Kara Olney CART
210
Assignment 1 1/31/12
1.
Ben Shahn, Ben Shahn Photographer: An Album from the
Thirties, 1973.
2.
Restaurant
Window - I like this photograph because it has a great illusion going on. There
are two main subjects of the photo, two men. A) It is difficult to tell whether
or not the men are inside of the café or on the street as reflections in the
café window. B) I like how the man on the left begins to blend in with the
window. I also enjoy how the letters are so defined on the café window. C)
Overall, the contrast in this photograph is very high, and it makes for a very
interesting picture.
3.
Family on Relief-
I enjoy this photograph because of the actual subjects. A) It is easy to tell
that the subjects are related because they look very similar in the face. B)
The horizontal lines of the wood on the house add a nice variation in the
background. This makes the image more three-dimensional. C) I really get a
sense of being in this photograph. The subjects look as if they are staring
directly at me. The look on their faces says a lot.
4.
I chose this
book because I am interested in portraits and candid photography. This book
combined both. The majority of these pictures were also taken during the
depression era and the emotions in these photos are one hundred percent real. I
enjoy photography that tells a story and I believe that each one of these
photographs has a story behind it. The contrast of the black and white stood
out to me as well as the human subjects present in the majority of the
photographs.
5.
I feel his
strengths are capturing true emotion, framing, and lighting.
6. A good photograph is an attention-grabber. It possesses interesting lighting, good framing, strong contrast, and most importantly, tells a story.
Ben Shahn
Restaurant Window
Murfreesboro, TN
October 1935
Ben Shahn
Family on Relief
Vicinity Urbana, OH
August 1938
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