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“Everybody Street illuminates the lives and work of New York’s iconic street photographers and the incomparable city that has inspired them for decades. The documentary pays tribute to the spirit of street photography through a cinematic exploration of New York City, and captures the visceral rush, singular perseverance and at times immediate danger customary to these artists. Covering nine decades of street photography, “Everybody Street” explores the careers and influences of many notable photographers––a number of whom have never been documented, featuring: Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Jill Freedman, Bruce Gilden, Joel Meyerowitz, Rebecca Lepkoff, Mary Ellen Mark, Jeff Mermelstein, Clayton Patterson, Ricky Powell, Jamel Shabazz, Martha Cooper, and Boogie, with historians Max Kozloff and Luc Sante."
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Martha CooperMartha Cooper is american photographer. her style of photography is photo journalism she has taken a series of photographs entitled new york city snaps most of her pictures are in colour. She takes photos of pets and people buildings in light. she take lots and lots of photos. she work as a staff photographer for the new york post during the 1970s. she graduated from high school at the age 16. She earned an art degree at age 19 from grinnel
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in this image we can see children playing on go karts. They look happy while they are playing with their friends. The interesting thing about this image is that it is in black and white. It shows me that it was taken a long time ago. The clothes also shows us that it was a long time ago. I can tell from the image that there was movement because they are go karting. From the image we can see that she took the picture facing the left. Creating an angle helping to focus on the bridge and the children. This image shows me that its a nice day because of the day light and the children smiling. It shows that it was on the bridge. I would title this image "Children Go Kart Racing". If I met this photographer i would ask two questions. I would ask "Why did you take a photo of children go karting?" and "Why did you take the picture on the b
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My First Set of Pictures
WWWI like this picture because I like the reflection and the person walking on water like the way I use the colour pink for picture it went well with water and I got the walls included as well I think it went well.
EBII could have chosen a lower angle to get the who,l person in shot. Or, I could have focused on the reflection of the tree and the person and cropped out the real person completely.
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My Second Set of Images
What I learned about street photography from the film 'Everybody Street'
- How do street photographers behave?
- What kind of equipment do they use?
- What kinds of subjects interest them?
- Why do they like photographing on the street?
- What are the risks involved in street photography?
- What makes a successful street photograph?
Photo Challenge #2: DiagonalsDiagonal lines help to make your photos more interesting. They can help to make your pictures more active and dramatic.
this photograph is made by Henri Cartier Bresson. Henri cartier bresson has took a good advantage of showing you a good picture of diagonals. The diagonals are at 90 degrees to each other. He showed you a good example where to put the lines to |
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WWW/EBIi like this set because i had very good diagonal pictures i got big range of angles my favourite picture is the railings in the corridor of the school because it has a interesting depth of field and wide range
even better if i got more pictures |
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WWW/EBIi tried to take a good diagonals. i tried to make a good angle to make the picture better
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photo challenge #3: rule of thirds
The Rule of Thirds (which is actually more of a guideline than a rule) is an imaginary grid that can help you make better photographs. As you can see in this diagram, your image is divided up into 9 segments by lines placed one third and two thirds across the surface. Some cameras have the option to turn these grid lines on in the viewfinder.
The idea is to compose your shot using the grid lines, the segments and the places where the lines cross to help you. Look at the slideshow below for some examples of how I have used the Rule of Thirds in taking my images.
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What I learned:The Rule of Thirds is a useful way of making interesting compositions. It helped me think about where I placed the subject and made me look around the edges of the frame rather than just in the middle. I thought about the space around the subject as an important part of the picture. I think my photos are less predictable when the subject isn't in the centre but off to one side. I like the way there is a sense of movement and energy in some of the shots. When a picture is unsuccessful I can see now that it is often because I have not used the Rule of Thirds well enough.
Cropping for Rule of ThirdsSometimes photographers may like an image but think that it could be improved by cropping either in the darkroom or using software like Adobe Photoshop. I like this image but I want to improve it using the rule of thirds.
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Cropping in Photoshop
Robert Frank
Robert Frank (born November 9, 1924) is an important figure in American photography and film. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled the Americans, was nfluential, and earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage.
The Rule of Thirds ChallengeUse the guide opposite to help you collect photos using a range of Rule of Thirds compositions.
Note: The pink section represents the subject, an area where our eyes might be drawn, the main part of the image. The white section should be of less interest, an area of open or negative space, which supports but doesn't dominate the main subject. Supplementary ChallengeAttempt to take 5 photographs that DON'T fit into any of these compositional patterns. |