Blog Commentary #3: Iconic Photos

Assigned in class Week 5.  You have a choice to comment either on this post or post #4 (to come next week) on branding in consumer or commercial photography.

An iconic photograph is a photograph that becomes well-known and recognized in popular culture, so much so that it comes to stand in for the event that it captures.  For instance, Joe Rosenthal's Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima came to stand in for American victory in WWII:

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The image became, among other things, a way to sell war bonds, a postage stamp, and a bronze memorial in Washington, DC.  It also inspired this photo by Thomas Franklin of firemen at Ground Zero, which also became an iconic image of 9/11:

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 Choose one of the iconic photographs below to research (or find your own):

– Kevin Carter - Vulture Stalking a Child

-- Richard Drew – The Falling Man

-- Huynh Cong Ut – Napalm Strike

-- Dorothea Lange - Migrant Mother

--John Filo - Kent State Massacre 

-- Mike Wells - Famine in Karamoja

-- Lewis Hine - Breaker Boys

-- Photographer Unknown - 1968 Olympics Black Power salute

-- Edmund Hillary - Tenzing on Summit

-- Françoise Demulder - Palestinian Woman Pleads with Soldier

-- Alfred Eisenstaedt - V-J Day

-- Eddie Adams - Execution of a Viet Cong Guerrilla

-- Malcolm Browne - Burning Monk

-- Stuart Franklin -- Tank Man of Tiananmen Square

-- Photographer Unknown -- Hooded Man in Abu Ghraib

After conducting some research, post a link to the photo, along with the photographer's name (if known), and answer the following questions:

What year was it taken?

What event was it depicting?

How did people react to its publication?

How does the photographer feel about capturing the image/ sharing it with the public?

Why do you think this image has become iconic?

Amanda Robertson Final Project Proposal

I'd like to portray my hometown of The Dalles, Oregon and the Columbia Gorge through my eyes. My project is a demonstration of the things that remind me of living at home in The Dalles. Growing up I was raised in the country so that is a big deal of what I think home is. I am using color contrast and intensity to show the detail of my subjects. All of my photos contain either: landscape or older items that have aged through time and effects of the weather, or a combination of the two.

A Photographer that inspires me is Richard Pelletier. He has taken some amazing photos in the Columbia Gorge. He uses color and contrast to portray his photos in a very intriguing way to me.

http://www.snappysan.com/2011/11/columbia-river-gorge-3/

Final Project - Doug Weaver

For my final project i want to use to diptychs
in order to show how unique people are, and
how they use that to express themselves in
various different ways. My main focus is going
to be through skateboarding via
Portrait / Action shots.

Final project - Jordan Lacsina

 My initial idea was to take pictures of ink and varnish in water to create clouds of color.  I find it interesting how it reacts with the water and it's sort of whimsical and just really interesting to look at.  I've always loved different types of abstract art so this is something I wanted to get into.  My other idea is to take panoramas of the Portland skyline and the buildings inside of the city.  With the skyline I wanted to try and take 3 different panoramas during different times of the day and showing the changes in light.

My inspiration
http://www.lik.com/thework/cities-towns.html

final proposal

for my final project i have chosen to continue on with my word for the word play assignment. my word was Gothic. for this particular shoot i would like to shoot in graveyards and other creepy feeling locations. i would like to use models as well as maybe use abstract photos of tombs or surrounding areas.

Final Project Proposal - C. McArdle

 For my final project, I would like to take landscape photographs in a more artistic and/or conceptual approach. There is a lot of interesting scenery within the general area within and surrounding Wilsonville. I would like to explore those areas and see how the images would come through.

 When I was in high school, there was not much of landscape photography that I took, but in learning for what I can do with the camera in the first few projects, I find that I enjoy the open spaces where a lot can be seen, as well as hidden areas that also show certain treasure that are well hidden within the obvious.

 My inspiration is Robert Adams, whom has done a lot of landscape imagery, mainly focusing on the artistic and conceptual aspects of landscape photography.  I find his work quite interesting, and easily to relate with. (Link is at the bottom of this blog entry)

http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/artists/robert-adams/selected-works/

Final Project Proposal

For my final project I want do family portraits and kind of get into the family's life for a day and catch all the sweet moments. I will be mostly concentrating on children just to see the different emotions and capture their silly moments. I will do some post production on the photos and have some presented in black and white and in color.



One photographer that really stood out to me was Jennifer Murdock. I like the way she captures the emotion of the children. The only thing I would change is I'm not going to be shooting in a studio. I like to shoot more of in the moment photos.  http://www.jennifermurdockphotography.com/