Lines

In this photo, instead of the only leading to the subject, it also creates a beautiful contrast down the middle.

The Rule of Thirds

The photographer of this photo clearly set up this photo carefully, getting an angle where the buildings created the vertical, almost perfect lines 1/3 apart.

Simplicity

In this photo, the use of very bland colors in contrast to the intense fiery red is very simple but effective, creating a dramatic effect.

National Geographic Photo Contest

 I love the color and contrast in this photo, it looks so chaotic. It's interesting how the stars look next to the clouds of the storm. It's awe-inspiring.

 This photo almost makes the world seem upside down. It's such an interesting concept; hundreds and hundreds of spiders nesting in trees clear daylight. It shows how everything is affected by one event.

 

This photo was taken in Death Valley, and yet there's a storm. Not to mention a electrical storm! Since it's happening at sunset, it creates a beautiful image.

3. Think about your world, what photo would you take to submit to this photo contest?

I would submit the Austin skyline.

National Geographic

1. What do you think about this project and photo essay? I think this is a very interesting concept, and more photographers should be thinking of innovate ways to make the subject more interesting.
2. What would you do if someone approached you with a camera and asked you to participate in a photo shoot and then asked you to touch a stranger? I would do it.
3. Think of an unusual photo shoot similar to this one that you think would be fun to go and shoot. It'd be interesting to get a picture of peoples reactions after you say outlandish things to them.
4. Finally, tell me what you thought of the photography, are the photos good? Do you like looking at them? The actual photography was okay. They were average.

Touching People

1. What made you pick the photo? All the subjects were extreme clear and in focus.

2. Is there anything about the composition of the photo (this means how the photographer set the photo up in their view finder, NOT the content of the photo) that made your eyes gravitate to the photo? The subject being in clear focus and having contrasting colors.

3. Why do you think this photo made the cut of the top 40 photos ever? All the photos are very powerful, and they tell a story.

Great Black and White Photographers (Pt 2)

 Edward Steichen

              Edward Steichen was born in March 27, 1879, and died in March 25, 1973. Although he's from Luxembourg originally, he and his family moved to Michigan in 1881 in hopes of a better life. Surprisingly they moved again in 1889 to Milwaukee. In 1894-1898, Edward apprenticed for a designer company and studied painting. He wanted to be a painter, but in 1896 his father gave him a camera and he quickly changed passions.  Three years later, he entered his first exhibition at the Second Salon of Philadelphia. In the next three years, he moved to New York and met Stieglitz. They become friends and worked together, and Edward later helped with founding Photo-Secession. He did many things for the company, such as organizing Little Galleries of Photo-Secession and designing the typography and cover for their quarterly, Camera Work. 

             Steichen lived in Paris from 1906-1914, continuing to study painting and photography. After commanding the Photographic Division of Aerial Photography in the American Expeditionary Forces during WWI, he burned all his painting to focus on photography. After the war, he also shifted the style of his work from impressionistic photographs to clear, close up images. He continued taking portraits and was dubbed the "the world's best portrait photographer" by Vanity Fair. He soon became chief photographer of Conde Nast publications which allowed him to travel and photograph fashion and numerous famous and political people. Between 1923 and 1938, his celebrity portraits and fashion pictures got him published in Vanity Fair and Vogue countless times; people praising him as the best in his field.

            In 1938, having saved up enough money, Edward Steichen closed down his studio and moved to France and spent his time as a horticulturist. Four years later, he was called into duty as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. He was in charge of recording the naval aspects of the war through photography. Once he had come back, he became the director of the photography department of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1947-1962.)

       Five years after getting back, Edward Steichen organized an exhibition that would be a compilation of the best photographers internationally. He traveled to 29 different cities in 11 European countries, all this taking 3 years. The exhibition was named, The Family of Man. It was seen by more than nine million people in 69 various countries and millions of books were sold.

Source: http://www.leegallery.com/edward-steichen/edward-steichen-biography

Photographic Division of Aerial Photography in the American Expeditionary Forces

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the Photographic Division of Aerial Photography in the American Expeditionary Forces

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