Mallory

Photographer Speech. 

Irvin Penn was born in Plainfield New Jersey in 1917. He was known for his high fashion photography, portraits and still lives. He worked with Vogue Magazine for much of his life as well as contracting a great deal of independent contracts. Penn was also the art director for Saks Fifth Avenue in 1940 at the young age of 23. His fashion photography was paramount to his career and he is known for his creative eye that helped shape the post WW II feminine chic-glamour photography of the mid 20th century. 

The photos I have chosen show Penn's signature style of placing subjects against simple grey and white backgrounds; which give them a very modern, high fashion feel. 

"Sensitive people faced with the prospect of a camera portrait put in a face they think is one they would like to show the world...very often what lies behind that facade is rare and more wonderful than the subject knows or dares to believe."-Irvin Penn 1975

I choose to research Irvin Penn because I enjoy shooting portraits, even if it is not of a person. I photograph the subject as if it has a profile, even if there is not a face. I like his work and style because of the drama it shows. He uses a great deal of contrast in his work which I think adds to the drama. I also like that every photo I selected portrays a different emotion, and he captures it in a very strong way. 

Fast shutter speed. High ISO. Medium aperture (maybe 5.6 or 8). Short depth of film. There was possibly the use of a zoom lens here to capture. Digital camera.

Medium shutter speed. Medium ISO. Aperture medium to high because there is a low level of light in this photo. Short depth of film. Normal lens and film camera. 

Normal shutter speed. High ISO. Aperture possibly 5.6 or 8 because there is not a very high level of light. Possibly the use of artificial light. Short depth of film. Normal or wide angle lens. Film camera.

Normal to high shutter speed because the photo is very bright. High ISO because the photography has a great deal of clarity. Aperture approx. 4 or 5.6. Short depth of film. Normal lens. 

Medium ISO. Slow shutter speed. Aperture approx. 8-11 due to the low level of light. Wide angle lens. Film camera. Natural light. 

Low aperture. His ISO. Square lens. Medium shutter speed. 

Natural light. Normal lens. High shutter speed. High ISO

Natural Light. Medium shutter speed. High ISO. Maybe wide angle lens.

Natural light. Fast shutter speed. Wide angle lens. The focus is primarily in the foreground.

The use of focus in the photograph is very interesting. The foreground is blurry and the background is in focus. This makes for a unique frame of the subject of the photo. This picture was probably taken using natural light and a slower shutter speed.

The use of lighting and contrast make this photo very good. There are also strong lines that enhance the prospective. Medium ISO and normal lens were probably used.

The focus of this photograph is good. I like that there are multiple subjects, yet they are all in different ranges of focus. Natural light, medium shutter speed, normal lens.

The lines and lighting of this photograph are good. The use of lighting contrast in the left and right of the frame make this photo unique and nice to look at. The placement of the subjects also make this photo strong. They are not the first thing your eye is drawn to in the photograph. High shutter speed and artificial light.

Technically this photo is well lit and the subject is in a nice position in the frame. However I find the feelings this photograph evokes unsettling. Natural light, medium shutter speed, normal lens.

I feel a little dizzy looking at this photo however I think it is a very well done. The way the picture is lit is very well done. The angle at which the photo was taken is also interesting. When you first see the photo you may not be able to recognize what the photo is of. High ISO

I would really like to know where this photo was taken. Initially my eye is drawn to the illuminated window in the back of the frame. I think this is a nice pop of color in the photograph. Normal lens, maybe a combination of natural and artificial light.

I do not really like the lighting in the photograph. While there is contrast in the photograph I think if there was more the picture would be stronger. Low shutter speed, looks like a lot of natural light(maybe too much).

The use of lines in this photo is very strong. It frames specific aspects of the photo which I find interesting. I also think the lighting is nicely done. The contrast of a dark foreground and light background makes this photo nice to look at.

Photos I took this weekend while in Tuscany. I tried to focus on the lines and making sure they were not distracting from the photograph.

Another portrait by Patrick Demarchelier.

This week I chose a new photographer to look into. Patrick Demarchelier is a famous French photographer who focuses on fashion and portrait work. He works closely with Vogue and Harper Bazaar. I like that he shoots mostly in black and white and his work is simple yet elegant.

Also another picture from Naples.

I took this picture over the weekend in Naples.

Another Marilyn Silverstone picture. I like this one because of the shape that the trees create and how they frame the subject in a unique way.

Another photo from my photographer Marilyn Silverstone. I like this photo because of the lighting and the simplicity. I think the way the photo is lit reveals a lot about the emotion of the photo.

 A couple photos from my weekend in Prague. This is the view from the top of Prague Castle.

 This is looking across the Charles River towards Prague Castle.

 Here are a few more photographs by my photographer Marilyn Silverstone. I choose these photos because I like the different range of focus in these shots.

 Photos I took over the weekend. This is out my bedroom window looking down the street.

 

This picture was taken in Interlaken, Switzerland. I really like the lines of the church. 

This photo was taken by Marilyn Silverstone (London 1929). This photo was taken in a villa in Italy. I like the depth of field in this photo was well as the use of invisible lines. They frame the subjects of the photo very nicely.

ISO is the indication of how sensitive a film was to light. It was measured in numbers ( 100, 200, 400, 800 etc). The lower the number the lower the sensitivity of the film and the finer the grain in the shots you’re taking. This photo shows good ISO because it shows a wide range of light sensitivity.

Jonas Bendiksen. Norwegian photographer born 1977. This photo was taken in Iceland in 2007. It is a mother with her two young sons outside of their beach house. I like this photo because of the simple colors in the majority of the frame. I find the pop of color in the boys sweater very intriguing. I like what the photographer does with your eye in this picture. How he draws it to particular central point. There is also a good use of invisible lines, see most vividly in the mountains. 

This is my favorite famous photograph because it is able to capture so much emotion with such a simple shot. I think the exposure of this picture is very well done, and the contrast of dark to light is intriguing. This photograph was taken by Dorothea Lange, a famous photojournalist during the Great Depression in America.