Tuesday, May 11, 2010
National Geographic Women Photographers
Click here to access the Newseum's online exhibit of women photographers from National Geographic. Once on the website, select photo gallery and then one of the five images at the bottom of the web page to access a portfolio of photographs. Make sure you have volume control as well so you can listen to the photographers discuss their work. After viewing that photographer's work, select menu at the top of the page and then select another photographer. Repeat that process until you have viewed the work of all 5 photographers. Then, post a comment on the blog that explains which portfolio you liked best and why, including at least three specific details to support your view. Be sure to sign your post with your first name and the initial of your last name. After you have posted, view the comments of other students.
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I like how Annie Griffith sees more in the pictures she takes than them just being an image. She sees the actually story and emotion behind what she takes. I also like how she goes "undercover" to take a photograph at the Lag b'Omer since women aren't allowed to go to this festival. In order to get the photograph she wanted she went the extra mile.
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I like the extent that Annie Griffith goes in order to get her photos and to be in the experience with everyone else. Like the time she dressed up as a man in order to get into a festival that women were not allowed to go to in Lag b'Omer. She seemes like a pretty awesome person.
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I love Maria Stenzal's pictures. They are unlike the other photos featured in the photo gallery. She takes photos of nature and unusual stuff that looks amazine.
ReplyDeleteAngelique Gratton
Annie Griffith goes to a great extent to get the images she wants. It seems that when we look at her pictures we only see the image, but when she looks at them she sees the history of the image. The one that really stood out to me was the one about the little girl in the dress at a wedding. She definetely has some interesting photos but I am sure that the story behind each of them is all the more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI like Annie Griffiths Belt's portfolio because she captures people in the moment which shows the real emotion, instead of just posing. That's really what I, and probably a lot of other people, really look for in a picture; that raw, true emotion.
ReplyDelete-Kaylinn K
I absoultly love Karen Kasmauski and Sisse Brimberg's photos. they are amazing, and that they took that much time to go and get they those type of photos.
ReplyDelete-Taylor B.
I loved Maria Stenzel because her photos really captured my attention. I like the colors of the people and the ocean pictures. Her stories behind the photos were helpful in capturing her true emotions on the photos. It is really interesting that she gets to travel the world doing what she loves.
ReplyDeleteKimmie C. :)
All of the photos were amazing. I loved Maria Stenzals photos they are all bright and colorful and full of life. They show emotion and give each picture a story to share.
ReplyDeleteKasey P.
Annie Giriffiths!! i loved how she explained her work, she explained how people morned in one picture. It made me feel as if i was there. Her picture of jerusalim stands out to me, and i love it!
ReplyDeleteJenna H.
Sisse Bimbergs photographs were interesting and full heart. I like the Different shapes she created and the repeating patterns. These are the type of photos i like taking.
ReplyDelete- Annesa T.
I very much enjoyed Jodi Cobb's photography! It was amusing but also artisitic. The stories really brought the pictures to life even more than the massive amount of life already captured. It was very elegent and beautiful! I loved looking at all the pictures.
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I loved the stories that Griffin had behind her pictures. My favorite picture she took was of the family of a bus driver who had been killed in a terrorist attack. You could see the grief on their faces and she was attacked while she was taking pictures. It takes guts to put yourself in those situations.
ReplyDelete-Cheryl W.
my favorite portfolio is the one by sisse brimberg because it was awesome to see how well she photographed the different types of people. my favorite pictures are the one of the little girl in the dress and of the beautiful castle in the background.
ReplyDelete~Kayla B.
I like Maria Stenzel's photographs because they were different. They made you feel like you were actually there watching them on the ice/in the water. It would be fun to take photos where you could be a part of the action like these were.
ReplyDelete-Taylor C
My favorite photographs were the ones by Jodi Cobb. I liked how hers focused mostly on people doing or wearing interesting things. They also had a 'fish out of water' kind of feel, especially the ones with Miss Universe in the hotel room and the Santas waiting for the subway. I also liked how the picture of the girl at the coffee place was taken from such an interesting angle.
ReplyDelete-Anne Finch.
I have enjoyed viewing Jodi Cobbs photos. It seemed that she has brought them to life. To ordinary people they may just seem like images but to her they are memories. The photos were definetely appealing and very artistic.
ReplyDeleteShyamal P.
I liked all of these photos and was really shocked by some of the stories behind them I really liked the one sisse brimberg took in moscow I really like that style of buildings and just found it a really beautiful picture
ReplyDelete-Brandon S
I find it difficult for me to pick a favourite album or photographer out of this gallery. All of the albums are remarkable and beautiful. I don't think I have been so artistically inspired in such a long time. My mom is a photographer, so I've always been around this kind of stuff, but my mother doesn't talk about her photography as passionately as these women talk about it. The stories that come with each photo are remarkable and make me ache a bit, wishing that I could experience something so breathtaking. But anywho. If I absoutely must pick a favourite, I shall pick Sisse Brimberg. The photograph from Manila of the little girl at the wedding party is absolutely lovely. Children are lovely subjects as they are so mysterious and magical, and I really think that comes out in the photo. I also find the photograph of the contortionists in Montreal quite lovely as there is just something so beautiful about the girls and the way their bodies are held in it. I also liked the photo from Russia of the two women walking towards a lit up castle looking building. The off focus/blurry setting is lovely mixed with the snow and lighting.It just creates a dizzying magical feeling.
ReplyDelete-Michelle W.