Friedlander's work is very captivating as his work always seems to tell a story. I am truly inspired by his 'car' photography, he takes photographs of his view from inside the car so we, the viewer, can see what he sees - this tells a story of his journey and where he is. Also, his representation of framing devices involves a lot of reflections and possibly layering images together.
1. SELF PORTRAIT
This is from his book called 'Self Portrait', which includes Lee taking photographs of his reflections in windows, etc. This image was taken in New Orleans, 1958 - during the 1950's they had very classy/posh looking cars and we can see this by the car in the reflection as well you can see a man standing near the car wearing a suit and a fedora hat (which was the fashion in this era), this can set a scene for the viewer as it captures what this era is about. The outline of Lee Friedlander's body is fascinating as the reflection is very dark and yet the light from the camera screen makes up for the darkness. I am influenced to capture reflections as you can manipulate them in real time as well as photoshop. The framing device in this image is the window as it frames the reflection.
2. LAS VEGAS, 2002
This image is included in his book 'America by car', in which he photographs what appears outside of his car window every time he gets to a new destination. This is an interesting concept because he is showing the viewer the main features of a place by just a photograph. This shows a story of a journey from one place to another, all from the view from inside the car. The reflection in the car side mirror is different and shows another aspect of America and the area he is in. This is interesting and has really inspired me to experiment with a car and do similar photography to Lee Friedlander. In this photograph the framing device is the window frame and the car mirror.
3. UNKNOWN
I was not able to find the name of this photograph but it may be included in his book 'Self Portrait'. In this image he is sitting on a statue or a weird chair, and took a photograph of his shadow - this shows it was a sunny day as the shadow is very clear. The shadow is of Lee Friedlander as you can see the shadow taking a photo. I am influenced to use shadows because just like reflections you can easily manipulate them in real time and photoshop. The framing device in this image is the curves of the statue as it frames Lee in the centre.
4. WHITNEY MUSEUM, NEW YORK
In this image there are various view finders of a car to frame his photograph. This is also from his 'America by car' collection. It is also as if he has combined to images on top of each other - one image appears to be of a sky landscape and the other image is from inside the car. This is an interesting concept because it appears to be showing two views in one - a view of the outside and the inside of a car. I am inspired to layer images and blend them together to create a whole new image and make the viewers' mind figure out what each image is. The framing device in this image is the windows and the different mirrors (that are available on/in a car).
This is from his book called 'Self Portrait', which includes Lee taking photographs of his reflections in windows, etc. This image was taken in New Orleans, 1958 - during the 1950's they had very classy/posh looking cars and we can see this by the car in the reflection as well you can see a man standing near the car wearing a suit and a fedora hat (which was the fashion in this era), this can set a scene for the viewer as it captures what this era is about. The outline of Lee Friedlander's body is fascinating as the reflection is very dark and yet the light from the camera screen makes up for the darkness. I am influenced to capture reflections as you can manipulate them in real time as well as photoshop. The framing device in this image is the window as it frames the reflection.
2. LAS VEGAS, 2002
This image is included in his book 'America by car', in which he photographs what appears outside of his car window every time he gets to a new destination. This is an interesting concept because he is showing the viewer the main features of a place by just a photograph. This shows a story of a journey from one place to another, all from the view from inside the car. The reflection in the car side mirror is different and shows another aspect of America and the area he is in. This is interesting and has really inspired me to experiment with a car and do similar photography to Lee Friedlander. In this photograph the framing device is the window frame and the car mirror.
3. UNKNOWN
I was not able to find the name of this photograph but it may be included in his book 'Self Portrait'. In this image he is sitting on a statue or a weird chair, and took a photograph of his shadow - this shows it was a sunny day as the shadow is very clear. The shadow is of Lee Friedlander as you can see the shadow taking a photo. I am influenced to use shadows because just like reflections you can easily manipulate them in real time and photoshop. The framing device in this image is the curves of the statue as it frames Lee in the centre.
4. WHITNEY MUSEUM, NEW YORK
In this image there are various view finders of a car to frame his photograph. This is also from his 'America by car' collection. It is also as if he has combined to images on top of each other - one image appears to be of a sky landscape and the other image is from inside the car. This is an interesting concept because it appears to be showing two views in one - a view of the outside and the inside of a car. I am inspired to layer images and blend them together to create a whole new image and make the viewers' mind figure out what each image is. The framing device in this image is the windows and the different mirrors (that are available on/in a car).
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