Bill Gottlieb: Photographer of Jazz Legends

Talk about how the lighting in this portrait effects your interpretation of it. In other words, how does the lighting in this portrait help define the subject? Does it compliment the subject and she hits the high note? Is the lighting bright? Intense? Or is it soft and subtle? How many light sources are there? Where is it coming from?

Periods 1, 3 and 4 only:
Also, from the film, which fact about Gottlieb's life interested you most? Why?

Why do you think his photographs are so important today?

What can we learn by studying his work?


Bonus: Which jazz singer is pictured here?

Compare and contrast two icons of modern photography...

These are two very well-known images by photographers Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.
1) Compare the images in terms of which elements they have in common
2) How are the two photographs different?
3) Unless you are the first person to post, respond to someone else's entry and mention their name in your response

Why is this such a great photo?

In this photo, the artist takes a wonderful photo of a...actually, I don't know what it is...but it is beautiful. Try to tell me why this is such a successful photo - write 3 to 5 sentences about what makes this photo great. And if you don't think this photo great, write 3-5 thoughtful statements why that is. Bonus - who is the artist? (hint - she is featured on masters-of-photography.com.

What makes a great photo great? No, really. I mean really spectacular? Its more than just "cool" or "I don't know, I just like it". In fact, I think if you think about it, you can list 5 things that make great photos great. "what do you want me to do now?" List 5 criteria of THE PERFECT PHOTO!

What is it about? (09/08/08)

This is a photograph titled, "The Terminal" by Alfred Stieglitz in 1892.

Write three to five sentences regarding this photo - What is it about? What is its story?
What do you find interesting about it? Other comments?

Sign your blog with your first name, last initial and class period (ie: SethG1B)

First things first...test run

please respond with your first name only by "commenting" to this prompt - tell us one this about yourself. For example: Hey, my name is Jonas and I would rather be listening to Weezer right now. Or: Hi, my name is Jill and my uncle is a professional photographer so I would like to learn it.

Thanks!

Rules of the Blog

First of all, this blog is intended to be a place for us to share information. In order to keep it a safe place to share, here are a couple of ground rules.

1) never use your last name - first name only please

2) never say anything on this blog that is disrespectful

3) if you don't want it on the front page of the daily paper, then don't say it here

4) participate with an open mind and respond thoughtfully

summer is coming to a close...

...which could mean a lot of things to a lot of people, but what it means to me is that I must start preparing for the coming school year. I created this blog as a place for my photography students to share ideas, respond to comments, ask questions and share their work. Welcome (back).