Amanda Schaeffer

 Ralph Gibson By: Amanda Schaeffer By discovering Ralph Gibson's photographs, I soon realized that I wouldn't be a fan of his images that Gibson captures. This image above is the only image that I found that I actually admired and didn't seem creepy to me. However, the rest of the them gave me a sense of horror movie scenes or ghost scenes. I felt an eerie feeling when looking and picking which one I want to talk about. For example, I am seeing a reoccurring symbol in each of Gibson's photographs, and that is a hand of some sort reaching out or grabbing onto something. I don't like how Gibson has these hands in his pictures because it makes me seem uneasy about them. When I look at photography, I want to be relaxed, satisfied, and entertained on what I am seeing, but Gibson's photographs are doing everything but the opposite of that. However, some of Ralph Gibson's images are not all that creepy and unsettling. Gibson also has images that have more of a cont...

 Michael Kenna By: Amanda Schaeffer While searching through Michael Kenna's black and white photography, I cam across this piece above. This photograph captured my eye because of the appearance and the details that were captured. Michael Kenna achieved great exposer when taking this image and also found an incredible view of a bridge and mountains in the back, which makes this photograph unbelievable. The reflection in the water from the bridge makes it almost appear to be an illusion in my eyes. The picture is that realistic that my eyes made me see an illusion with the shadow underneath the bridge. Also, while examining this image by Michael Kenna, I could see different aspects of composition in the black and white photograph. I could see the continuous lines from the bridge and the shadow of a bridge to the land where they meet. It makes yours eyes follow the lines and directs your focus on the main part, the bridge. I also see somewhat repeating circles with the bridge and the ...

 Man Ray By: Amanda Schaeffer       Man Ray had unusual ways to take photographs. "Man Ray was primarily known for his photography, which spanned both the Dada and Surrealism movements" (Biography.com Editors 2020). For my personal preference, I don't like surrealism paintings or photographs. I find them very hard to understand and can't really analyze what the image is suppose to mean. However, I did find one image that I enjoyed looking at. The above image is one of Man Ray's photographs that he did. The "pearl like tears" make it look almost realistic tears coming from the woman's eyes. You can tell by the direction of her eyes and the lowered eyebrows that this woman is upset. The clear pearls symbolize droplets of tears that look frozen on her face. By using this technique, it really draws the viewers eyes to go to the tears. I find this image quite fascinating and interesting. This is the only image I found from Man Ray that I enjoyed the appea...

Lee Friedlander By: Amanda Schaeffer      In this photograph that Lee Friedlander took, it captured my eyes more than any of the other photographs he took. According to International Center of Photography , Friedlander's photography work was different and unique when he captures moments because he took pictures of people on the street walking or passing by and also putting his own shadow in the photograph as well (Hostetle). For instance, in this photograph you can see a woman walking on the street with her hands waving. In addition, you can see Friedlander's head and neck on the telephone pole as he is capturing this black and white image. This technique lets the viewer see more of an image since there is a shadow of a man and a woman walking on the street. Since Lee Friedlander was an outstanding photographer, I will analyze and voice my opinions on his incredible work to see what I comprehend about one of his photographs.     Since Friedlander is known t...