Thursday, February 19, 2015

Movie Monday: The Photo League

1. The Photo League's credo was "Struggle against and expose reactionary film".
2. The Photo League separated from Frontier Films.
3. The workshop was a photo exhibit and a gathering of photographers.
4. Kanaga taught the workshop.
5. Anything I work on, I will make sure it is worth my time and energy.
6. The Harlem Document was an important photo collection of Harlem during the Great Depression.
7. Aaron Siskind started the Harlem Document.
8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a Picasso painting.
9. The photographer mentioned it looked like it was by the painter because it had a surreal appearance.
10. Lewis Hine was a child labor photographer.
11. Weegee was a street photographer of crime scenes.
12. The League changed when the Nazis took power because they began to focus on the details of war life.
13. The League changed during WWII because their focus changed due to the aftermath of the war.
14. Siskind changed after WWII because he began looking for the positive aspects of life.
15. The Saturday Evening post was a magazine the chronicles American history.
16. Barbra Morgan was a photographer who photographed modern dancers.
17. The Photo League was undermined when they were accused as a communist organization.
18. The "Growing Menace" in the film were the accusations of communism.
19. Louis Steffrer agreed to serve as president when The League was under investigation.
20. The League stopped recruiting and slowly died out.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Camera Roll Favorites

 In the gallery "From Smartphones to Museum Walls", the pictures were very unique and interesting making it hard for me to limit myself down to having only one favorite picture. After trying to decide which picture to write about, I finally made a conclusion and established my "favorite photo". For one reason, I like this photo because the background is a beach with nice calm waves hitting the shore. Personally, I love going to the beach and I like summer so this photo fits perfectly to my liking. Also, this picture portrays some type of romance between a man and a woman. This was a very obvious feature with a lot of meaning. This component was very interesting and for me, going to the beach with someone special would be an amazing time. Lastly, the thing I found most eye catching was the necklace the woman was wearing. It's a very subtle detail but I thought it was a nice chic touch.