Sunday, January 27, 2008

Shawn Escoffery - Clark Kent

I love the expressions on these children's faces especially the big eyes on the little boy. I like how the angle is on this shot and also how the four children are really in focused and the other children playing in the background are blury.

Daniel Go - Bawal

I love pictures of old buildings for some reason, i find them fascinating. I really like the blues that are shown in this pictures. It looks like the building is going to crumble. There is a light on the whites that kind of directs your eyes to it, and then a saying in black. I thought this was a really awesome picture. It doesn't seem real.

Daniel Go - Lonely Chucks

I like this picture because you can tell that the photographer is laying down on the ground with the shoes. I like how it looks like a fish eye, and that the circle of light is encompassing the shoes.

Nick Brandt - Lion

It looks like this picture is taken up close. The sepia tone makes the contrast in this picture awesome. The dust in the background and the blowing of the lions fur is such a good shot. Just a shot of a lion makes this different then another pictures, you dont see this everyday.

Nick Brandt - Giraffe

The contrast in this picture is really cool. Nick Brandt has a really unique look to his pictures. I like how the clouds look really sharp and dramatic. Towards the right of the picture it kind of fades to black.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Dorthea Lange - Children of Young Migratory Parents

Dorthea Lange has incredible pictures and this is just one of them. You can tell that these kids are homeless and wanting to be loved. How she took it was well done. I liked the shadow and the light and then when the kids are shown they are cast in a darker setting. I like the flower that is drawn above them. You never really know what has happened in the past until you see it in the picture. This is a remarkable picture.

Christopher Burkett - Resplendent Leaves at Sunset


This is such a beautiful picture. The colors in the picture are phenominal. I like that Christopher uses shallow depth of feild, the leaves that are in focused are really sharp.

Annie Leibovitz - Iggy Pop


Iggy Pop, he looks scary, but i have to admit this picture definitely has emotion in it. The way Annie shot this picture is remarkable. I feel like she wanted to show the veins in his body. His body looks leathery and even though the jeans kind of blend in with the black background i think it compliments the picture. His jeans have the right lighting on them and I like the way that he is not centered in the picture.

Alfred Eisenstaedt - Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe is a CLASSIC, I love the gesture she is protraying in this picture. She has a soft look to her. I love that her hair is glowing and her black turtle neck is popping out in the picture. I don't necessary like the background i feel like the lines distrace from her, but i do like the way her body is positioned. You can definitely tell that this picture way taken a while ago.

William Eggleston - Untitled (Red Ceiling)

This picture may not be that intriguing to some people, but why i may think this is a cool picuture is believe it or not that this photographer did not use a red filter. He experienced with different kinds of paper to finally get the correct red that he wanted for this image. I really liked the lines going from the light bulb to the wall. The blacks and whites stand out in the picture. It is trippy because you can tell that this picture was shot at an angle but it makes the picture more interesting.