3 critiques

Anthony- I really enjoyed his photos, I know you were saying before that his "three emotions" photograph would have been better if it was somewhat cropped more in, to focus just on the "confused" man, but I disagree. I enjoyed all of the things in front of him because it showed clutter and chaos. It made his emotion more believable that he was in a hurry and annoyed or confused about a text message that he received.


Evan- Evan's photos were my favorite. Though he said that the photo of him was a photo that everyone else would have was somewhat unbelievable, I actually understood what he was talking about. You said in that class the photo was a little staged and that it wasnt anything that special. I have to disagree when I saw that picture I couldn't help but relate to it, and Im sure most people in the class have been through a night where they drank a little much and had to spend the night with their toilet. I thought this photo was taken very well.


Melanie- In class you mentioned that her "artsy" photo was a little cliche and that we should never take a picture of some one else's art and try to make it our own. I have to disagree I especially enjoyed her photo of the bananas in the bowl because of the fact that she focused on the painted bowl rather than the fruit. I thought the colors were beautiful and stood out great next to the browning bananas.

Scavenger hunt

A picture that everyone else is going to take

Something Im passionate about

An interesting landscape

A snapshot

Indoor lighting

Portrait of someone you dont know, but they dont look uncomfortable

This is one of the many photos by EJ Bellocq. EJ Bellocq took a lot of photographs of prostitutes but he scratched most of their faces out. This photo tells a deep story, anyone who looks at it can create a story line in their head. When I look at this photo is a see a troubled girl, one who needs to prostitute for money purposes obviously, not because she enjoys sex or men. She is reaching out to what looks like a butterfly decal on the wall and to me that symbolizes that she is reaching for the purity and childhood that she never got to have or the one that she desperately misses. Above her is what looks like a flag that would go in a college dorm room, it says Vermont on it, which could be where this person is located or it could just be an old University souvenir. What I like most about the flag is its position, as the girl is reaching for her youth that she never got, the flag is even higher up to show that her future, or an education is completely out of reach for her to even try and get. The most important part about this picture is her face that is scratched out, because to men all they are looking for is a body and they don't care what her face looks like, or what the woman even has to say.

Homework 2, 6 favorite photos

Jordan Matter has recently done a new project consisting of dance in every day life. These are only a few from his selection, but these were the ones that caught my attention the most. This idea shows beauty and reality. Dance can be seen anywhere, even in the strangest of places. My favorite out of the six that I have provided has to be the last one, with the young girl and her shopping bags. This would have to be my favorite one because I can oddly relate. I am in no means a dancer, nor do I think I can dance good but I know the feeling of walking out of a store after a days worth of shopping for new clothes or shoes or anything, and all you want to do is jump up and scream because you are so happy with all of the selections you have chosen and that now you have something new to wear the next day. I believe this photo captures that wonderfully. I also enjoy the fact that she is around tons of people but no one is looking at her differently or even noticing her for that matter. It shows that what she is doing is natural.

Each photo gives off such a realistic feel to it, even though the people are doing crazy movements with their bodies that most people wouldnt even attempt. Another photo that really gives off emotion is the one of the man in the subways in New York City. Im sure all of us as one point in our life has been in that situation where you are running to catch a train or a subway. This man is leaping to catch his train but the shape and movement of his body are so beautifully caught.

These photos as a collection, to me, show so much beauty.