Friday, 20 December 2013

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.


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