Chollier Schorr is a photographer who takes pictures of the world of men. She prefers to take pictures that have a revealing quality. She had an interesting notion of taking pictures in order to get to know the type of people the Germans were. I like that she was able to get something more out of a picture than just its face value on film. She was looking for something that ignited an emotion or curiosity in order to take the kind of photograph that says the most.
My book is almost ready to be sent in for print. I just need to add some text. I included work that i have done in the past semester and this semester.
My book idea is to make a compilation or portfolio using images from advanced digital arts and artist books classes. I really like the images i captured from my home in Imperial Valley and the trips to the different native american reservations. I want to also capture new images for this class to add to my portfolio. I think I may take photos of my trips to the art galleries I am going to visit soon. The other idea I have is to have a camera with me as much as possible and take pictures of what I like to see. May times I see a nice sunset and I wish I had my camera with me. I do also like the idea o scanning some drawings and editing them with photo shop and make that part of my portfolio as well. The Photos below are Indian Rock in Vista, and a shot of the desert in Imperial Valley.
He is a war photographer who has been all over the world. He has taken photos o suffering and death, but also playful and nurturing. His main goal is to tell the story of war around the world, and to present it uncensored and feature the grim reality of the people that live there. He also puts himself in grave danger while he takes the photos. I also respect that he uses his anger as a focus for his photography, also to deliver the truth about war torn countries.
The photo from the september 11 2001 attack on the twin towers, was a connection that he has been covering the same war for years. There are many picture that he has taken over his career and there is something very visceral about them.
I used the font called graffiti and the texture is a metal for the background and the globes are a sun dying.
Roni Horn definitely has a unique way of taking pictures. She tries to stay unbound by normal thoughts and goes for things that are hard to understand. Her photographs are more symbolic than they are about the subject in them. I think that she is exploring a different way of capturing images and displaying them using space.
James Brandenburg had a unique idea, to just take one picture a day. His idea molded into a sort of spiritual way of life, being unconcerned for what could have been and learning to live and be happy with the decisions you make. I think that translates into the photos he takes because the creatures and landscapes look very serene and peaceful.
Sally Mann seems to be as eccentric as any artist, but that is just how she expresses her passion for her art work. She Takes photos of things that are primarily black and white. These photos are high in contrast because thats how she prefers them to be, as well as ambiguous the less people can tell what it is the more interesting it is to her. She makes no apologies for her art work. I think that what makes her a good artist is that she welcomes flaws in her work but she is a perfectionist about it. She as a unique vision of how and what to take a photograph of and I think its partly because of how she was raised. I think the photos she took were good, there was a sort of athereal look to them like trying to look through or beyond what is seen in the photos.
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