The Genius Of Photography, Snap Judgments

The Genius Of Photography, Snap Judgments

      1) How many photographs are taken in a year?

      880 billion paragraphs are taken in a year.

2) How does Gregory Crewdson work?

Gregory Crewdson works with a group of people whom together focus on capturing the most dramatic picture because he doesn’t relate the quality of the camera to the quality of the picture.

3) Which prints command the highest price and what are they called?

Vintage prints command are the highest quality because they are the ones made by the actual photographer.

4)How does Ben Lewis see Jeff Walls photography?

He says that they are very artistic.

5) How many photographs does Andreas Gursky produce and what scale (size) are they?

Andreas gurskey produced many photogaphs but only two have been sold, which have a size almost 5 meters long.

6) How is Seydou Keita portrayal of Africa different compared to traditional photographs of Africa?

His portrayal of Africa is not like any other, because he sees Africa in a positive way not as a continent filled with poverty and hunger people see it as.

Ways Of Seeing By John Berger - Overview

Ways Of Seeing By John Berger - Overview

Ways Of Seeing is a documentary made in 1972 by John Berger. It teaches us how to analyze nude depictions of women in the European artistic tradition in a way no one has ever seen before. Burger discusses the first depiction of women from the story of ‘The Garden Of Eden’. He gives us the ability to see how the consciousness in the story of Adam & Eve was the result of the different ways men and women look at each other after eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge. Berger shows us a different perspective on the renaissance art in which Adam & Eve cover themselves with fig leaves, and states that there shame does not come from between them but from the people observing them (Berger stated: “she is not naked for herself, she is naked as the viewer sees her”). Berger uses this documentary as a way of subjecting the different ways of seeing a man’s point of view in the world in which women have a long history in western culture, which is the cause of gender differences, which continues to this day.

The Genius Of Photography, We Are Family, Q&A

The Genius Of Photography, We Are Family, Q&A

1) What kind of photography did Dian Arbus do?

An important aspect of life. In a way – she’s letting us, the audience, into her personal life, feelings & secrets. In a way – I got the impression that she wasn’t very satisfied with herself: I got this impression from her footage of random everyday people. Which I think – had a huge impact on her suicide.

2) Do you think that photographers tend to prey on vulnerable people?

Yes, which helps create a more real-life image rather than scripted one.

3) What does Lorry Clark's tulsa project about?

Drugs, sex & violence. Capturing pretty much everything that was going on in his very own personal life gives more of a diary genre.

4) What is the title of Nan Gorldin most renowned work?

The title is ‘The Ballad Of Sexual Deficiency’: a visual diary showing the relationship status between friends & partners.

                                                 

5) What does Arkai photograph now?

Pretty much everything: his motto is to capture everything you’d like to remember.

6) What is Richard Billingham's work about?

His work revolves around his personal life: his family. In a way – I think that his father’s drinking problem has an influence on his work.

Photomontage

Like A Boss (Impossible Photography)

Airbrushing & Slimming

Before Airbrushing

After Airbrushing

Before Slimming

After Slimming

Photosprint/Photomarathon

Street Art

Street Style

Halloween

Love Is In The Air

Dirty Old Town

The Lift By Marc Isaacs - Review

The Lift, a short film by Mark Issacs, which is also shot by him, is shot in a lift

in an apartment block in London, where residents use the lift regularly.

Interaction with residents gives the short film more of a documentary genre. Us, the audience, get more familiar throughout the short film. My first judgement of the short film was depressing... But later on, after getting to know the characters a little more, I thought it was more sad.

The Lift is quite slow, pace wise, therefore making it seem a little boring & dull - there wasn't really any action, just dialogue, which I found wasn't really interesting, and the script itself is quite depressing. I did however sympathise with some of the characters!

The fact that Issacs’ interaction with the residents happens every single day on a daily basis keeps us, the audience interacted & engaged with it’s storyline.

I watched curiously, eagerly wanting to know if there were any more residents catching the lift with Issacs.

Issacs was telling the resident’s stories from their very own point of view, which I found was very interesting.