Famous  photographer’s

Walker  Evans    

       

•   Walker  Evans  was  born  on  the  3rd  of  November  1903.  He  is  mostly  known  for  using  one  type  of  camera  a  8x10  inch,  He  said  that  his  goal  as  a  photographer  was  to  make  pictures  that  are  "literate,  authoritative,  transcendent''.  

•   Most  of  his  work  was  done  during  the  great  depression.  •   In  1938,  Evans  also  took  his  first  photographs  in  the  New  York  subway  

with  a  camera  hidden  in  his  coat.  These  would  be  collected  in  book  form  in  1966  under  the  title  many  are  called.  

 

The  publication  used  by  Evans  was  often  Portrait  when  he  was  working  for  the  FSA,  while  over  time  his  work  was  recognized  because  of  it’s  fine  art  work  while  some  of  his  earlier  work  was  about  houses  or  buildings.  

Walker  Evans    

 

 

Other  FSA  Photographers        •    Jack  Delano  born  on  August  the  1st  1914,  he  made  very  few  well-­‐known  

images  that  represented  the  great  depression  with  unusual  photo’s  illustrating  people  during  the  Great  Depression.  However  he  was  one  of  the  few  that  processed  and  developed  his  own  images.  Delano  was  known  for  taking  portraits  much  like  Evans,  however  he  took  unusual  photos  of  

people  during  the  Depression  showing  peoples  states  during  that  time.  

         

 

           

 

• Russell  Lee  born  on  July  the  21st  1903,  he  was  very  well  known  for  created  some  of  the  iconic  photos  that  the  FSA  was  credited  for,  also  that  he  was  know  for  taking  portraits  with  most  of  the  FSA  doing  so  or  shown  the  surroundings  of  certain  area  during  the  depression.  His  photo’s  showed  

people  during  every  day  things.        

Vietnam  War    

       

•   Vietnam  War  was  well  known  in  the  media  for  showing  iconic  images  that  showed  the  state  that  the  country  was  in  during  the  war  and  the  state  That  the  soldiers  were  living  in.  

•   Images  mostly  always  showed  starving  children,  or  many  homeless  or  the  terrible  conditions   that  people  fighting  in  the  war  were  living  in.  

 

•   The  country  itself  was  already  in  a  poor  living  condition.  Most  of  the  photo’s  taken  were  documentary  or  war  style  photos  with  most  being  taken  so  people  could  see  what  was  going  on  during  the  war  and  actually  know  what  is  going  on  with  people  later  opposing  the  actions  of  the  with  people  actually  opposing  the  war  itself,  The  photo’s  themselves  being  used  in  magazines,  papers  and  websites,  documentary’s,  news  casts.

Vietnam  War    

Stephen  Shore    

       

•       Stephen  Shore  was  born  on  the  8th  of  October  1947,  He  is  well  known  for  his  deadpan  and  object  images,  he  is  also  recognized  for  his  use  of  color  in  images  using  very  distinctive    colors  to  draw  attention    to  the  image.  

 

•    At  The  Age  of  10  Shore  was  given  a  Walker  Evans  Book,  which  further  influenced  him.  

•    He  also  alongside  William  Eggleston  proved  that  color  images  could  be  considered  a  work  of  art.  

Shore  is  known  for  his  work  of  documentary  work  and  some  might  even  call  it  fine  art  however  on  first  sight  it  doesn’t  look  so  because  when  compared  to  Jeff  Wall’s  dead  troops  talk,  which  you  can  tell  is  fine  art  because  of  all  the  work  that  went  into  making  the  photo,  while  Shore’s  documentary  style  is  different  because  of  his  work  with  color  photography.

William  Eggleston    

         

•    William  Eggleston  born  on  the  27th  of  July  1939,  He  alongside  Stephen  Shore  were  majorly  credited  for  making  color  images  in  to  mainstream  art.  

•    Since  he  was  a  small  boy  he  was  very  interested  in  Audio  Technology.  •    Eggleston’s  enthusiasm  lead  him  to  having  a  unique  ability  of  striking  

displays  of  color.  Eggleston  is  known  for  his  work  in  Documentary  and  fine  art  even  

though  his  work  is  much  different  to  Shore  because  Eggleston  simply  just  took  a  photo  and  another  without  any  change  to  the  composition,  Shore  took  a  while  to  take  one  photo,  also  because  Eggleston  mainly  took  photo’s  of  uneventful  things  with  one  of  his  most  famous  photo’s  just  being  a  red  roof  with  white  wires  across  it.    

