Journal #3

Muybridge had such an influence on the Futurists because his style was a little different. He liked to set up his pictures in a narrative way rather than a chronophotography way. I think he liked that he could tell a story with his photographs and recognize them as individuale photographs that made up a story rather than seeing them as a science experiment.

The other photographers in the Futurists seem to have a great impact by using chronophotography, maybe even more so than Muybridge because he didn't like to use this technique and at the time people were interested in the style of chronophotography.

Journal #2 Pinhole picture

I think what went worng with this one is that there was too much exposure, I left it open too long and its also blurry so I could have held it more steady. My other ones turned out white with a black dot on them so they definitely  weren't exposed long enough  

Journal #1 My Culture

Larry Clark and Larry Sultan have a very different style in shooting their culture and home life. Larry Clark's photos are more about his life with his friends in his hometown while Larry Sultan shoots his family life at home. Larry Clarks photos are more in black and white to represent a more grundgy hard core kind of life style, he has some nudity and you can tell the kind of life style he had with his friends and his neighborhood. Larry Sultan has pictures of family and it seems that he maybe didn't have the best home life, the photos of his parents seem distant and you cant really see a happy connection. I think he meant to show this in his work. The similarities are that they seem greatly influenced by the people in their life, not many pictures of objects or animals. Both of their friends and family are what stands out the most for them and they knew they could make meaningful messages out of the photos.

Its not that I really like reading but this just sums up some of the things I enjoy and am interested in. Lately I've been looking at design and decorating books because I'm hopefully going to collage for interior design.                      

This is Sassy and she's been my cat ever since I can remember. Obviously she's a big part of my life and thats why I chose to take her photo for this assignment

I have been on an allstar competitive cheerleading team for about 4 years now and its been a huge part of my life. I practice twice a week with the occasional competition on weekends. I decided to photograph my cheer gym bag with my shoes because these shoes have literally endured my blood, sweat and tears and both items just mean so much more than what they seem. 

Getting to Know your Style

This is definitely my favorite out of the three. I like it because the colors are so natural and it was creatively done by making the two look like there racing each other. Naomi campbell's muscular body running next to the cheetah really makes a connection between the two. The blurry back ground makes the two figures stand out and really makes it a good action shot.

Jean-Paul did this series called "Wild Things" by going to Africa and shooting the animals there and then Naomi Campbell went to his studio in paris to photograph separately. He then edited the photographs on photoshop and did a beautiful job.

I love how the photographs incorporate fashion and beauty with animals. I think having wild animals makes the photo look more powerful rather than just having a model trying to sell a fashion item.

Editorial/Fashion photography all done by Jean-Paul Goude and model: Naomi Campbell