Ways of Seeing (John Berger)

"Ways of Seeing" was written by John Berger a BBC News Correspondent. He analyses how sight can change peoples thoughts and beliefs and the way in which men and women are represented in different ways. In this article John shows us how men and women are viewed differently through "gazes". In the opening of this article John tells us how women are still very differently looked from that of the man through male gaze. 

He argues that the presence of men in the world is all about the power and dominance they have. John argues that because of this it makes women feel self conscious and makes them feel aware of what they are doing all the time. And because of this the self value they have is measured threw the womens eyes, other peoples eyes and the mens eyes.

Snap Judgements (The Genius of Photography)

Q1. Overall how many photographs are taken in a year?

Over 880 billion photographs are taken in a year.

Q2. How does Gregory Crewdson work?

Gregory Crewdson doesn't work like a photographer but more like a director. He works with a production crew to create dramatic photographs.

Q3. Which prints command the highest price and what are they called?

Vintage prints command the highest price as they are the original copies of the photograph and can cost an extravagant amount of money. 

Q4. How does Ben Lewis see Jeff Walls photography?

Ben Lewis sees Jeff Walls photography as being very artistic.

Q5. How many photographs does Andreas Gursky produce and what scale and size are they?

Andreas Gursky produces very few images but the images he has created really bold colours and his images are usually large in size.

Q6. How is Seydou Keita portrayal of Africa different compared to traditional photographs of Africa?

Seydou Keita's portrayal of Africa is very different to traditional photographs taken of Africa because they show Africa in a positive light he didn't show Africa in the poverty stricken way that most people see it.

We are Family (The Genius of Photography)

Q1. What kind of work did Diane Arbus focus on?

Diana Arbus work focused on peoples real characters stripping away the disguise they hide beneath.

Q2. Do you think photographers prey on vulnerable people?

No I don't think photographers prey on vulnerable people although some of the photographs they take can be perceived this way.

Q3. What is Larry Clark's Tulsa project about?

Larry Clark's Tulsa project is about his life in Tulsa and focuses on his everyday life while living their. 

Q4. What is the title of Nan Goldin's most renowned work?

Nan Goldin's most renowned work is called "The Ballad of Sexual Dependancy".

Q5. What does Araki photograph now? What is his philosophy?

His photographs focuses on his everyday life. His philosophy is to take pictures of what he wants to remember by capturing memories threw his photographs.

Q6. What was Richard Billingham's work about?

Richard Billingham's captured family moments threw his photography. Not your normal family portraits but unexpected pictures that capture that moment in time.

Composition & Light

Colour

Pattern

Lines

Texture

Perspective

Pictures

Love is in the Air

Street Art

Dirty Old Town

Street Style

Halloween

The Lift (Marc Isaacs)

The lift is a short film created by Marc Isaacs. The film is set in a block of apartments in London with different tenants entering and leaving as they come and go. At the start the film doesn't seem like much just normal people going about the day but as Mark sees the tenants more frequently he learns a lot about their lives. He meets people of all different ages and nationalities asks them all similar questions. We learn that everything isn't as it seems and that everyone has problems to deal with in life.

Slimming and Airbrushing

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After

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