Week #7 Blog: Due February 24th
Read the article on Mary Ellen Mark and answer the following questions:
1. What type of portraiture is Mark famous for?
2. How does she attempt to portray the "human condition"?
3. Mark believes you need a sense of intimacy in order to make great portraits. What has changed over the years to make this hard to obtain?
4. what is "still photography?"
5. When does she use a tripod? Why?
6. What do you think she means when she says her photography has a "signature" to it?
7. How does Mark feel about magazine work? How does she approach her assignments?
8. Why does she photograph disadvantaged people?
9. What is photography "about" for her?
10. Does she do her own printing? Why or why not?
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1. to portray the human condition with dignity,even in the depths of despair
ReplyDelete2. she captures moments in the lives of those most of us would care to overlook
3.she wants to take a photograph that somehow reaches isnt controlled and over-styled
4.taking pictures of picture when they are actually doing what they do on an everyday bases
5.when she needs to because of shutter speed,or if ive lit a situation and i want to be very careful about reflections
6.it has a meaning, its not just a plain old photograph but theirs a deeper meaning
7.she has a lot of repect for magazines, she uses them as a way of building a body of work
8. shes interested in the guy who doesnt have all the breaks in life and people who live on the edge
9.its a way of getting into peoples live and really seeing what they go through but through photographs and thats what she loved
10.no she didnt like the darkroom so she used a printer, she would rather use someone who spends all their time at it
marrissa j.
1.her documentary portraiture.
ReplyDelete2.she takes pics of bad times of some peoples live that most would just ignore.
3.for people care so much about image more than they use to so it is harder to find intimacy.
4.takeing pictures of people in the moment of a typical life photo.
5.when thee is alot of light and so it will hold the camera in place and no reflections will mess up the pic.
6.they are differant and not like all the other photos they have personal style to it.
7.whith depth and emotion and finding a way to relate to it and doing magazines is great.
8.because they give an intrest and character and to give them a voice.
9.it is about seeing the world though your eyes.
10.no because she dosent like the dark room and her friend prints better than her.
tyler b.
1) Portraits of people who are living harsh lives.
ReplyDelete2) By showing people with dignity and people in the depths of despair.
3) People became less accessible and pictures became more about beauty of image rather than interest.
4) The still photography mentioned in this article is taking still photographs to advertise for a movie, or product.
5) She only uses a tripod when she needs it for shutter speed because it is so second nature to her now.
6) She means that her pictures stand out as hers. When somebody sees the picture they will be able to tell it’s hers.
7) She thinks of magazines as a way to build a body of work and she approaches them with passion so that it is always a great project.
8) She shoots disadvantaged people because she sees them with a certain passion that interests her and she wants her pictures to be their voice.
9) Her photography is about taking pictures that go beyond the surface.
10) No because she does not like to spend time in the darkroom and she wants someone who she knows will do it right.
Brock Z.
1) to portray the human condition with dignity,even in the depths of despair
ReplyDelete2) she takes pics of bad times of some peoples live that most would just ignore.
3) People became less accessible and pictures became more about beauty of image rather than interest.
4) taking pictures of picture when they are actually doing what they do on an everyday bases
5) when thee is alot of light and so it will hold the camera in place and no reflections will mess up the pic.
6) She means that her pictures stand out as hers. when somebody sees the picture they will be able to tell its hers.
7) she has a lot of repect for magazines. she uses them as a way of building a body of work
8) because they give an intrest and character and to give them a voice.
9) Her photography is about taking pictures that go beyond the surface
10) no she didnt like the darkroom so she used a printer. she would rather use someone who spends all their time at it
-sarah l.
1. people who live on the edge and never have breaks in life.
ReplyDelete2. dignity, in the depths of despair.
3. people worry more about their image in picture than the concept of it.
4. taking photos in the moment.
5. only when she needs to because of shutter speed, or to be careful about reflections
6. meaning she has the similar ideas for them.
7. she respects it uses it as a way to build off of it.
8. she says the have great qualities with their passion and humanity.
9. seeing the world in your own personal way
10. no, she says she didnt like the dark room and uses a regular printer.
-Katlyn S.
1. she takes pictures of people with not so perfect lives. they make people thing of others lives that most would try to avoid.
ReplyDelete2. she shows what life is actually like for some people. she exposes all aspects of their lives, not just the good parts.
3. people have become more private over the years, and the types of people she takes pictures of have largely been shunned out.
4. capturing a person's life in one image.
5. when she needs the the camera to be perfectly still so there are no complications.
6. you can tell that each of pictures were taking by her, and no one else.
7. she learns from them.