William  Eggleston    

   Irvin  Penn    

Nadar      •    Real  Name  Gaspard  Felix  Tournachon  was  born  on  the  1st  of  April  1820  

and  died  on  the  23rd  of  March  1910,He  was  well  known  for  making  portrait  images  of  actors,  musicians,  composers  and  authors  he  is  also  one  of  the  first  people  to  do  aerial  photos.  He  is  also  recognized  for  establishing  “The  Society  for  the  Encouragement  of  Aerial  Locomotion  by  Means  of  Heavier  than  Air  Machines”  which  he  was  president  for.  And  in  1861  he  started  to  use  electric  lights  to  photograph.  

The  paragraph  is  from  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadar_(photographer)  •    This  is  the  type  of  camera  that  was  used  during  the  1860’s  mainly  by  

Nadar.  ”This  required  a  long  exposure  time  with  one  large  plate  in  the  back  of  the  camera.  These  cameras  were  heavy  and  bulky.  Because  they  required  a  long  exposure,  the  almost  always  were  on  a  tripod”  This  is  from  

http://www.pimall.com/nais/pivintage/durocamera.html  •    the  camera  is  called  Daguerreotype,  which  mainly  took  large  format.  Nadar  was  known  for  his  portrait  photo’s,  while  some  of  his  other  work  he    

   Irvin  Penn  

Nadar    Was  more  recognized  with  him  being  the  first  person  to  do  air  photography.  

         

   Irvin  Penn    

Irvin  Penn  Irvin  Penn  was  born  in  1917,  June  16  and  died  October  7  2009  at  the  age  of  92;  Penn  was  unlike  many  other  photographers  at  that  time  he  was  well  known  for  his  work  Vogue  magazine  and  for  his  work  in  advertising  for  Clinique  &  Issey  Miyake.  Penn  had  several  types  of  photography  that  made  him  known  with  most  of  his  photo’s  being  either  fashion  photography  or  portraits.  Penn  also  is  known  for  the  fact  that  his  work  is  exhibited,  around  the  world.

         

Crimean  War    

     •    Most  images  during  the  Crimean  War  were  taking  by  Roger  Fenton  who  during  the  

1850’s  was  sent  to  the  Crimean  war  to  take  former  negative  to  illustrate  the  art  of  war  in  which  he  suffered  from  cholera,  several  broken  ribs.  Fenton  also  to  avoid  any  Problems  with  people  he  did  not  take  images  of  dead  or  injured  soldiers.  During  the  war  he  still  produced  350  images  312  of  which  made  it  in  a  number  of  galleries,  he  was  also  one  of  the  first  war  photographers.  

   

 

   

•    Tim  used  a  twin  lens  reflex  camera  which  took  medium  sized  photos  the  color  of  the  photo  represents  the  time  period  in  which  the  photo  was  taken  which  shows  that  when  

Crimean  War    

the  photo  was  taken  technology  was  not  at  it’s  high  with  very  little  technology  being  available   to  take  photos  with  which  indicates  that  the  image  was  posed.  Most  photo’s  taken  during  the  war  were  documentary  photo’s  because  they  were  showing  what  was  happening  to  people  during  the  war  and  the  out  come  it  had  on  people.    

   

Tim  Born    

     •    Tim  Page  born  1944  in  Kent  and  several  images  of  his  work  have  been  put  as  the  main  

exhibition  of  many  art  galleries,  he  is  also  well  known  for  creating  many  well  known  books  in  the  past  

•    Page  was  well  known  for  being  a  risk  taker  via  the  fact  that  he  always  out  himself  into  Dangerous  situations,  many  believe  this  is  because  of  his  past  which  involved  drugs  and  many  near  death  experiences  which  he  believes  was  the  main  reasons  he  took  photos  during  the  war  indicating  that  he  didn’t  have  any  fear  The  costume  via  the  uniform  and  gun  indicates  that  he  is  a  soldier  in  which  you  think  he  is  normal  until,  the  image  Above  shows  a  depressed  man  almost  looking  ashamed  as  if  he  has  done  something  wrong  and  also  the  gun  at  his  side  could  also  indicate  how  vulnerable  he  is  which  alongside  his  uniform  you  would  think  was  weird  as  he  is  to  be  thought  as  a  strong  figure.  Page  at  the  time  used  a  35mm  camera,  as  it  was  easier  to  use  in  a  war  in  which  there  was  always  an  opportunity  to  take  a  photo.  Also  compared  to  Jeff  Wall’s  war  image  this  seems  more  realistic  as  Jeff’s  had  a  lot  of  things  happening  in  just  one  image  which  showed  that  it  was  all  made  up  whereas  Tim  used  simple  yet  affective  poses  to  illustrate  peoples  emotion’s.  Page  was  known  for  his  well-­‐known  portraits,  which  illustrated  the  situation  during  the  Crimean  war  and  showed  how  people  were  responding  to  the  action  going  on  with  many  image’s  in  fact  showing  depression.