documentary photos of Paris architecture in the early 20th century

 Libourne, France on February 12th 1857

 Orphaned at age 5

 Brought up by an uncle

 Shipped to sea to be a Sailor at young age

Un Coin Du Quai 1910

Lighting: Pretty bright with Little color. Main Subject: The Wagon Composition: Low colors and Rough texture Why: I like the colors and The subject, different and beautiful.

 Conservatoire d'art dramatique when he wanted to be an Actor.

 Acted from 1879-1887

That was the only Schooling

Marchand abat-jours 1899

Lighting: Lots of light but neutral Colors. Main Subject: The vender man Composition: Bright light with low colors And rough texture. Why: I really like the color and how there Isn’t much to distract in the photo.

 Supplied his Photos for Artists -Architects, Stage Designers, and Painters

  Musee Carnavlet and the Bibliothèque historique de la ville de Paris bought his Photos

  Later they paid him to take photos for their schools.

Versailles, parc 1901

Lighting: Lots of light with almost all black and white. Main Subject: The statue Composition: Is different then all the others, low colors. Why: I like the subjects of the photo, its different

 Urban Landscape

 Worked early so not many people in the pictures

 Know for Detail

 Used long exposures to show blurs of moving objects.

Cour du Rouen 1922

Lighting: Good amount of light but not very many colors. Main Subject: The old Building. Composition: The angle adds uniqueness. Why: I really like the look of the old building.

 Style is their way of taking Photographs

Le Pont Marie 1903

Lighting: Lots of light but low colors. Main Subject: The bridge Composition: The angle adds a different perspective. The colors adds to it too. Why: I like that the picture looks abandoned.

 Berenice Abbott

 Man Ray

 Valentine Delafosse Compagnon

Notre-Dame 1922

Lighting: Good lighting but neutral colors. Man Subject: Notre-Dame Composition: The colors add interest and the angle. Why: This one is my favorite, how the tree almost distracts from the main subject.

 Actor until age 40, then Photographer

 To photos with almost no Present day Equipment

 Took almost 10,000 Prints that where found after death.

Poterne des Peupliers 1913

Lighting: Good natural light above the house, but again neutral colors. Main Subject: The old run down house. Composition: The way you can see lots of light by the house adds interest to the picture. Why: I like the angle from which the photo was taken.

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