Title: Wedding Shot
Still in catch-up mode.
Subject: Maureen and Oshin Wedding, San Pedro, CA
Techie: 135mm, f/6.3 at 1/160th.
Enjoy!
Showing posts with label photographer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photographer. Show all posts
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Photo 365 - Day 288 (Wedding Shot)
Day 288 (April 17th, 2011)
Title: Wedding Shot
Still in catch-up mode.
Subject: Maureen and Oshin Wedding, San Pedro, CA
Techie: 135mm, f/6.3 at 1/160th.
Enjoy!
Title: Wedding Shot
Still in catch-up mode.
Subject: Maureen and Oshin Wedding, San Pedro, CA
Techie: 135mm, f/6.3 at 1/160th.
Enjoy!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Artist of the Day - Day 12 - Alfred Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz; Godfather of Modern Photography
It is tricky sometimes to isolate a single person (or group of people) who start a major chain reaction that changes the world. Stieglitz is one of those people and photography as an art form was his contribution to society as a whole. Stieglitz (1864-1946) spent over 50 years introducing countless people to the art-form known as Photography. He wasn’t necessary the best photographer of his time, but it was more his total and complete dedication to the art form that made him so critical in photography’s success in America (and abroad). He ran galleries, produced books and magazines, and so much more. Whenever I see a Stieglitz, it always makes the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up – because I’m seeing a piece of art from a man who made this medium exist.
Rather than try and think of more to say, I think I’ll just use a quote of his that really says a lot about who he was: "I have always been a great believer in today. Most people live either in the past or in the future, so that they really never live at all. So many people are busy worrying about the future of art or society, they have no time to preserve what is. Utopia is in the moment. Not in some future time, some other place, but in the here and now, or else it is nowhere."
Wikipedia
It is tricky sometimes to isolate a single person (or group of people) who start a major chain reaction that changes the world. Stieglitz is one of those people and photography as an art form was his contribution to society as a whole. Stieglitz (1864-1946) spent over 50 years introducing countless people to the art-form known as Photography. He wasn’t necessary the best photographer of his time, but it was more his total and complete dedication to the art form that made him so critical in photography’s success in America (and abroad). He ran galleries, produced books and magazines, and so much more. Whenever I see a Stieglitz, it always makes the little hairs on the back of my neck stand up – because I’m seeing a piece of art from a man who made this medium exist.
Rather than try and think of more to say, I think I’ll just use a quote of his that really says a lot about who he was: "I have always been a great believer in today. Most people live either in the past or in the future, so that they really never live at all. So many people are busy worrying about the future of art or society, they have no time to preserve what is. Utopia is in the moment. Not in some future time, some other place, but in the here and now, or else it is nowhere."
Wikipedia
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Artist of the Day - Day 8 - Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams; Photographer, Photographer (he was so good, he gets it twice) and Eco-nut before there were Eco-nuts
What to say about Ansel Adams that hasn’t already been said. He is, unquestionably, America’s most famous photographer as well as one of forefathers of nature photography. There are times that I love his work and times that I really dislike it (I won’t say ‘hate’, but that’s a bit extreme). The works that I dislike aren’t due to any aesthetic elements nor subject matter, but it’s more of a “that shot is only ok – but since Adam’s took it people are going to think it was the greatest photo in the history of the universe!”. Adams took great shots, everyone knows that, but at the same time he also took some mediocre (and dare I say ‘bad’) shots as well. It is hard to really criticize his work because; either a) people will think that you are just jealous (which I sure as heck am!) or b) that you don’t really know what you are talking about.
Adam’s photos and contributions to the photographic world will help influence many generations (if not longer) of future artist. Adams has done so much more than just take pictures, he established many art/photography institutions, created some of the foundational rules that all photographers still use, and taught thousands of people how to create their own works (both as an actual teachers and via many of the photography books he wrote).
Wikipedia
What to say about Ansel Adams that hasn’t already been said. He is, unquestionably, America’s most famous photographer as well as one of forefathers of nature photography. There are times that I love his work and times that I really dislike it (I won’t say ‘hate’, but that’s a bit extreme). The works that I dislike aren’t due to any aesthetic elements nor subject matter, but it’s more of a “that shot is only ok – but since Adam’s took it people are going to think it was the greatest photo in the history of the universe!”. Adams took great shots, everyone knows that, but at the same time he also took some mediocre (and dare I say ‘bad’) shots as well. It is hard to really criticize his work because; either a) people will think that you are just jealous (which I sure as heck am!) or b) that you don’t really know what you are talking about.
Adam’s photos and contributions to the photographic world will help influence many generations (if not longer) of future artist. Adams has done so much more than just take pictures, he established many art/photography institutions, created some of the foundational rules that all photographers still use, and taught thousands of people how to create their own works (both as an actual teachers and via many of the photography books he wrote).
Wikipedia
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Artist of the Day - Day 5 - Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange; Photographer and Historian
Yesterday I chose to highlight one of my favorite photographers, Ed Weston, and today I thought I’d follow him up with one my other top-rated photographers, Dorothea Lange. Dorothea Lange was one of the best photojournalist, and I believe her ability to show people in their truest form (not posing or hiding any emotions from the camera) was a key part in the foundation of true photojournalism.
Her work during the Great Depression, in capturing what was really happening to people as they lost everything, is just amazing. She captured the people she was photographing in such a way, that when viewed, you knew their pain and suffering was real and you connected with them. She recorded one of the most emotional and tragic times during American history – the internment of Japanese citizens during World War II. Without her work, that part of our history might have been lost.
Many museums have her work included in their photography selections (she was quite prolific in her work), including locally: SF-MoMA, De Young, and the Oakland Museum of California (which has the largest Dorothea Lange collection – 6,000+ prints!)
Wikipedia
Oakland Museum of California
Library of Congress
Yesterday I chose to highlight one of my favorite photographers, Ed Weston, and today I thought I’d follow him up with one my other top-rated photographers, Dorothea Lange. Dorothea Lange was one of the best photojournalist, and I believe her ability to show people in their truest form (not posing or hiding any emotions from the camera) was a key part in the foundation of true photojournalism.
Her work during the Great Depression, in capturing what was really happening to people as they lost everything, is just amazing. She captured the people she was photographing in such a way, that when viewed, you knew their pain and suffering was real and you connected with them. She recorded one of the most emotional and tragic times during American history – the internment of Japanese citizens during World War II. Without her work, that part of our history might have been lost.
Many museums have her work included in their photography selections (she was quite prolific in her work), including locally: SF-MoMA, De Young, and the Oakland Museum of California (which has the largest Dorothea Lange collection – 6,000+ prints!)
Wikipedia
Oakland Museum of California
Library of Congress
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