Lines in Plants

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Andrew/Rudrick teaching class

From the slideshow: Look From Behind, With Feeling

Number 11

This photo is my favorite because it has a more morose take on "Look from Behind, With Feeling", which is the attitude I'd take if I were looking at that title. I also like how the room is pretty much destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, yet there's light pouring in from the open door that produces a gradient of light and dark that highlights the man going outside. The light also seems like "the light at the end of the tunnel"-esque, signifying the return after such a calamity. The photo also complies with the Rule of Thirds. The leading lines of the walls and ceiling also lead the viewer to look at the man in the middle, who's the subject of the photo. It's kind of sad how the ceiling has an ornate chandelier, yet the house has been destroyed and the inhabitants are gone or displaced.

Top 5 Photos Ranking

1st; Photo #9
2nd: Photo #15
3rd: Photo #8
4th: Photo #24
5th: Photo #22

Favorite Picture: Arnold Newman

I liked the Self Portrait Baltimore MD 1939 because for one, taking a picture in the mirror was a cute idea, one that produced a more entertaining and light-hearted photo than the others that he took did. I also liked how the camera was relatively close to the mirror, yet the mirror itself doesn't fill the frame and allows some of the background to show through. I had a double-take when I first saw it because I wasn't sure if the person in the mirror was standing behind an empty frame or was reflected off of it. It's a cool photo.

Multimedia Festival Poster 2

Why is this poster good?
We took advantage of Photoshop's abilities and made a colorful, simple, and informative poster.

Why is it better than the last one?
We were able to experiment with Photoshop and created an original poster that was more visually appealing than red writing on a plain black background.

What did you do to create this one?
We used multiple layers and altered the opacity of each layer and box to produce a slightly transparent effect in the background. I took a close-up picture of a canvas bag, which provided the texture in the background. Lucas made rectangles and arranged them after a model poster that we used for inspiration.

Movie Monday - The Photo League Questions

1. What was The Photo League's credo?

The camera was more than a means of recording reality; it was a device with the potential to change the world.

2. What organization did The Photo League separate from?

The Film and Photo League

3. What was the workshop?

The Photo League’s school, offering photography classes to anyone with a camera and $5 tuition. Director Sid Grossman insisted the goal of the photographer was to achieve an emotional connection with the subjects.

4. Who taught "the workshop?"

Sid Grossman

5. If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?
   In the aftermath of a lot of the social controversies concerning hate crimes and racial inequality, I would devote at least a year to juxtapose both the vast racial inequality as well as moments in which we cannot deny that people are brought together. I am not a police-hater, nor a majority-hater, but I do want people to notice that yes, there are these racial inequalities, but that the moments of incredible human kindness, compassion, and understanding are just as important. We need to fix the disparities, but we need a reminder every so often that those disparities are not the only relationships that exist.
6. What was The Harlem Document?

The Harlem Document is a portfolio of photographs that reveals Harlem’s poor living conditions and neighborhood in the 1930’s.

7. Who started The Harlem Document?

Aaron Siskind started The Harlem Document.

8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a __________ painting. Who was the painter?

Caravaggio

9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?

The kids all looked very sweet and innocent, but specifically the one sitting on the right had a perfect ray of light hitting his face, illuminating him.

10. Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)

He photographed child labor which showed children as young as eight working long   hours under dangerous conditions. Later in World War 1, Hine served as a photographer with Red Cross. He was also hired to record the construction of the Empire State Building.

11. Who was Weegee?

Weegee was a photojournalist who took images of the aftermath of New York street crimes and disasters.

12. How did The League change when The Nazis took power?

They became focused on supporting the war effort. They showed patriotism in America and gruesome descriptions of the war.

13. How did The League change during WWII?

Photo League members enlisted with armed forces and took part in battles on every theatre of WWII.

14. How did Siskind change after WWII?

Siskind turned away from the social and political world after WWII.

15. What was the Saturday Evening post?

The Saturday Evening Post was a photojournalism magazine similar to LIFE.

16. Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?

Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers.

17. What eventually undermined the Photo League?

The Photo League was put on a list of possible totalitarian, communist, or fascist organizations, created by Tom Clark.

18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?

Communism

19. Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?
    W. Eugene Smith
20. What happened to the league?
    FBI agent Angela Calomiris testified that Sid Grossman had recruited her from the Photo League into the Communist Party. Although the League was never officially on trial, people became scared and didn’t come anymore. Due to the loss of members, the Photo League closed down in the summer of 1951.

Multimedia Fest Poster

Concert Poster re-creation