Portraits

Not a fan of these shots, but I have to post them Because i"m fairly sure that's all I still need to post.

Museum Critique

The museum trip was quite enjoyable, with some evocative photos. The first gallery we entered featured photos by Leon Levinstein. The gallery was entitled "Hipsters, Hustlers and Handball Players." It showcased photos taken from 1950 and 1980 and showed people from across New York City, from Harlem to Coney Island. MAny of the pictures encompassed the time so well. From hipsters in American Flag leisure suits to an old woman seeking respite from the searing Coney Island sun to young guys fixing their 'fros in a mirror on the street. Now as for the second exhibit, " Between Here and There: Passage in Contemporary Photography" there were a few very interesting pictures. I found Weng Fen's "Birds Eye View: Haikou V" quie interesting, showing just a girl sitting on a ledge overlooking the city. She seemed to be at the end of the world looking into our preposterously large cities.I found Lothar Baumgarten's use of light and shadow very well done in "Darness of Doubling Shadow" and i particularly liked Rineke Dijkstra's photo series. I found it amazing how the girl progresses in age throughout, yet her outfits make her seem younger. From an old lady plaid skirt as as young girl to slacks and a t-shirt as an adult.

Home

Family is something that I've always considered sacred. The few people on the planet that I can always rely on regardless of how badly I've managed to screw everything up. The few people that I will always be there for, no matter where I am or what I'm doing. Having said that, I wanted to juxtapose this closeness with my family by not showing them at all. I chose to show the big, empty house without people, but using light and shadow to portray the warmth of the home despite the emptiness. I guess you could say that the light is the presence of my family even though they aren't there.

Street

Darkness

"My Favorite Photos Ever!!" *Today Assignment 1