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Lee Friedlander was an American Photographer. Born in 1934, Friedlander primarily took pictures of urban landscapes. He ofter played with reflections, and ''framing'' objects in his photos through fences and other objects. 

I personally like Friedlander's work. His experimentation with reflections is especially interesting. 

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Walker Evans was an American photographer. He was born in 1903 and is most famous for his documentation of the great depression. In 1938, an exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art was dedicated  to him. He was the first photographer to have a whole exhibit dedicated to him.   

I personally really enjoy Evan's work. His photos are interesting, and tell an important story of America's great depression. 

Fallout

Water Race

These are the trickling streams off of Lake Champion.

Freezing Blanket

Draining Perfection

Taking it all In

This is a panorama shot of the wonderful, and beautiful Lake Champion. 

Trusty Ol' Bridge

This bridge has been at Lake Champion since its originality. Im not sure the exact date, but i have seen pictures of this bridge that were taken in the mid 1970's.

Good Morning

This past weekend I went on a retreat with my youth group. This is the view from directly outside our dorm room. 

Out of Light

Refusing to do its job, we took this lightbulb out of its home, it is not awaiting proper disposal. 

Timeless

This is my family's Regulator clock that hangs in our living room.  Constantly keeping us on schedule, I thought it would be in order to honor it with a photo. 

Guts

This my piano, and those are her guts. 

Frustration

This is a shirt I ripped out of frustration. I had a project due for a class, and the word processor refused to do as I asked, so I destroyed the closest thing to me, my shirt. 

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  Imogen Cunningham was born in April 1883. She picked up photography in 1901, but she found herself uninterested and sold the camera to a friend. She picked up a camera again in 1906 when she was studying at The University of Washington in Seattle. She wanted to lern the chemistry behind photography, so she began photographing the plants for the botany department. Her passion eventually lead her to photograph for Vanity Fair until it ceased publication in 1936. Cunningham continued to take pictures until she died at age 93 in 1976.

First Snowball

First snowball, of the first snowfall of 2012. 

Snow

Capturing the first snowfall of 2012. 

Hurry Up

Shaking, with a wet lens, I took the picture. 

Cold Playful Feet

While checking my Facebook i noticed all of my friends ranting about the snow. I decided to take a look, and I couldn't wait to go outside. So i went out barefoot, with pajama bottoms and a tee. It was about nineteen degrees so you could imagine how fast I went back inside. I threw some shoes on and grabbed my camera and went out to begin shooting. 

Growing Winnings

This is a extremely small, out of place pine tree in my backyard. I took this picture from the bottom of the tree so it seems larger than it really is. In reality this sapling is about a foot and a half tall, and thats being generous. I won this at a town fair when I was about seven. Now you may ask ''Who wins a tree as a prize?'' well I do. This tree is also in a awkward place in my backyard. Its toward the back corner about four feet away from the fence, it seemed like a better spot back then. 

Perfect, Playful, Destruction

As a child, I received a bucket of classic army guys. As was my custom, I invited my friend Simeon over to show off my new toys. Fulfilling the classic destructive personification of a young boy, we proceded to find, rocks, bricks, etc, and set up a battle field. After about a week of endless simulated tiny, plastic wars and battles, as I recall, we began to make homes for the battle torn soldiers out of the moss and sticks we found around our battle ground. Then when our short lived careers as stone aged architects had ended, we decided to execute all of the army guys by smashing them between rocks. If you look closely you can see their gruesome plastic remains.       

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 Henri Bresson was considered to be ''the father of photojournalism.'' Along with being one of the first photographers to adopt the 35mm film, he aso assisted in the creation of the ''real life reportage'' or more well known as ''street photography.'' This style of photography has been accepted, and used by countless photographers since his time.

   This picture was taken by Bresson in Baghdad. I really enjoy and appreciate Bresson's work. I am a huge fan of National Geographic, and the ''street photography'' he helped pioneer has been accepted and used by the magazine, and of the different styles I admire these photos, they seem to spread a part of the world, all around the world.

