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Jason Lee

3 Commentsby   |  11.25.14  |  Student Posts

Although Jason Lee is normally a wedding photographer, he took a break with these adorable, hilarious images of his daughters. I love the playful colors and compositions used, and the amount of fun these shoots looked like.creative-children-photography-jason-lee-3 jason-lee-taz-35339471-xyo-700x468 creative-children-photography-jason-lee-10

Ken Kaminesky

2 Commentsby   |  11.16.14  |  Student Posts

Ken Kaminesky is a travel photographer based out of Canada. The majority of his images are created while traveling, and focus on architectural works and landscapes. Definitely check out his work here: http://www.kenkaminesky.com/#!/index

Some work:

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Hannu Huhtamo

4 Commentsby   |  11.16.14  |  Student Posts

Hannu Huhtamo is a photographer who paints with light. The work he creates is incredibly intricate, and he creates his images straight from photographs without any post editing. Check out his work here: http://www.hannuhuhtamo.com/index.php

Some of his work:

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Zac Freeman

4 Commentsby   |  11.16.14  |  Student Posts

Although Zac Freeman is not necessarily a photographer, his artwork is a great example for our upcoming project, building portraits out of found objects. His work is made out of junk and disposable trash, and he creates the images by gluing the individual pieces to canvas. He says that the trash he uses is representative of the cultural changes in society. Freeman has used everything from film canister tops to iPhones to expand on the concept that things that are “desired one year [become] archaic the next as society, technology, and consumables continue to change.”

Here are some examples of his work:

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Storyteller Michael Wolf

4 Commentsby   |  10.10.14  |  Announcements

While looking for some inspiration for our storytelling project, I stumbled across photographer Michael Wolf. I’d definitely encourage looking at some of his images and through the different photography series he has online. The majority of his images focus on one particular object in large cities; one of my favorite of his series is his Paris rooftop documentation (a few images shown below).

His website is: http://photomichaelwolf.com/#

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Charles C. Ebbets

2 Commentsby   |  09.23.14  |  Announcements

Charles C. Ebbets was an American photographer born in the early 20th century. Supposedly, his love of photography began at only the age of eight, when he purchased his first camera at a drugstore, charging it onto his mother’s account. One of his most famous photographs is “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” (pictured below), which has a few conspiracy theories surrounding it. For years, this image was shot by an “unknown” photographer, until 2003, when credit was given to Ebbets. However, there is still some debate on whether or not he took the picture. As well, some people claim that the shot was staged and the men were not actually eating lunch on the beam while working on the Rockefeller Center. Regardless of whether or not it was staged or who created it, it’s still a beautiful image and Ebbets remains an incredibly talented photographer.

 

Man Ray and the “Rayograph”

4 Commentsby   |  09.06.14  |  Student Posts

While doing a bit of research on photograms, I stumbled across some of Man Ray’s work, a 20th century artist. Man Ray’s involvement with photograms, which he later called “rayographs,” was apparently the result of a mistake Man Ray made while developing some photo paper. Although Man Ray did not create the concept of the photogram, it seems that he did bring them more popularity.

These two photograms (“rayographs”) are some of Man Ray’s work. I love the contrast of light and dark and the mysterious, beautiful quality these images have.

Image from http://theliteratelens.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/manray_two1.jpg

Jennie Magner's Comment Archive

  1. Jennie Magner on Photographer of the Week 05: Becher
    12:54 pm, 09.23.14

    First of all, I think it’s so cool that these images were created through a team collaboration! Each shot is so simple, yet through the repetition and repeating themes in each picture, they keep the viewer engaged. I love the cylindrical shapes, the detail of the brickwork, and the variety of backgrounds.

  2. Jennie Magner on "Kodak"
    6:39 pm, 09.13.14

    Michelle, I also find the evolution of the camera fascinating! I can’t imagine living during the time photography became accessible to everyone; it would have been so exciting to be able to capture images of your life for the first time. As well, learning the process of how to take a picture and learning the technology involved for the first time would be so interesting!

  3. Jennie Magner on Photographer of the Week 01: Talbot
    5:38 pm, 09.05.14

    The main thing that impressed me about Talbot was his persistence in figuring out a solution to his question. I’m also amazed by the sheer amount of time he dedicated to testing out chemicals for development, waiting for images to be exposed, and musing over the idea of “photography.”

  4. Jennie Magner on Photographer of the Week 02: Morell
    5:27 pm, 09.05.14

    I found this image so intriguing, that I ended up on Morell’s website. The images he creates by merging the inside with the outside using camera obscura techniques are both beautiful and fascinating. It’s also incredible to me how clear the inverted images are.