Image analysis is very important in your understanding of photography. Both from learning how an image is composed or structured to the actual content and meaning of an image. You may need to understand or find out its social, historical, or political context.
Arnold Newman | Portrait of Alfred Krupp | 1963
Light: Light in the photo are coming from the skylight windows and from a single train light, the rest of the image is filled with morbid colours. The Harsh blacks and greys contrast the light colours. The image consists of lines of machinery and window leading to a window that hovers over Alfred Krupp’s head.
There’s a lot of repetition within the structure of the building and there’s light reflecting on Krupp’s head. All of the lines are geometric. This image to an extent has a shallow depth of field as Newman wanted to highlight.
The darkest part of the image surrounds Krupp and the frame that allows you to see the factory. Dark colours are constant throughout the image
I think that the elements of Newman’s photograph were purposely placed in such way to portray an implicit meaning of Krupp and his factory to be the angle of death.
Contextual Information
He inherited the factory, the factory created all the bombs and missiles for the Nazi’s, he was 14 when he inherited the factory taking over after his Fathers death
My Perception
Idea of the sarcastic halo, triangle shape with his hands, Lines all lead to the sarcastic halo, Angel of Hell and death, Lighting is coming from the sides creating a dark shadow around his eyes. He sorta reminds me of Mr Burns ngl…
Arnold Newman (1918-2006) is well-known for his work which has changed portraiture. He is known as the “Father of Environmental Portraiture.” Newman’s work was collected and exhibited numerous of the biggest museums in the world.
Newman was an important contributor to publications such as New York, Vanity Fair, LIFE, Look, Holiday, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Town and Country, Scientific American, New York Times Magazine, and many others.
There are numerous books published of Newman’s work in addition to countless histories of photography, catalogues, articles and television programs. He received many major awards by the leading professional organizations in the U.S. and abroad including the American Society of Media Photographers, The International Center of Photography, The Lucie Award, The Royal Photographic Society Centenary Award as well as France’s “Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.”
In 2005, Photo District News named Newman as one of the 25 most influential living photographers. In 2006, Newman was awarded The Gold Medal for Photography by The National Arts Club. He is the recipient of nine honorary doctorates and has lectured and conducted workshops throughout the country and the world.
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To improve my photoshoot I need to check that my camera settings are suitable for the conditions that I’m photographing in because I found that the aperture was too low leaving my photographs dark and underexposed.
An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject’s usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject’s life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.
Shift + P = Flag Images that I want/ interest me Shift + X = Images that I do not want to useHere’s a contact sheet of my images once I have used an eliminating process using the tools (filters- for example colour Grading and a star system to narrow down my selection and help me make decision about my most successful image) on LightRoom…For this photo I have adjusted the CONTRAST and VIBRANCE to achieve a vivid effect. Shadows Exposure and eliminated Whites
Cyanotypes were a method used in the late 1800s as a way of making blueprints. The simplest kind of cyanotype print is a photogram which is made by arranging objects on sensitised paper. Fresh or pressed plants/flowers are more commonly used but any solid object will create an image.
English botanist and photographer Anna Atkins was one of the first artists to make “photograms” by placing plant specimens directly onto the surface to create an image. Although Anna Atkins was the first person to use Cyanotypes for photography, it was invented by John Herschel in 1842 in order to reproduce his notes and drawings.
English botanical artist, collector and photographer Anna Atkins was the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images. Her nineteenth-century cyanotypes used light exposure and a simple chemical process to create impressively detailed blueprints of botanical specimens.
Anna’s innovative use of new photographic technologies merged art and science, and exemplified the exceptional potential of photography in books.
Anna’s self-published her detailed and meticulous botanical images using the cyanotype photographic process in her 1843 book, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions. With a limited number of copies, it was the first book ever to be printed and illustrated by photography.
How to make a Cyanotype…
Place items or a film negative on the cyanotype fabric/paper.
Secure with glass and or pins to hold the items still.
Expose the Cyanotype to sunlight.
Once the Cyanotype paper turns from royal blue to baby blue/white remove from sunlight to stop excess exposure. When exposing your composition to light, watch the paper slowly change from blue to almost white. This should take around 3-5 minutes in full sun but longer if it is cloudy.
Hamptonne Museum is an insight into the rural life carried on in Jersey for centuries. Dating back to the 15th Century the house and farm are perfect for discovering the rural history of Jersey.
Explore the different houses which make up Hamptonne, find out more about Jersey’s history of cider making in the cider barn and wander through the cider apple orchard and meet the Hamptonne calves, lambs, chickens and piglets in the traditional farmstead.
My own edited photo of Hamptonne Farm
Discover Syvret House, a decorated and furnished farmhouse gives a unique window into 1940s rural life, including; agricultural traditions, day-to-day family life, language, religion and the experience of the German Occupation.
The Hamptonne farm is named after Laurens Hamptonne, who purchased it in 1633. The property is also called “La Patente”, and the name of a road passing through it is also the same after it was granted a patent authorization.
My own edited photo of Hamptonne Farm
Richard Langlois, the owner in 1445, was awarded to Laurens Hamptonne by King Charles II in 1649. Royal patents are granted to those who provide specific services to the monarch or close relatives.
In Hampton’s case, this was due to his loyalty to the royalist cause during the English Civil War, when he was a viscount or executive officer of the Royal Court of Jersey.