Waiting

As I claimed my seat right next to the door on the speed-line, I noticed the perfectly symmetrical steel pattern infront of me.  

Frog-Friend-Flash

This is my best friend Sim, with a statue of a frog in Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia.  

A Leisurely Stroll

I was walking down my street the other night and I took a notice to all the lights on my street, so I set the shutter speed to lowest setting and continued on my walk home, when I got home, this is what I got. 

Unrest

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Julia Cameron's carrer as a photographer was quick, but extraordinary. Cameron became interested in photography when she was forty-eight years old, when a camera was given to her as a present. She was known for her pictures of celebrities of her time. Although her short time as a photographer wasn't appreciated by the people of her time, her way of close cropping laid an influence upon modern photographers.  

This portrait was taken by Cameron in 1864. Entitled ''Sadness,'' this is a pictured a distressed Ellen Terry, a stage actress. I enjoy Cameron's work. I appreciate the struggle that she went through to become a photographer of her time, which was difficult because photography was a relatively recent endeavor being introduced to the art world.    

Merry Christmas

This is my beautiful christmas tree. I decreased the exposure on my camera so that I could get a nice, soothing glow on the wall in my living room. 

In or Out?

This is a picture of the corner of my room. It's a perfect example to emphasize how important lighting is. Realistically all three sides are the same color, but the lighting in my room made the bottom left widget look darker than the other two. Its also interesting in that while looking at it, your eye switches between looking at the outside corner of a cube, and the inside corner. 

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Brassai was a Hungarian photographer. He was born September 9th 1899. Brassai's real name was Gyula Halasz. Brassai, meaning ''from Brasso,''  got his factious name from his home town in Hungary. Along with being a world renowned photographer, he was also a sculptor, film-maker and writer. In 1920, Brassai  moved to Berlin and became a journalist for two popular papers, the Keliti, and the Napkelet. He then began studies at Berlin-Charlotten Academy of Fine Arts. In 1924 Brassi moved again, this time to the wonderful, inspiring, artful city of Paris. After his move, he than began where he left off, with journaling. He even had the chance to work with American writer, Henry Miller. Throughout his stay in Paris Brassai, while wandering the wandering streets of Paris, began his journey into photography. In 1933, Brassai published his first collection of photos. He named it Paris de Nuit, meaning Paris by Night. This earned Brassai great success, and international fame. This fame brought him much success in his future publications and other works.

Personally I am a huge fan of Brassai. His works are amazing. I have a fascination with cities, and architecture. I especially like this photo  because of the gargoyles, I think they add so much to the photo, because they aren't ''the norm'' and they are just so fascinating. 

This is an old, and rather enormous tree in my backyard. 

Background Dream

So, I'll be fully honest, this was a total accident. I moved the camera before it had finished processing and this was my ''beautiful mistake.'' 

First Night

I was extremely excited about this photo, because this was my first successful night shot. After a few tweaks and technical discoveries on my camera, I was finally able to produce a decent night shot.  

As the sun goes down 

and the moon rises from grow'n 

I see the trees 

Standing like a giant 

looking down in judgement

you see me 

As I look up with my camera 

you dont seem to notice and drop your samera 

pretending to ba a model 

Though some bare 

For winter you prepare 

stoic you stand 

Half & Half

This is a lake off of Batsto. This was originally a three-shot-panorama, but unfortunately my camera decided to go out of focus on the third shot, so I cropped it out. 

Side View

This is yet another beautiful historic building in Batsto village. I really liked the color of the building, along with its natural wear and tear. 

