INTRODUCTION:
Albert Renger-Patzsch was a German photographer who began taking photos from the age of twelve. He mainly focuses on architectural photos, macro photos and object photography which he then puts into black and white adding more tones and details. His famous book which he published in 1928 ‘The World is Beautiful’ inspired several other photographers to start paying close attention to objectivity. Albert Renger-Patzsch also explored all seven formal elements such as: form, light, rhythm, line, texture, and repetition throughout his years.
ANALYSIS:
These photos are similar are different in several ways. The first thing I noticed when I started looking at these two images is that they are both in black and white showing different tones which enhances the textures. Secondly I also noticed that neither of the photographs show nature as one is architectural and the other shows a pattern which has been created by Albert Renger-Patzsch.
However there are also several differences, for example one of the photos have been taken from a close and straight angle whereas the other has been taken from a distance at a looking up angle which adds contrasts to both of the images in different ways. Another difference I noticed was the lighting tones as one of the photos have more of a warm tone compared to the other photo has more of a dark and natural tones.
MY RESPONSE
BEST IMAGES
I personally believe that these are the best images I have took for this shoot, this is because I feel that they reflect Alberts Render – Patzsch as you can see clearly the direction of which the light was coming from. I started of by taking photos from a straight on angle then I later developed the idea of taking photos from a lower angle, which I think make the photographs more abstract.
Additionally I tried to avoid editing my photos in order to make them feel more realistic as this is what Albert Renger – Patzsch did throughout the majority of his photographs. The tones of the images are very different throughout due to the way in which the lighting is coming from which creates different shadows and shades.