Bright Rock Photography: February 2015

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

"An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor" Lens Blog

Favorite Photos:

Friday, February 13, 2015

Photo League Notes

1. What was The Photo League's credo?

They wanted to initiate social change through photography.

2. What organization did The Photo League separate from?

The Photo league originated from the Film and Photo League, which separated into Frontier Films and the Photo League.

3. What was the workshop?
It was a class taught by Grossman for the Photo League.

4. Who taught "the workshop"?
Sid Grossman

5.If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?
I'd probably want to look at contemporary issues.

6.What was The Harlem Document?

It was a document where photo league members did their best to expose and improve the conditions in Harlem.

7. Who started The Harlem Document?
Aaron Siskind

8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a painting. Who was the painter?

Caravaggio
9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?
It looked like a Caravaggio painting because one of the boys was illuminated by the sun.

10. Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)
Lewis Hine was a photographer who used his work for social reform, and eventually helped influence the making of the child labor laws.

11. Who was Weegee?
Weegee, AKA Arthur Fellig, was a photographer whose main topic of photography was murder and crime scenes.

12. How did The League change when The Nazis took power?
The League received many talented refugees when the Nazis took power.

13. How did The League change during WWII?
League members used their photography skills to support the war effort.

14. How did Siskind change after WWII?
He started to use abstract photography, which was a new from of expressionism.

15. What was the Saturday Evening post?
It was an American magazine that used a lot of photos taken by the League.

16.) Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?
Barbara Morgan was an American photographer who photographed modern dancers.

17. What eventually undermined the Photo League?
Angela Calomiris undermined the Photo League by testifying they were communists.

18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?
The growing menace was society questioning their views and patriotism.

19. Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?
Eugene Smith

20. What happened to the league?
They disbanded in 1951.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

"From Smartphones to Museum Walls" Lens Article

My favorite photo from the Lens blog post "From Smartphones to Museum Walls" is slide two of sixteen by Eric Ward in Ohio. The photo shows five people in five different hammocks attached to two trees, all one on top of another. Surrounding the people is a sea of trees. I like this photo because, first off, it gives off a happy vibe. The people in the hammocks are laughing, and the situations itself is so unusual it brings about a feeling of amusement. Secondly, colors of the hammocks (blue and red) allow them to stand out among the brown background of trees and dirt. Lastly, the arrangement of the hammocks is so bizarre that it initiates a sense of curiosity in the audience, wondering how the people shown in the photo were even able to set up their hammocks that way.

Link to Photo:
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/from-smartphones-to-museum-walls/?_r=0#slideshow/100000003500393/100000003500399

Friday, February 6, 2015

Photo Composition Rules

Three Photo Composition Rules:

Rule of Thirds

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

Viewpoint

http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/10-top-photography-composition-rules

Background

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/04/12/10-rules-of-photo-composition-and-why-they-work/