Discussion of the exam paper

I will be concentrating on Framing Devices. I chose this because I know I can achieve more of a variety of photographs, I will be able to create multiple different edits which suit my researched photographers. In my logs I will be referencing at least or all of my researched artists as I can achieve more knowing I can photograph a variety of images. I can photograph landscapes and manipulate them using photoshop so a frame is more distinct, by making a aflame more distinct I will be able to show how creative I can be. I will also be analysing my images more so I can describe where the frame is, if it is not as clear to the viewer.

Research

Saul Leiter

Saul Leiter was born on December 3 1923 and died on November 26 2013, he was an American photographer and painter. He first studied to become a Rabbi, but at the age of 23 he left Theology school and moved to New York to become an artist. He worked as a fashion photographer and was published for Show, Elle, British Vogue, Queen and Nova. His work makes appearances in many museums and magazines. In The Photographer's Gallery, he has an exhibition called - Saul Leiter: Retrospective, these are a few examples from that exhibition...

In these two images, the framing devices are the window and the car door. It is as if Saul Leiter is 'hiding' behind a screen (window,etc) to capture his images, so he can capture the truth about what he is seeing. This first image is of Saul clearly in a car taking a photograph of a person walking past holding an umbrella. You can understand what is happening in this image, it is a snow day in New York and people are walking around with umbrellas.
The second image is of a fogged up window, showing that the room has steamed up from the heat of the room. This image was also taken in New York, presumably around the same time as the one above. This presents a man just minding his own business, the framing device in this image is the window.

John Szarkowski

John Szarkowski was a photographer, curator, historian and critic. He became interested in photography at 11, he served in the U.S Army WW2 and graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1947, after this he began his career as a museum photographer.

These two images were edited into black and white to make them look more dramatic. Both of these images include basic ideas that are simple to achieve. The first image is of a door of a schoolhouse in 1949, in the town of Lincoln - I like this image as the scene is very old fashioned and as a creepy sense because the door looks bordered up and the grass as overgrown. I like this idea of photographing doors and I can expand this by having people stand in the doorways. The second image is called "The Face of Minnesota" - this can reference how he thinks this child will be successful in the future or this what kids in Minnesota live like. The framing device in this image is the window of the house and the feeling of the child hiding behind the glass from the outside.

Lee Friedlander

Lee is an American photographer and artist, his photographs include store-front reflections, structures framed by fences, posters and street signs. In 1956, he moved to New York City and photographed jazz musicians fro album covers. His early work was inspired by Walker Evans, Eugene Atget and Robert Frank.

All of his images that I have researched and have seen are in black and white. I think black and white makes the image more interesting and it makes the image different to what it actually is and gives a different affect. The first image was taken in Manhattan when Lee Friedlander was on a road trip - I like this type of photography because it is unique and it shows what he is actually seeing as he looks out the window. The second image is of a mannequin in New York 2008. This was taken the year before 2009 which   was when there was a bank crisis - I think he wanted this to represent how mannequins are still selling products to people who can't afford them "we can't touch what they have"