Ways of seeing

Ways of seeing is a documentary which was was in 1972. It teaches us to view paintings as we, or most  people have ever seen them before. The documentary is narrated by John Berger and it focuses on the artistic side to photography. There are many different ways in which we can view a picture and John Berger shows us a fresh perception. He explains how the invention of the camera not only changed what we were able to see, but more importantly it changed how we see the world. It gave us the ability to see one side of the world one minute and the opposite side the next minute. The documentary also highlighted how we are now able to view one single photo in millions of different places at one, we no longer have to travel in order to view an image. Frequently throughout the documentary Berger refers to the camera as a "messenger of images." It is a very comprehensive documentary, both an interesting and informational story teller of the camera, and art and how today they go hand in hand to portray images in multiple ways.

The Genius of Photography

Q. How many photos are taken in a year?
A. In a year there are approx. 880 billion photographs taken.

Q. How does Gregory Crewdson work?

A. Gregory Crewdson works on his set for photography, as if it were a film set. His sets usually feature actors and producers. He has an entire production whom work within the film industry. His aim is to create one perfect moment as supposed to a full feature length movie. He also never holds the camera, as he says he has a strange disconnection with photography, he is more interested in the image itself.

Q.Which prints command the highest price and what are they called?

A. Photo prints that would command the highest price are generally made by the photography, these are also known as vintage prints. These vintage prints can range in price from at least $22,000-$26,000.

Q. How does Ben Lewis see Jeff Wall's photography?

A. Ben Lewis sees Jeff Wall's photography as an art in itself. He sees this sue to the fact that it features many different issues such as racial and gender stereotypes.

Q. How many photographs does Andreas Gursky produce and what scale are they?

A. Andreas Gursky produces multiple photographs. His photographs focus on nature and human interaction. His photographs usually range from a large to an extra large size. He would create prints up to five meters

Q. What is different in Seydou Keita portrayal of Africa, compared to tradiontional photographs of Africa?

A.Seydoe Keita's photography portrays Africa in a beautiful sense rather than the negative stereotypical  sense that it is usually portrayed with.

Composition and light home exercise

Tungsten Light

Fluorescent Light

Mid day 

Golden hour

Dusk

Composition:

Lines

Pattern

Colour

Colour

Shallow Depth of Field

Texture

Photo Montage

Superman before

Grafton street before

Superman on Grafton Street. (after photoshop)

Airplane window before

Giraffe before

Giraffe in airplane window (after photoshop)