Assignment #2 Light & Form

(all the large prints)

Photo Walks

There was a recent article in The Phoblographer (one of my favorite photo blogs) about going on photo walks. If anyone is ever interested in going on a walk and taking pictures I would love to do something like this. I have noticed that I tend to see a lot of things in the same way when I am out shooting so it would be refreshing to have a different set of eyes on the same scene. Also I really like the genre of street photography, but sometimes have trouble finding good streets to take pictures here in the city. Or perhaps we could organize a class field trip one of these days if we have time and all go somewhere together.

adventure is out there

Color-full

After watching the documentary about William Eggleston I have been very intrigued by the era in photographic history of early color. Color has been the de facto mode for our generation so it's hard to imagine a world before its ubiquity. Saul Leiter is another name that is highly regard in the hierarchy of color photographers and I find myself amazed by many of his compositions. Street photography has always been fascinating to me and the more I research famous photographs the more I am inspired. Many factors go into the construction of a street photograph and I admire those who are able to capture the fleeting moments that move by us every day. I like how the addition of color reinforces the compositional decisions and make the overall image more powerful. There's something alluring about the softness of color film as well that I think is difficult to replicate with digital.

and a parting shot because I love self-portraits 

Ray Metzker

Another famous photographer I admire named Dan Winters praised Ray Metzker for his sense of light and shadow in an interview I listened to. I checked him out and found him to be a great inspiration for our upcoming Light and Form assignment. He photographs in black and white and has a keen eye for capturing contrast. I am in awe of many of his photographs.

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