Friday, January 29, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Diane Arbus




Type: Art/advertising

Intent: Convey a message of emotion of the man and his probable pain from his tatoos

Emphasis: Black and white and texture (of the tatoos - they have a fake texture)

Element: Tone line of the tattoos
My eye went to his eyes first because there is a white around them and he looks in pain but also complacent.

Richard Avedon




Type: Art/ Portrait

Intent: Convey a message of emotion of the woman wrapped in a snake

Emphasis: Black and white, but also the color of the snake in contrast to the woman

Elements: Lines- of the body and of the snake
My eye went to the womans face first because of her dark hair

Sebastiao Salgado




Type: Landscape/art

Intent: Convey a message about the vastness of the ocean/emptiness of it

Emphasis: Texture of the ocean in contrast with the whales fin

Elements: The perspective of the photo... depending on where you look at it you get different things out of it. My eye went to the sky first.

Minor White




Type: Art/Landscape

Intent: Convey a message of emotion of the night / darkness / creepiness of it

Emphasis: Texture- the lines in the picture.

Elements: Tone line, the lines look like tree roots.
my eye goes to the moon first because it is bright.

Edward Weston




Type: Art

Intent: Convey a message about the product - peppers, and emotion- looking like two human bodies wrapped together.

Emphasis: Texture of the pepper/ lumps in the pepper

Elements: Perspective is very important in this picture. My eye goes to the top part first

Anne Geddes




Type: Advertising/Documentary

Intent: Convey a message about germany in the 1930s

Emphasis: Color

Elements: the color is a big element and is what makes the picture. the eye goes to the blue eyes on the baby first. The picture doesnt look real- and is slightly disturbing.

Lois Greenfield




Type: Art

Intent: It conveys a message of emotion- the emotion of the people in the picture.

Emphasis: Texture, shadow, black and white. Texture esp because of their outfits.

Element: Line is very important and the angles of their bodies. My eye went to the woman first because of her clothes.

Ansel Adams




Type: Landscape/Art

Intent: It conveys a message of emotion, but not flat out like most, its a subtle emotion of the flower.

Emphasis: Texture of the petals

Elements: The lines on the table are very important, as are the lines of the petals.
My eye went to the center of the flower first.

Man Ray




Type: Documentary

Intent: It conveys a message of emotion of the woman who is crying

Emphasis: Texture of the teardrops

Elements: Line- the line of her eyelashes. Oddly enough my eye went to her nostrils first because they are dark

Lee Friedlander



Type: Art/portrait

Intent: Convey the emotion of the woman about to get married

Emphasis: Black and White

Elements: The tone on her face is very important to the picture. my eye goes to the flowers first

Gordon Parks




Type: Art and portrait

Intent: Convey the emotion of the nuns

Emphasis: depth of field- the amount of nuns, and the many lines

Elements: The line/tone of their outfits is important, it starts off strong with the first on and then gets lighter with each nun, so that they begin to sort of blend together. My eye goes to the front nuns necklace first, since it is shiny and stands out on her outfit.

Edward Curtis




Type: Other- portrait

Intent: Convey the emotion of the little girl

Emphasis: Light- the way the light hits the girl in different ways

Elements: Texture- especially of the girls hair
My eye went to the little girls eye first because of the intensity of them



Type: Landscape and documentary

Intent: Convey a message of emotion, and show the impoverished family.

Emphasis: Depth of field- there are the people, their surroundings, the next house, and then the woods go pretty far back

Elements: texture
My eye goes to the mom in the corner first, because shes the tallest and stands out

Annie Leibovitz



Type: Art but could also be landscape of the ocean

Intent: To sell Michael Phelps, but also convey a message of emotion between the mermaids and the water

Emphasis: Light- the different usage of light is what makes this picture stand out

Elements: Texture- of the fins on the mermaids. My eye goes to the females hair first because its the one thing not blue.

Walker Evans




Type: Landscape/documentary

Intent: Convey a message about the past

Emphasis: Black and white

Element: The lines of the barn, my eye went straight to the coca cola sign- the 3d element of the sign

Jim Brandenburg




Type: Landscape Photography

Intent: It conveys a message of emotion and happiness

Elements: He uses the element of lines with the waves and reflections with the sun. The sun behind the cloud is what the eye goes to first.