Artists Assignment 3

Ansel Adams

• This is an example of landscape photography
• The intent is to share the beauty of nature.
• The emphasis comes from the black and white colors
• Tone is an important element in this picture. The first thing that catches my attention is the river that winds through the field.

Lois Greenfield

• This is an artistic photograph, showing two dancers in motion.
• The intent is to capture the motion and teamwork between the man and woman.
• The emphasis is clearly on the two people. They are very clear and detailed, while the background is plain and less interesting.
• The first thing I looked at when I saw this picture was the shape of the two bodies twisted together. It captures your attention and makes you want to look at it closer.

Anne Geddes

• This is another example of artistic photography.
• The intent is to get a cute picture of a baby, and make it appealing to the eye so other people may want to buy it.
• The emphasis comes from the various textures. The grass and flowers have a very different look than the baby's skin.
• The first thing I see when looking at this photograph is the babysitting in the middle. Then my eyes shift to the outside of the frame to the grass and flowers.

Edward Weston

• This is another example of artistic photography
• The intent is to show the beauty of the human body
• The emphasis in this picture comes from the black and white colors, and the texture of the skin.
• Tone and perspective are key elements in this photograph

Minor White

• This is a landscape photograph
• It doesn't convey a message about advertising or a specific emotion.
• The emphasis comes from the black and white colors, as well as the texture in the grass
• Tone and perspective are important in this photograph. The first thing that caught my eye was the dark shed.

Sebastiao Salgado

• This is another landscape photograph
• The intent is to show the calmness and beauty of the water
• The emphasis comes from the black and white coloring and the shadow of the two people in the boat.
• My eye first looks at the people rowing through the water, but then they move around and I look at the picture as a whole.

Richard Avedon

• This is an artistic photograph
• The intent is to express emotion and fashion through a photograph.
• The emphasis comes from the black and white coloring, and texture of the clothes.
• My eyes did move around the picture.

Diane Arbus

• This is a documentary photograph.
• The intent is to show the emotion of the boy through the expression on his face
• Again, the emphasis comes from the black and white colors of the photograph. There is also depth in this picture.
• Perspective and tone are important elements through this picture. First I noticed the confused looking boy, then my eyes moved around to the background.