Everybody Street |
“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 Cooper
She was born in 1940's in Maryland and Baltimore. She started doing photography from the age of 3. She left school at 16 and did and art degree by the age of 19.
She brought English in Thailand and drove a motor cycle from Krungthep to London. She worked as a photographer for the 'New york' past during 1970.
She brought English in Thailand and drove a motor cycle from Krungthep to London. She worked as a photographer for the 'New york' past during 1970.
- what is going on in the image? The children playing and climbing the frame. I can see tall building in background.
- Is the image in black and white or colour - what difference does this make? The image is in black and white. It makes me feel bored and it really look like old frame. I felt like the children will hurt themselves and I saw the building is rotten.
- Describe the composition of the image - is it calm, still and clearly organised or is it full of action/violence/movement and a little bit chaotic? It is clam and still clearly movement. I see children climbing the frame and it looks clear. Some of the children are moving and some are still.
- How much information is captured in the image? - has the photographer used a wide angle lens to suck in lots of information, or has s/he used a lens to draw us closer to the subject and isolate it from the background? The background shows a building and old flats with broken windows.
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?
Surfaces
Wherever you look on the street there are different textures, patterns, signs and surfaces. Some street photographers are fascinated by all this visual information and try to capture it in their images.
TIP: Look for interesting details - rubbish, cracks, signs, posters, text - and think about changing your viewpoint. Think about looking through fences to capture an unusual view of the scene beyond. Try to surprise the viewer with an unusual angle or composition. |
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Last lesson we had a photo challenge and we had to take photo looking down on things pictures of shadows and reflections of people walking by and cropping (showing only parts of people's bodies)
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PHOTO CHALLENGE 2 - Diagonals
My response:
Photo Challenge #3 - Rule of Thirds
Some cameras have the option to turn these grid lines on in the picture.
The idea is to compose your shot using the grid lines, 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.
The idea is to compose your shot using the grid lines, 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.
My Street Photography
Evaluation
WWW: I love the way of when I am standing by the window and looking in. It look clear when I stand.
EBI: we stood in different places and have made some movement. |
WWW: I love the angles and it look good when the car starts to move.
EBI: It would have been even better if..... I need improve to take a better picture of different places and more people moving. |
My grid pictures.
CROPPING WITH THE RULE OF THRIDS
Original image
Using the crop tool in Photoshop
Final Image