Natalie's Photos

Monday, April 19, 2021

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Project 6 second Progress Review

Monday, April 5, 2021

Project 6 First Project Review

Monday, March 29, 2021

Research and Write

https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/politics/henri-cartier-bresson-america-in-passing/

The image i am choosing to critique is the second one with the soldiers. I like how this photo you can see it is a celebration but within that, there are a whole lot of different expressions from the boys. The two in the back are happy and celebrating with one another about their achievement but the boy in the main focus area is concerned. I feel like he is concerned about what this now means, how this is going to be his life now.

The photo shows a group of young boys celebrating some achievement with each having their own American flag. These American flags are symbolic of our military or the boy scouts franchise. The focal point of this piece is the boy on the far right in front of all the others. If you look at the photo head on there is a triangle between the two boys and him. This helps to lead the eye around the piece and look at the whole photo. The image being in grayscale adds a tone to the piece. Like this was a dark time for the nation but in this moment there was happiness. Each boy gets a kind of frame because of the flag that they are holding and the person next to them. The whole photo is in focus and all the details are there. This makes it seem like they are all important because they are all in focus with him but the one boy is who he wanted to capture so that is why he is the focal point. There is a good contrast of negative space with some being white and the other gray. This gives your eye the chance to take a break and find other details in the work.

Project 6 part 1

My idea is to do one of the life of a blue collar shift worker. Their schedule is completely different than a normal persons. My goal is to capture the difficulty in getting enough sleep and having time for themselves. I was thinking about taking photos of the type of work they do. Or their daily schedule througout the day. For example how long they sleep or how strenuous it is on the body.

My other idea is about raising a young child in your 50s. My goal would be to capture the essence of daily life. I can take a photo of the child getting ready for school, the parent making sure the child is getting ready, and just photos throughout the day. I could take a photo of the parents occupation to show the hours they put into it.