Robert Frank

Found this photo from his book The Americans in the DCAD library.

I chose this photograph for a few reasons. i am really interested in the way Frank used blur. the movement of the people, make the photograph more dynamic. i like that the anonymous people frame the woman in the middle... the ambiguity of them makes your eye focus more on the woman in the middle. im curious as to what the woman is looking at, or who she is looking at.

Richard Avedon

Found at: http://www.richardavedon.com/

This photograph was one from a series that Avedon shot at a mental institution.  this photograph was striking to me because because of the composition.when i first looked at the photograph, i just saw the woman facing the camera, and her room behind it, but then i realized the figure in the bed, also staring at the camera.. which really intrigued me. these figures make me ask questions about them. i also chose this photograph because of how it relates to me. since ive been shooting rooms recently, and beds, i think its interesting how different rooms can give off a different feeling. the room seems so sterile, with the white bed and sheets, and light stone walls, and even the woman in a white dress.. it really adds to the feeling of a hospital or institution.

Todd Hido

Found this at: http://www.toddhido.com/

This photograph stood out to me because I have been shooting rooms recently, particularly my bedroom. its is interesting how the mood is created by the way the bed is unmade, and having no pillowcase on the pillow. i feel that this photograph is relatable to people because i can put a person and their story in that place.. i also can look at this photograph and see things in my own life that can relate to this photogragh.

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Link: http://www.stephendaitergallery.com/dynamic/artwork_display.asp?ArtworkID=1356#

this photograph interests me because of the boy in the background. since he is slightly blurred, i get this feeling that hes almost no really there, like hes almost a ghost or something. i think i also think this because i cant see his feet at the bottom. it kind of seems like hes part of the wall. the room setting is also what intrigued me. the room just seems abandoned, and falling apart. it seems lonely, which i think also adds to that feeling of the boy being ghostly. i really like the composition of this, and how it is symmetrical, though one side is darker than the other. i chose this photograph because it shows me a different way to shoot a room, and how the arrangement of the room, or a room itself, can bring across a different type of feeling and mood.

Lisette Model

Found from http://www.gallery.ca/cybermuse/showcases/model/index_e.jsp

the composition of this photograph interests me. the stairs lead the viewers eyes up and through the photograph, similar with the boy's legs. their expressions make me curious.. it makes me wonder why a crying baby is being watched by a young boy himself. the eye contact gives this experience a more personal feeling. the eye contact lets us a the viewer into their lives for that moment. emotional photographs is something i can always relate to with my photography.

Diane Arbus

Found on http://diane-arbus-photography.com/

Im really interested in Arbus's work because of how weird it is.  what captures my eye to this photo in particular, is that even though its a beautfiul photo, its also actually kind of ugly. the figures body shape is skinny, and sort of unattractive. the figure is sort of giving the camera a blank expression. the hair is crazy and wild, and the bed is unmade. though the subject is almost hard to look at, it makes the photograph strong. this photograph relates to my work because ive been shooting self portraits, and someething ive learned since doing them for solong, is that i stopped  trying to make myself look pretty in the photograph.

Alfred Sieglitz

Found at http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1997.61.25

I was inspired by Stieglitz's work when i saw it at the Met. I like the composition of the photograph. its very personal, and the where he chose to crop the figure's head is interesting. the hands at the bottom, make your eyes look up gradually through the photogtaph because the fingers lead you up towards the face. i also like that the figure does not make eye contact with the camera.