Brassai

Brassai 'No Ordinary Eyes'

Is one of the most influential and important photographers of the 20th century. He's best known for his chronicling of demi-monde Paris in the 1930s and for his classic portraits. 

The Quai de Bercy, c. 1932

I really like the lighting on the tree in this image. Its still got the idea of street photography but the nature involved i feel makes it more appealing and more to the image. Hence i really like the use of nature in the images and would like to try these in my images.

The Edge of the Jardin du Luxemburg on the Rue Auguste-Comte, c. 1931

The way that this image has been taken looking down and along the street, row of trees and concrete wall to me is very visually enhancing. I like how its a portrait image and the idea of creating depth in a image.

In Montmartre, c. 1935-37

I love this image, once again the portrait idea of looking down at the steps, trees and lamps creates a lovely photograph. I want to try and use this idea in my photographs in my street also.

Referenced from;

Brassai, 'N Ordinary Eyes'

Edited by Alain Sayag and Annick Lionel-Marie

2000, Thames and Hudson Ltd, (UK).

Series

Have put together some series...............found this quite hard as i thought there was so many different series that could be created.

This first series is simply of an area in my space which included a letter box etc. This appealed to me as i felt there was a connection between the images however i dont feel that they are a strong series at all.

This second series has been created around the vivid blue sky in the background along with the wall. Although the dark blue colour looks visually appealing against the white or other colour in a single image, unfortunately the images dont work well grouped in a series as well as id hoped.

This series below, actually included another image but for some reason wouldn't upload, (was of a close up of the brick steps which took up the whole image). This series involves the idea of  concrete and bricks. I like these images especially the image of the concrete next to the garage door.

This series would have to be my favourite out of the ones that i have posted.......

would possibly lighten up the first image to fit and match the end one more therefore keeping the series together.

Charles Marville; Recorded the progress of this early town renewal. He toured the town with his camera and recorded images, below are two of them. He often took pictures where there was soft even light which occured on overcast days. He was known to to take pictures after rainstorms to capture the luminosity of the damp cobblestone streets.

This image was taken after recent rain.

Rue Traversine, c. 1860

In this photograph, nostalgia was the aim of the image.

Impasse de l'essai, Paris, c. 1860

Referenced from;

Great Photographers

Life Library of Photography

By the editors of time-life books

copyright 1971 Time-Life Books Inc

Photographers

Gabriele Basilico; His photographer endoses the whole rather than the fragment. His street photogrpahy really appeals to me and is extremely relevent in the brief that we are doing.




Gabriele Basilico. born Milan (IT), 1994. died Le Treport. 1985. Gelatin silver print.


Bill Brandt: Preferred pre-arranged pictures rather than candid one. He the 1940's he was a romantic landscapist and then in the 1950's he was a portraitist and a photographer of the nudes. I really like the involvement of the children in the street photograph.

Bill Brandit. born Hamburg (GERM), 1904. died London(UK), 1983. The Lambeth Walk 1936. Gelatin silver print.

Referenced from;
The Photography Book
Published 1997 Phaidon Press Limited

Photographers

Jitka Hanzlova- Photographing with the idea of 'noticing things'. Photographs such as nature, parks very simple yet stunning imagery.

Bruce Davidson- His project of a single street in 1970 show people and their surroundings. He's sensitive to their lives and has a very documentary like approach.

Gerald Forster- Photographs of night shots (over exposure). The lighting captured in these images are so appealing to the eye.

Bill Henson- Does night photography, protraits of people.

Gillian Wearing- Gets people to write a statement on a peice of paper and then photographs them holding it. Very interesting yet cool idea making excellent and appealing photographs.

Gregory Crewdson- All of his photographs are well lit. He pays great attention to lighting and thus builds up stories within his images.

Heidi Specker- Her photography is all about compostion. Images are very simple yet are very beautifully constructed images.

Naoya Hatakeyama- Photographs images that are reflections in water.

Photograhy Interests

At the present I'm interested in doing rural photography and therefore would be taking photographs of a road rather than a street......

Artist Models
Edward Weston

James Ravilious, (1939-1999)
Was an english photographer, images are documented to show the lifestyle associated with the area of North Devon.

Tree-lined street with riders, Florac,
Cevennes, France, 1982.

Farm Yard, 1996.

Jean Prickard leading her flock, Woolridge,

Dolton, Devon, England, 1975.

Cows coming home to be milked, La Vernade,

Covennes, France, 1982.

"To see color as form means looking at the image in a new way, tryingto free oneself from absorption in subject matter," by Cole Weston.

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