Great Black and White Photographers Part 3
1.) What first caught your eye while looking at your photographers photos? Is there something in particular about their photos that made you want to choose them? Post the images with your writing.
Yousuf Karsh does a great job with the rule of balance and the rule of thirds in most of his portraits. Every photo is crisp (not blurry) and either tells a story/is dynamic or just makes the person look inspiring.
On the left, Karsh shows great rule of balance, centering Mandela's face, and Karsh uses rule of thirds in positioning Nelson Mandela's hand, creating . On the right, Karsh positions George Bernard Shaw using rule of thirds that make Shaw's body sort of a leading line towards his face.
2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time in the assignment Great Black and White Photographers Part 2. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. Answer them on your blog.
I see powerful people.
These influential people standing in optimal poses with a white "glow" make them look like omnipotent gentlemen that know how to handle everything. These photos show the best view of these subjects, and act as a memorial to their achievements.
I smell clean air.
I imagine that these subjects aren't in a unclean subway, or a store, or on the dirty city streets. Karsh photographs these subjects in what seems like a rich, grand place that just has fresh, clean air that makes taking the photo peaceful and pleasant.
I hear silence.
There is no words or anything thats spoken when I see these photos, I just imagine them posing while Karsh takes the photo. The silence in the photos convey that there are no distractions in the photo, no words being said, just pure focus on the subjects and their grand pose.
I taste muffins.
The photograph gives off a fancy setting the subjects are in, so I imagine eating fancy food (muffins) before taking the photos. The muffin flavor is sweet, but extremely sugary or sour, it's just delicious bread that feels like fancy people eat it often.
I feel the hair and clothing of the subjects.
The texture of the clothing is so visible you can see its texture being smooth or bumpy. The photo is so detailed that I believe Shaw's hair is silky, I believe Mandela's hair is gonna be springy. Karsh really captures the details of these two subjects, including the texture of clothing and the stringy/coiled up hair follicles.
BE REFLECTIVE HERE - try to be descriptive, try to write more than you think you can. One sentence per prompt is NOT ENOUGH, write at LEAST 3 sentences per!!! Write more, if you think its enough, its NOT.
3.) Finally, what would you like to create to show the world your great photographer. Ideas include, posters, power points, a blog, etc. You tell me what you would like to create so we can come up with a plan to share your thoughts and ideas about your photographer with your classmates and with the rest of the school.
A poster would be cool. In portrait mode, the poster would have bold letters with the word "Yousuf Karsh" on the top, followed by some of his photos that are sharp and dynamic. The bottom portion would have a brief biography explaining Karsh's origin, developed interest/education in photography, and how he rose to fame. Post it in a Bowie hallway maybe.
Yousuf Karsh does a great job with the rule of balance and the rule of thirds in most of his portraits. Every photo is crisp (not blurry) and either tells a story/is dynamic or just makes the person look inspiring.
On the left, Karsh shows great rule of balance, centering Mandela's face, and Karsh uses rule of thirds in positioning Nelson Mandela's hand, creating . On the right, Karsh positions George Bernard Shaw using rule of thirds that make Shaw's body sort of a leading line towards his face.
2.) Look at those 2 photos you posted last time in the assignment Great Black and White Photographers Part 2. Use your five senses to tell me more about those photos. Answer them on your blog.
I see powerful people.
These influential people standing in optimal poses with a white "glow" make them look like omnipotent gentlemen that know how to handle everything. These photos show the best view of these subjects, and act as a memorial to their achievements.
I smell clean air.
I imagine that these subjects aren't in a unclean subway, or a store, or on the dirty city streets. Karsh photographs these subjects in what seems like a rich, grand place that just has fresh, clean air that makes taking the photo peaceful and pleasant.
I hear silence.
There is no words or anything thats spoken when I see these photos, I just imagine them posing while Karsh takes the photo. The silence in the photos convey that there are no distractions in the photo, no words being said, just pure focus on the subjects and their grand pose.
I taste muffins.
The photograph gives off a fancy setting the subjects are in, so I imagine eating fancy food (muffins) before taking the photos. The muffin flavor is sweet, but extremely sugary or sour, it's just delicious bread that feels like fancy people eat it often.
I feel the hair and clothing of the subjects.
The texture of the clothing is so visible you can see its texture being smooth or bumpy. The photo is so detailed that I believe Shaw's hair is silky, I believe Mandela's hair is gonna be springy. Karsh really captures the details of these two subjects, including the texture of clothing and the stringy/coiled up hair follicles.
BE REFLECTIVE HERE - try to be descriptive, try to write more than you think you can. One sentence per prompt is NOT ENOUGH, write at LEAST 3 sentences per!!! Write more, if you think its enough, its NOT.
3.) Finally, what would you like to create to show the world your great photographer. Ideas include, posters, power points, a blog, etc. You tell me what you would like to create so we can come up with a plan to share your thoughts and ideas about your photographer with your classmates and with the rest of the school.
A poster would be cool. In portrait mode, the poster would have bold letters with the word "Yousuf Karsh" on the top, followed by some of his photos that are sharp and dynamic. The bottom portion would have a brief biography explaining Karsh's origin, developed interest/education in photography, and how he rose to fame. Post it in a Bowie hallway maybe.
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