Albert Renger- Patzsch

Albert Renger- Patzch was a  German photographer associated with the New Objectivity. Renger-Patzsch was born in Würzburg and began making photographs by age twelve. After military service in the First World War he studied chemistry at Dresden Technical College.

In its sharply focused and matter-of-fact style his work exemplifies the aesthetic of The New Objectivity that flourished in the arts in Germany during the Wiemar Republic. Like Edward Weston in the United States, Renger-Patzsch believed that the value of photography was in its ability to reproduce the texture of reality, and to represent the essence of an object.

I tried to capture the essence of his work and I think I got the best result I could get. I took the photos with my DLSR Canon Camera on the close up setting. Most of my photos were landscape but a few were portraits.

For my response to Albert’s photos I tried to take 100 photos, but only managed around 80 photos. Even though Albert’s photos were in black and white, I have a mixture of black and white and coloured photos edited photos.

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Top Favourite Photos (Edited)

Edited all on Photoshop

I chose to edit this photo because I really liked how the table had the unique and colourful marble in it. I decided to make the marble pop by making the wood and chairs black and white. I really like how this photo turned out and I will try this style of editing again.

For this next photo I decided to make it more dull and dark as appose to it’s original bright photo. I played with the levels, contrast and saturation to achieve this photo. I’m really happy with how this turned out and I really like the difference of the original photo to the edited photo.

For this photo I decided to use levels, contrast, colour balance and photo filter to achieve this look. I really like how the light is almost shining into the room. I also like the contrast of the wooden windows and glass windows, it gives it a really nice look. I think I edited this photo very well.

This next photo I used the contrast and exposure setting a lot. My vision was to make the sky brighter than the stairs, and I really like how I achieved this look. I think I got the overall idea of what I wanted for this photo, and it translates very well in the edited final picture.

For this next photo I used exposure, contrast and levels to get this final picture. I really like how the light is centered onto the middle of the keyboard. I think I edited this picture well and will try to use this style of editing in future projects.

For this last photo I used photo filter, gradient, contrast and exposure. I’m really pleased with how this turned out. The way I edited it gives it a retro and vintage look to it which I personally really enjoy. I hope to also use the style of editing in future projects.

Evaluation

Overall I think a did a good job at recreating  Albert Renger- Patzsch style of photography. I really enjoyed doing this project as it gave me inspiration and ideas for future photo shoots and projects. I hope to keep achieving photos that I like and to improve with my camera and photography skills. I would also like to explore more ideas with different photographers and look at work that isn’t my preferred style because I would like to expand my ideas and see other styles from my own.