Artist Statement
Using a Film camera has been an interesting adventure for me. Learning how to process film and print pictures has been very exciting. I certainly find myself paying more attention to my surroundings when taking a picture. I am looking at how much light is present as well as using depth of field to relate to what I want to come out very clear in my pictures. Probably the most beneficial skill I have learned is shutter speed. I have adapted the skills I have learned to digital photography and can see differences in the way I take pictures.
I am taking this class to fulfill a creative process requirement and have really enjoyed it. The pictures I take both with film and digitally center on my surroundings. Generally I take pictures of something I do not see every day; like the buildings in Albany or I photograph some of my favorite places I go. Each picture I take is sentimental and tells a story and this is what I would like people to understand about my art. They probably will never understand the story or tell it correctly. But with each photo I take I can give you a story to go with it.
A Favorite Photographer
Lisette Model was a photographer native to Austria. Her photos consist of unconventional street images and ruthless candid portraits. Model received her education in both Austria and Paris where she studied music, not photography. However, her music instructor introduced her to areas of other art. While studying in Paris, she met photographers’ Rogi Andre and Florence Henri. Though model tried to set aside photography for a short time, she returned to it in order to make a living while studying art. Model’s sister taught her film development and darkroom technique.
In 1934 Model photographed her first series of photos which were published in a French journal and then later in a NYC newspaper. These photos were considered startling and risky for the time. They are now her most reproduced images. These photos also established her as a master photographer.
Model immigrated to NYC after marrying her husband who was a painter. Model loved the cities energy and people. So she began a new phase of photography. She started taking pictures of street activity, reflections in store windows and buildings, and people. Some of these photos were on exhibit in the NYC Museum of Modern Art. Model taught photography for 30 years at the New School for Social Research. She also held private classes within her home. Students say she had a positive approach to photography which is how she influenced her students.
“Lisette Model.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. 2014. Web. 06 Oct. 2014 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/727407/Lisette-Model>
Using a Film camera has been an interesting adventure for me. Learning how to process film and print pictures has been very exciting. I certainly find myself paying more attention to my surroundings when taking a picture. I am looking at how much light is present as well as using depth of field to relate to what I want to come out very clear in my pictures. Probably the most beneficial skill I have learned is shutter speed. I have adapted the skills I have learned to digital photography and can see differences in the way I take pictures.
I am taking this class to fulfill a creative process requirement and have really enjoyed it. The pictures I take both with film and digitally center on my surroundings. Generally I take pictures of something I do not see every day; like the buildings in Albany or I photograph some of my favorite places I go. Each picture I take is sentimental and tells a story and this is what I would like people to understand about my art. They probably will never understand the story or tell it correctly. But with each photo I take I can give you a story to go with it.
A Favorite Photographer
Lisette Model was a photographer native to Austria. Her photos consist of unconventional street images and ruthless candid portraits. Model received her education in both Austria and Paris where she studied music, not photography. However, her music instructor introduced her to areas of other art. While studying in Paris, she met photographers’ Rogi Andre and Florence Henri. Though model tried to set aside photography for a short time, she returned to it in order to make a living while studying art. Model’s sister taught her film development and darkroom technique.
In 1934 Model photographed her first series of photos which were published in a French journal and then later in a NYC newspaper. These photos were considered startling and risky for the time. They are now her most reproduced images. These photos also established her as a master photographer.
Model immigrated to NYC after marrying her husband who was a painter. Model loved the cities energy and people. So she began a new phase of photography. She started taking pictures of street activity, reflections in store windows and buildings, and people. Some of these photos were on exhibit in the NYC Museum of Modern Art. Model taught photography for 30 years at the New School for Social Research. She also held private classes within her home. Students say she had a positive approach to photography which is how she influenced her students.
“Lisette Model.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition. Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. 2014. Web. 06 Oct. 2014 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/727407/Lisette-Model>