http://www.flickr.com/photos/qqqing/

Check this girl out her name is Zoe and she is an amazing photographer. she isn't a professional but she's around our age and is amazing!

The getting up - close assignment was interesting. It made me realize all the details of a subject and appreciate its beauty. This assignment also made me get into very uncomfortable positions to take these pictures. But overall i thought this assignment was pretty fun.

Imogen Cunningham

"Cunningham was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1883. n Seattle, Cunningham opened her studio and won acclaim for portraiture and pictorial work. Most of her studio work of this time consisted of sitters in their own homes, in her living room, or in the woods surrounding Cunningham's cottage.Cunningham refined her style, taking a greater interest in pattern and detail and becoming increasingly interested in botanical photography, especially Between 1923 and 1925 she carried out an in-depth study of the magnolia flower. Cunningham once again changed direction, becoming more interested in the human form, particularly hands, and she was fascinated with the hands of artists and musicians." -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogen_Cunningham

We got assigned the project Get Close and we are meant to take up-close pictures of objects preferably
 flowers. Imogen Cunningham inspired many people with her photography. Im excited to see how these pictures come out.

http://balletzaida.com/Ballet_Zaida/Ballet_Zaida_Photoshoots.html

Guys go check out this link, his pictures are amazing of ballet dancers all around the country!

Dorothea Lane

 i like this picture that Dorothea Lane took because it captures a lot of interesting subjects. The car the women on top of the car, the hills, the road,and the plants. I like the lighting in  this picture and i like the soft shadow under the car. i also like how the door is open and you can sort of see the back seat of the car.  But over all this is a nice picture. It makes me want to go back and time and live back then.

I find this picture interesting in a lot of ways. It kind of shows history in this picture. Its a an easy story to understand.  This boy looks like he has been hard at work for his family and is finally getting to sit down and relax. These photos were taken in the time of the great depression. When kids as young as him had to go support his family with the smallest wages. Just to have bread on the table. i feel the emotion of his surrounding and him in the picture. i think it represents the hardships and it can get the attention the viewer.

This is the most famous picture Dorothea took in her whole life. It is called Migrant mother. It was taken during the depression like most of her famous pictures. This one stood out the most of all. The worried look in her face, the light and shadow defining it. Her kids looking for comfort from their worried mother. All aspect of what makes this picture so great. It captures the emotion of families in this time period and puts it and one picture. The clothes the dirty qualities. the bone structure exemplified in the face and hands represents hunger. There so many details in this picture that make it so great and that's why it is a amazing picture. i cannot find one thing wrong with it.

Paul Strand is a famous photographer of light, shadow and shapes. People have been inspired all over he world because of his photographs. Strand was born on October 16, 1890 in New York.He tried to capture the viewer of the picture with light and shadow and what a better place to do that than New York.The people the buildings, the sidewalks, and bright lights.  In 1915 he was introduced to straight photography.  Strand in his life also was a movie director as he was still taking photographs.   Strand left America and went to Europe and and was out there for months on end taking pictures of Northern Italy and Islands located off the northwest of Scotland. Until the day he died he decided to stay in France. Paul Strand passed away March 31, 1976. He inspired so many people around the world even today we have speechless love for his art and never will stop remembering the amazing photos he has created.