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Andrew's and Rudrik's Assignment

My Favorite Photo from the "Look From Behind, With Feeling" album

1. I really like the painting of the boy peeking out of a wall in the painting. This painting really shows how devastated this house is, almost making it seem like the boy is scared of the outside.

2. I also like the pose of the man in the doorway, holding his helmet. It seems like he is finished searching or doing whatever he has done in the house and it seems like he is man with a job and purpose.

3.I also really like the contrast between the rich and the poor in the photo. The chandelier represents the former glory of the house before the hurricane hit, and the ground below shows the devastation that ensued.

Rules Used in the Photo
1. Texture: The ground below and the miscellaneous rubble added texture to the photo and showed the destruction the hurricane caused.
2.Rule of Thirds: The mini chandelier in the corner and the painting in the opposite corner reflects rule of thirds.
3.Symmetry: The man in the middle and the chandelier over him showed symmetry.

Best Pictures From "An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor"

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Poster #2

1. Why is the poster good?
 This poster is good because of the Photoshop skills required to construct it.We first took 3 photos and layered them on top of each other. Among the photos that we chose, 2 had a similar color scheme of orange and blue. The last photo was picture of a canvas bag, which created folds and texture in the picture.
2. Why is it better than the last one?
The last photo is better than the last one because it is more detailed and structured. Because the background of the original version was plain black, and that the pictures we used were not our, this poster is better. Furthermore, this poster is also more structured and easier to find information, which are highlighted by the colored boxes.
3.What did you do to create this one?
To create this poster, we first made the background by adjusting opacity and layering them on each other. When we reached an acceptable outcome, we then used a box tool to make a box. We then selected different colors for each box and then put the information on them using text boxes.

Questions

1. What was The Photo League's credo?

The camera was more than a means of recording reality; it was a device with the potential to change the world.

2. What organization did The Photo League separate from?

The Film and Photo League

3. What was the workshop?

The Photo League’s school, offering photography classes to anyone with a camera and $5 tuition. Director Sid Grossman insisted the goal of the photographer was to achieve an emotional connection with the subjects.

4. Who taught "the workshop?"

Sid Grossman

5. If you were to devote one year of your life to one project, what project is worth your time and energy?
   I will more than willingly devote one year of my life to document the inequalities in our national social system with pictures. Taking photographs of different social classes within our country, and juxtaposing them, will cast doubt over the saying “all are created equal.” By embarking on this journey, I hope to create reform much like Jacob Riis’s “How the Other Half Lives.”
6. What was The Harlem Document?

The Harlem Document is a portfolio of photographs that reveals Harlem’s poor living conditions and neighborhood in the 1930’s.

7. Who started The Harlem Document?

Aaron Siskind started The Harlem Document.

8. A photographer discusses a photograph where "the children looked like they came out of a __________ painting. Who was the painter?

Caravaggio

9. Why did the photograph mentioned in #8 look like it was by the painter?

The kids all looked very sweet and innocent, but specifically the one sitting on the right had a perfect ray of light hitting his face, illuminating him.

10. Who was Lewis Hine? (name two significant contributions)

He photographed child labor which showed children as young as eight working long   hours under dangerous conditions. Later in World War 1, Hine served as a photographer with Red Cross. He was also hired to record the construction of the Empire State Building.

11. Who was Weegee?

Weegee was a photojournalist who took images of the aftermath of New York street crimes and disasters.

12. How did The League change when The Nazis took power?

They became focused on supporting the war effort. They showed patriotism in America and gruesome descriptions of the war.

13. How did The League change during WWII?

Photo League members enlisted with armed forces and took part in battles on every theatre of WWII.

14. How did Siskind change after WWII?

Siskind turned away from the social and political world after WWII.

15. What was the Saturday Evening post?

The Saturday Evening Post was a photojournalism magazine similar to LIFE.

16. Who was Barbara Morgan? What did she photograph?

Barbara Morgan was an American photographer best known for her depictions of modern dancers.

17. What eventually undermined the Photo League?

The Photo League was put on a list of possible totalitarian, communist, or fascist organizations, created by Tom Clark.

18. What was the "Growing Menace" mentioned in the film?

Communism

19. Who agreed to serve as President when The League was under investigation?
    W. Eugene Smith
20. What happened to the league?
    FBI agent Angela Calomiris testified that Sid Grossman had recruited her from the Photo League into the Communist Party. Although the League was never officially on trial, people became scared and didn’t come anymore. Due to the loss of members, the Photo League closed down in the summer of 1951.

Notice these things too

1. The picture of Chicks Candy Store and the Charlotte Russe
2. Henry James
3. Frank Capra
4. Glenn Miller and The Andrews Sisters
5. The Photo Hunt
6. The Munich Agreement
7. Alfred Stiegligtz
8. Daguerre

Mission ROP Poster

Concert Tour Photo