8. because it lets people see the reality of the world. not everything is cheery like in most photos.
9. it is a way for her to let people see the true nature of the world.
10 no because she wants to make sure it is done perfectly and she feels she is not up for that.
-ryan fitz
1. portraits that represent harsh times or people living on the edge.
ReplyDelete2. she captures and emphasizes parts of life that people seem to overlook alot or that are really harsh.
3. people are worried more about the vision and beauty rather than what it means.
4. taking pictures in the moment of things that are like that on a regular basis.
5. she only used it for shutter speed and for reflections
6. that means that it is different and has meaning
7.she respects it and uses it to build off of.
8. it gives interest and voice to the characted.
9. it means going into depth about the meaning of the photo
10. no she would rather use a regular printer.
-Lindsay J.
1. pictures of people living harsh depressed lives.
ReplyDelete2. she shows every aspect of a person's real life not just happy and fun moments.
3. people become more private and less trusting.
4. fitting someone's whole life into one picture.
5. when theres no light or blurriness.
6. people recognize her work.
7. she gets inspired by the ideas and works from them.
8. it lets the world see how the average person's life is everyday not just during happy occasions.
9. its a way of looking into people's lives
10. no she doesn't like to and wants someone more specialized to do it.
jenna g
1. Natives that exist on the edge and doesn’t care what people say or think.
ReplyDelete2. Capturing a sort of vulnerability.
3. People spend too much time worrying about how the picture looks, instead of grasping the emotional aspect.
4. Images being captured on the spot.
5. The shutter.
6. A lot of meaning behind it.
7. Respect.
8. Unique traits with their ardor and kindness.
9. View the world in the way that you feel most comfortable in.
10. Hates the dark room and likes a regular printer.
Jordan Jackson
1.They are portraits of people who are living harsh lives.
ReplyDelete2.she captures moments in the lives of those most of us would care to overlook
3.for people care so much about image more than they use to so it is harder to find intimacy.
4.taking pictures of a subject in their normal situation.
5.when there is alot of light so it will hold the camera in place.
6.it has meaning.
7.she really likes magazines and thinks there helpful.
8.intrest and voice.
9.seeing everything in your own way.
10.she would rather just use a normal printer.
-Brooke L.
1. For capturing moments in the human life where they are in the depts of despair or bad conditions they are in.
ReplyDelete2. By capturing moments in where humans are in despair or going threw trouble times
3. Whats made it hard to obtain great portraits is that people now a days care alot about their image and can't capture the truth of people
4. It's capturing something thats happeneing at that moment
5. For when there is alot of light and for the camera to not move and blur and have no reflections
6. Because they stand out as being hers because her themes are similar .For example sadness, despair, what life is like in its worst moments.
7. She has a lot of repect for magazines. she uses them as a way of building a body of work
8. Why does she photograph disadvantaged people?
Because it interesting to her. The fact that it is a part of life. "Not all life is a bed of roses" how she says
9. Capturing moments that go beyond the surface
10. No she doesnt. She likes them to be printed by someone who has worked at develeping a long time
Daisy C.
1) they are Portraits of people who are living harsh lives.
ReplyDelete2). By capturing moments in where humans are in despair or going threw trouble times
3) People became less accessible and pictures became more about beauty of image rather than interest.
4) It's capturing something thats happeneing at that moment
5) when there is alot of light so it will hold the camera in place.
6) She means that her pictures stand out as hers. When somebody sees the picture they will be able to tell it’s hers.
7) She thinks of magazines as a way to build a body of work and she approaches them with passion so that it is always a great project.
8) it lets the world see how the average person's life is everyday not just during happy occasions.
9) Her photography is about taking pictures that go beyond the surface.
10) No because she does not like to spend time in the darkroom and she wants someone who she knows will do it right.
VICTORIA DRAPER
1. to portray the human condition with dignity,even in the depths of despair
ReplyDelete2. she captures moments in the lives of those most of us would care to overlook
3.she wants to take a photograph that somehow reaches isnt controlled and over-styled
4.taking pictures of picture when they are actually doing what they do on an everyday bases
5.when she needs to because of shutter speed,or if ive lit a situation and i want to be very careful about reflections
6.it has a meaning, its not just a plain old photograph but theirs a deeper meaning
7.she has a lot of repect for magazines, she uses them as a way of building a body of work
8. shes interested in the guy who doesnt have all the breaks in life and people who live on the edge
9.its a way of getting into peoples live and really seeing what they go through but through photographs and thats what she loved
10.no she didnt like the darkroom so she used a printer, she would rather use someone who spends all their time at it
Kimberly H.