Molly Carson

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Thursday, March 17, 2011

"We live in a beautiful place"

"When I was a boy in the days of the train,

I'd sit by the tracks on a long summer day"

"Graffiti you tryna spray"

Welcome to this world.

"I've seen the bridge and the bridge is long"

"Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?"

Live,LOVE, laugh

Medina, Ohio

Roscoe Park

"Went to the park today"

American Beauty

River Beauty

"We live in a beautiful place"

"When I was a boy in the days of the train,

I'd sit by the tracks on a long summer day"

"Graffiti you tryna spray"

Welcome to this world.

"I've seen the bridge and the bridge is long"

"Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?"

Live,LOVE, laugh

Medina, Ohio

Roscoe Park

"Went to the park today"

American Beauty

River Beauty

Friday, March 11, 2011

1. How can a photograph become more than just an "image"?

-I think that when a photographer is trying to convey something through the image then it becomes more that just a picture. When the photo speaks to the person that is looking at it, it is more meaningful. The image should have a deeper meaning that may be harder or easier for the viewer to find inside of the photograph.

2. What affect does size or scale have on the power of a photograph?

-Depending on the message that you are trying to portray, is how big that you want to make the photograph. If someone is trying to portray and really important message or something that can effect a lot of people, they should make the size bigger. If the picture is just a small message someone can make it small or big, however they see that it would be the most affective for their purposes.

3. How does location and context change the way we perceive and understand photographs?

-Location can affect the way we perceive an image. Depending on who or what group of people you are trying to speak to through your image, is where you should place the image. For example, JR put his photos on big buildings where multiple groups of people would be able to see all of his images. He even put some of his photos in neighborhoods and places that were less fortunate and in poverty and I think that that made the photo more powerful to the people looking at.

4. What can you take from JR's photographs to make your images stronger? How might your pictures become more impactful?

-What I can take from JR's photographs is that depending on what you are trying to portray in your photograph, you should make the size bigger or smaller if it would be a stronger photo one way or the other. If I want my pictures to be more impactful I think that I would be able to choose the size of the image that would best make my picture more powerful.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

1. Stephen Shore

2. October 8, 1947

3. He began his photography career at the age of 14 but he was interested in it even since the age of 6 when he received a darkroom kit. he taught himself how to photograph and began taking color photos at the age of 9. He showed his photographs to a man named Edward Steichen, who eventually bought 3 of his works. When he turned 24 he was the second living person to have a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He wrote a book in 1982 called Uncommon Places. This book is known to prove that a photograph in color can also be considered a work of art. In 1972 he photographed the back streets of many different small towns.

4. He was known for being one of the first photographers to take photos in color. His two best known works were Uncommon Places and American Surfaces. He is also known for his landscape photographs and cityscapes in the US.

5. What attracted me to the works of Stephen shore was that he takes pictures of everyday scenes like in cities or out in the country. Some of his photos are out in the country and in color it captures how beautiful the landscape is. In black and white you cannot really see the whole picture. I think that the color in his pictures is the best part of his work.

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