As in part one we were asked to look at four pictures and describe them, this time however they were Images of our own choosing. I chose strong black and white images and I guess that monochromatic is my preference when looking at photos I admire most and the way their lit and what they convey to me. The photographers featured in this task are Man Ray , Saul Leiter , Annie Leibovitz and Rebecca Lepkopf

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Glass Tears – Man Ray

The image is lit by ambient studio lighting with a white cool feel to it. The image has been cropped to accentuate the glass tear drops on the models face and she’s looking up away from the camera projecting a sense of sorrow. Man Ray was a photographer and artist during the Dada and Surrealist movements whose imagery was strong and provocative in order to illicit a response from the viewe and is considered to be one of the greatest artists in the 20th century and widely recognised for his contributions to photography.

In Her Room – Saul Lieter

At first glance it has a feel of looking through slightly misted glass at a young woman burdened by something that happened during the course of her day, it evokes the feeling of sitting on your bed in the moment just before you burst into tears. The subject is lit from the front with a dark background emphasising her eyes and forehead the blurring around her hands suggests a narrow depth of field and moment of her hands to her face but could be moment in camera and how the light was captured on the film.

Angelina Jolie – Annie Leibovitz

I just love Annie Leibovitz’s portraits, the dark studio background and her subject lit from the front with a cool ambience reflected to bring out the angular beauty of her face and wearing black to emphasise her face even more so. A strong portrait of a strong lady.

Street Photography- Rebecca Lepkoff

Street Photography is one of my passions and I just love images from the earlier part of the 20th century. This captures young boys doing what boys do, playing in the street about to splash in a gutter. Lit naturally during the day showing boys in the afternoon in New York Cities Lower East Side. Rebecca was a photographer during the 1940s and purchased her first camera in 1939 by working as a Dancer at The World Fair and her work captured life on the streets, which is what I love best when I have a camera in my hands.