It was in this role that Hampton made a famous announcement on February 17, 1649 in the Royal Plaza of Saint Helier. After the news of Charles I’s execution spread to the island, he declared Charles II as king.
Click on the link to find out more about Tom Kennedy and his professional practice as a photographer and film-maker.
As Tom discussed with us on the visit…he is influenced by “painting with light” and the Dutch Masters paintings of the 17th Century including such masters as Rembrandt and Vermeer.
In 1769, landowners were exporting wheat from Jersey to England, where a bad harvest had driven up the price.
Frustrated with the resulting food shortages, rising prices, the unfair taxation system and Jersey’s power structure, around 500 hundred islanders stormed the Royal Court with 13 demands to alleviate their struggles on September 28th 1769.
Though there was no known loss of life, many came armed with sticks and clubs, and an usher was thrown over the court railing during the disturbance.
The event paved the way for major political reform on the island. In the reform, known as the Code of 1771, the Royal Court was stripped of its legislative powers, meaning that from 1771, only the States Assembly could create laws.
The Corn Riots was essentially a time when in Jersey the majority of land was owned by a family called the Lempriere family. In power, was the Lieutenant Bailiff Charles Lempriere. Among his 12 Jurats in control of the Island were Charles’ father, father-in-law, cousin and two brothers. So… of 12, five were from the Lempriere family.
In 1767 protests raged against the exportation of grain from the Island. Anonymous threats were made against shipowners and a law was passed the following year so that all available corn was kept in Jersey. In August 1769 the States repealed this law, claiming that crops in the Island were plentiful and this meant that the Act was no longer necessary.
There was suspicion in the Island that this was a ploy to raise the price of wheat, which would be beneficial to the rich, many of whom had wheat rentes owed to them on properties. This would especially be true of the Lemprières who not only owned a large amount of land in the Island but also had control of the Receiver-General post and so stood to profit the most with rentes going up.
Acts of resistance started taking place. A corn ship about to export goods was raided by a group of women who demanded that the sailors unload their cargo and set about selling it on the Harbour, giving the proceeds to the owner of the vessel. Other disturbances took place, leading to the events of 28 September 1769.
The Lempriere family were exporting corn (main source of food for Jersey) over what they needed (greedy guts) which meant that the people of Jersey were going hungry. The price of corn was increased and the price of rent was increased… the monopoly of the Lempriere family was in full force.
But the people in Jersey had had enough, they decided to Riot! So, they marched from Trinity, picking up parishioners along the way, to the Royal Square where they marched into the Royal Court and demanded change, armed with clubs and sticks.
They ordered that their demands be written in the Court book of the time. The Greffier obliged (although afterward, their demands were literally deleted from the book by being torn out, so the Lempriere could keep their monopoly on the Island!) and their orders included (basically demanding a fair price for food and living)
• That grain and wheat was too expensive and that the price of wheat be lowered and set at 20 sols per cabot.
• That foreigners be ejected from the Island.
• That his Majesty’s tithes be reduced to 20 sols per vergée.
• That the value of the liard coin be set to 4 per sol. • That there should be a limit on the sales tax.
• That seigneurs stop enjoying the practice of champart, (the right to every twelfth sheaf of corn or bundle of flax)
. • That seigneurs stop the right of ‘Jouir des Successions’, (the right to enjoy anyone’s estate for a year and a day after they died without heirs).
• That branchage fines could no longer be imposed.
• That Rectors could no longer charge tithes except on apples.
• The lowering of a money rente due by tenants on a fief.
• That Philippe Larbalestier, who had been sent to prison on 23 September, be released without having to pay a fine.
• That the charges against Captain Nicholas Fiott be dropped and that he be allowed to return to the Island without an inquiry.
• That the Customs’ House officers be ejected.
Once the rioters had left the Royal Court, there was relative peace. It was like they’d said what they needed and now felt that they’d be heard and helped.
However Lempriere family decided they didn’t want to make any of these changes, so they went to London to present the rioters problems to the King. This was done… albeit not exactly truthfully, so the King said that all the demands should be erased from the Court records (eg now the Lempriere family didn’t actually have to change anything).
Locals were obviously furious. But £100 was offered to any rioters who turned another in… so things started turning!
But Colonel Bentinck was unsure whether the Lempriere family had been entirely honest, and after he visited Jersey, he reported to the King that ‘we have been represented as enemies’ – therefore it was made illegal to export crops, and a committee was set up in order to regulate the distribution of grains and food to the market. Colonel Bentinck lay down the ‘code of 1771’ where basically it meant the Law would be as fair as possible. The Lempriere family were slowly loosing their power, and soon one of the family retired as Jurat which further helped.
The Corn Riots were the beginning of making the Law fairer for the people of Jersey.
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George Floyd’s murder has sparked global protests against racism, inequality, and police brutality. Here, we compile a growing list of books, articles, and initiatives to learn from and support
At the time of writing, people in all 50 states in the US, and 18 countries worldwide, are protesting for the Black Lives Matter movement. The demonstrations follow the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 25 May 2020, and have amplified the anger and outrage at the racism and inequality that continue to pervade all aspects of society, including the creative industries.
‘The ground breaking work of the acclaimed photographer (Gorden Parks) is being celebrated at a new two-part exhibition showcasing black American life’
