia Smith Weekly Post 1.3

Mike Brodie

 Mike Brodie is well known for photographing images for a book called “A Period of Juvenile Prosperity” which will was published in 2013. When he first got into photography he shot with a Polaroid camera but later explored an 1980’s camera along with 35 mm film. Later in 2008, Brodie won the Baum Award for American Emerging Artists.

Brodie was really one of those photographers who really thought about his subjects and how he wanted to portray them. He has been quoted several times saying that it doesn’t matter where he goes, the wrong way on a train for instant, he will always get a interesting photo out of it. Since then he has stopped taking photographs.

If I could “borrow” anything from Brodie, hands down it would be his creativity. He loves to travel and capture images of every day life routines of others, especially in this book. He is able to walk up anywhere and make a great image, plus he taught himself everything! He had no background in photograph until he picked up a Polaroid camera.

Robert Lamb Weekly Post #1

   

 

     Angela West is a graduate of Yale University where she received a MFA in photography. Angela’s work usually includes still life’s and landscape explorations of neighborhoods all containing precise observation.

     Angela usually tries to relate her work to her hometown while also using her art to explore nature. The first two photographs that I chose are prime examples of how she displays care for her subjects yet is not influenced by sentimental feelings.

     I really enjoyed Angela’s work, while looking throughout most of it I was always wondering why she made certain decisions. When I look at her work I felt as though she was in control, and that every object was placed with a purpose. One thing that I would like to take from her is the illusion of being on control. 

Elizabeth Teller - Weekly Post #1

Tegan Owens

 

 

Tegan Owens is a Yukon born artist. Owens received her degree from Alberta College of Art and Design in visual media and photography. She loves to be outside in nature. Most of the time her dog and camera is in tow. Her photographs have been featured in many magazines, as well as other outlets. Some of the most well known magazines are Adventure Kayaker, Men’s Fitness Magazine, and IMPACT Magazine.

A good amount of her photographs are of nature and people exercising. Her ability to capture the simple beauty in nature is quiet amazing. I am jealous that Owens is able to go and photograph such beautiful scenery at anytime.  It is not stated (or implied) why Owens created these particular photographs, other than they are cute puppies with interestingly, simple shots.

I chose the photos above because of the angles of the shots and the simplicity. That is what I will take from these shots. Also, well, who doesn’t like to look at photographs of adorable puppies?

 Carolyn Brandt

Carolyn Brandt is a lifestyle photographer, which is what I truly enjoy shooting when I am behind the lens. She is based out of Los Angeles, CA. Brandt shoot with both a digital camera, as well as, a film camera. Her determination to photograph not only the happy moments, but the not-so-happy moments, as well, makes me appreciate her photographs even more. It can get very boring to see smile after smile when looking at photographs.

The images above were some of my favorites from her collection. I am very intrigued by her angles and compositions. They are very interesting and opens my eyes to even more possibilities with angles.

Again, I hope to take her ability to view many more possibilities of angles and use of light (or lack there of).

 Johan Entchev

Last, but certainly not least, is one of my favorite artists that I looked into today, Johan Entchev. Entchev is a Finland based self-taught photographer that produces mainly black and white photographs. I loved every single one of the photographs that I looked at. All of them were so interesting with different textures and his use of light and dark is so beautiful.

There is something about a black and white photograph that can actually make me feel a certain way. The photographs above are documenting life, but from a much different view than through the eyes.

Entchev’s use of contrast is so beautiful. That is the one thing that I would like to take with me from viewing his photographs. They are truly inspiring.

Eboni Brice ~ weekly post: pt. 1

Hank Willis Thomas

             Hank Willis Thomas, an African American and a photo conceptual artist.  Thomas works on making themes that are primarily related to identity, history, and popular culture.  Thomas, received his BFA from New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts, and an MFA in photography.  Working in New York, Tomas's, work has been featured in many museums from the Guggenheim Museum to the High Museums of Art.

             Showing the differences from where African American's came from to where we are now.  Saying people can't be split down the middle as someone who matters and doesn't at the same time.  Choosing to use the things many African American's suffered from on a day to day base, and showing the now of the changes African's have gone through.

             Seeing Thomas's work, makes me want to go and show how African's aren't worthless, and that they have come from so little.  To show that any person can do just as much as the next, that they can all be something .

Monica Turley- Weekly Post #1 (part 3)

Mathias de Lattre

Mathias De Lattre is French photographer who focuses mainly on portraits. His personal site is in French and Spanish, so I was unable to read from it. However, this series of dog portraits captures rescued Iberian greyhounds. Greyhounds are popular hunting dogs in southern Europe, especially in Spain. Once hunters have used a dog to its capacity, they are left in the woods to starve and fend for themselves. Mathias de Lattre grew up with greyhounds in his family and felt the need to tell these dogs silent story. She named the series Salvados which means 'saved' in Spanish. These rescued dogs were extremely fearful, so De Lattre took time to get to know each dog to ensure that it was comfortable with him. De Lattre enjoyed photographing these rescued dogs because unlike humans, they have no fear of the camera, they show no artifices. He has chosen to donate half of the proceeds of these photographs to organizations that benefit these rescued animals. 

I absolutely love animal portraits. It is so sad that animals cannot chose for themselves how they are treated at the hand of a human, yet these dogs have survived. Each face and stature tells a story about it's past and the soul that lives within. The fact that De Lattre chose a certain breed that was close to his heart and had a story to tell makes these pictures so powerful. He wanted to give these dogs a beautiful image.