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Cecil Beaton was born on January 14, 1904. As a little boy, Beaton learned how to take and develop photos on his nanny’s Kodak 3A camera. He would have family members pose for various photos, and when he became more skillful and his photos were more apt, he sent his work to London society magazines. Beaton would write recommendations for himself under a factitious name. Beaton studied history and architecture at Cambridge. Through a network of contacts he was able to meet, and photograph the Duchess of Malfi. Even though the photos was slightly out of focus, Vogue bought, and printed the pictures. Beaton studied photography at Paul Tanqueary, until Vogue took and published his photos regularly. Beaton is well known for his photos of fashion. He worked as staff photographer for Vanity fair and Vogue. 

I enjoy Beaton’s work. even though he takes fashion pictures for magazines, which are not usually my favorite, he is able to add a certain amount of flair in his work. 

Still Here

This is another picture while in Batsto. The purple shutters caught my eye, then I realized it was a perfect picture. I decreased the exposure on this a tad, the original was too bright for my liking. 

Goodbye, Fall

This picture was taken at Batsto village. I was attempting to capture the tan house and a lack of color to help exaggerate the red in the bush. 

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      Richard Avedon was an American artist. He was born on May 15, 1923, and died on October 4, 2004. His first ‘‘gig’’ as a photographer was taking ID pictures for the Merchant Marines. Then in 1944 he was given another photography job as an advertising photographer for a department store. He was then quickly noticed by Alexey Brodovitch who was the director at a fashion magazine called Harper’s Bazaar. He eventually became lead photographer at Vogue.   

     In full honesty in not one of Avedon’s biggest fans. Im am also not a fan of fashon photography. I guess im just so used to seeing it, i enjoy pictures of something new, exciting, and original. It all just seems too bland. 

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   Diane Arbus was a very interesting photographer. She was born on March 14, 1923 in New York City. She was noted for her black and white photos of peripheral people including, dwarfs, giants, transvestites , nudists, and circus performers. In 1971, Arbus committed suicide. A year later Arbus was the first American to have photos in Venice Biennale. 

     This photo is of a young teenage couple on Hudson Street in NYC. I personally really enjoy Arbus’ work. She wasn’t afraid to stick out from the normal, she ignored what was considered to be “normal” and appropriate, and stuck up for the people who would be considered ‘‘freaks.’’ 

Wide Eye

This is a panorama shot I took carefully balancing on the very back of the canoe. It was a difficult shot but it was most defiantly worth it. 

"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything" -William Shakespeare 

Stolen Comfort

I don't know what this is, but i like it. It seems to have stolen the sky from treeline to surround itself with the comforting softness of the clouds. 

Miror Image

The real question is, which side is real? Are we floating on air, or a miror?

It looks as if the trees are trying to find solace in the clouds by reaching up and trying to grab them, in a last ditch effort to escape the inevitable freezing winter. 

Perfect Perch

I think she was just as amazed by the beauty as I was. 

Who Needs 'Em

Even though I'm not a huge fan of geese, I felt bad for this one. He didn't seem to have many friends. 

Fading Away

This was taken at Panoma State park. This is one of my top three favorite picture that I took on this excersion. Though only the outline of the trees are visible, I really enjoy the clouds and waves on the lake. 

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   Ansel Adams was both a photographer and an environmentalist. Adams created the “Zone System” which is a way to determine the correct exposure and how to adjust the contrast of the print. Adams usually used Large format cameras. Even though these cameras were very difficult to manage, and also with a high price for film, Adams preferred these cameras for their high resolution. 

   I really enjoy Adams work because I think that black and white photography has a sense of romance and mystery to it. I also like his pieces because they tend to be of very rural and natural areas. 

( image taken from: http://egnproductions.com/linville-ansel-adams-basic-photography-book/)

Peering Through

I honestly can even begin to describe this picture. After i finish with it i just stared at it for a good five minutes. God's creation is so beautiful its difficut to describe it without taking away from it. 

Exposure: .61 

highlights: 21.1 

Prepared to Fall

This one was also taken at a soccer game. This is the treeline right behind the feild. This was my realization that fall is finally here. 

exposure .32 to lighten up a tad. 

Contrast 12.