Alex Soth

This picture relates to the article because it comes to sazarowski's idea that color can make an image wouldn't work without color or at least would be much less effective.  I like the way that he placed the bus directly in the center of the composition adding to the directness of the image.

Doug Dubois

This image by doug dubois i love the way that the muted color helps add to the feeling of the image.  Also the way in which the subject stands out from the choice of color and location in the composition.

Todd Hido

I am not usually a fan of landscape photography but i am making an exception in the case of todd hido.  His approach to landscape photography is so much different than most that i have seen and it is particularly interesting. 
Maybe it is the monochromatic color palette or the view through the window but for some reason this is just a more visually appealing image to me.

William Eggleston

1. The subject is an old car underneath the light of a street lamp

2.In black and white the image would really be as successful because the reason it pops and is appealing to me is that the break lights contrast the overgrowth surrounding the light really well and that would be lost in a black and white image.

3.As I said before I really like the use of complimentary colors from the tail lights and the overgrowth as well as the dramatic overhead lighting and the reflection of the water on the car and ground.

4.He uses very subtile colors in this image with the exception of the break lights which really pop out to the viewer.

1.The subject is a group of people what looks like a family gathering on a hill in remembrance of something or someone.

2.In black and white it would still be a very compelling image the desaturated colors are great and add to the image but it would still work without them.  However there would not be as strong a contrast between the earth and the sky as there is an a color image.

3.I personally really like this image because it reminds me of something that would be in a wes anderson film (he is my personal favorite) the use of desaturated color as well as the placement of the figures and the inclusion of just the tail light is perfect.

4. His colors in many of his images compliment each other or at least come close to it there is a strong contrast of colors which divides the image very well.

1. This subject matter is of a an older woman trying really hard to look younger than she really is as well as a tacky yet visually appealing diner.

2. Same as the images before it it could work as a black and white image but much of the work and thought eggleston has done would be lost.

3.I like this image because of the straight forwardness of the image as well as the use of desaturated complimentary colors

4. Like in the majority of his images Eggleston uses muted complimentary colors and an overall muted color pallette

 This photograph is by Dora Marr.  Her work is very surreal and dreamlike which i am usually annoyed with because I can't figure out how they did it.  This one however seems fairly straigtforward at least for a surreal image and for that reason I am drawn to it.  It is interesting how she has placed the figures to divide up the space of the curving hallway and adds to the sense of mystery.

This image is by photographer Lucas Samaras.  Much of his work deals with nudes and color work.  I have been trying to find some artists who's color work i really like and this is one of the first.  I really enjoy the way that the long exposure is used to give the figure a strange shape and feeling.  The colors all work well and also add a very strange and unusual feeling to the entire image which works very well.

This last photograph by Russell Lee is a very simple yet effective piece.   The shot through the window and the look of distain and boredom on the girls face reminds me of an image on the subway.  Ironically she in in the exact opposite setting.  In a field of some sort or in open nature.  The way in which the figure was placed in the frame(s) as well as the reflection were all very carefully thought out and executed.

This image is by photographer Bernard Plossu.  I chose this because it strongly relates to what i would like to accomplish in my current project.  The way in which he has the figures silhouetted against the strong and direct light source and the way in which he shows the figure in motion as well as the slight camera shake works perfectly for the feeling of this image.

This is by Gion Milli.  I thought the way in which he approaches time and the use of light and the multiple figures within a single exposure was very interesting.  He manages to literally paint with light and create an interesting figure to contrast his own.  It looks like he used a very long exposure with the match in his hand being the only light source to illuminate the room.

This photograph was taken by Letizia Battaglia.   The subject matter is once again. startling to the viewer but I is also a well composed photograph.  The camera is at the eye level of the man in the car and shows the observers off in the background looking concerned. It gives the viewer the sense that they are there on the scene of this event.

This photograph is by the poet/writer and leader of the beat generation Allen Ginsburg.  He was the leader of the beat generation which was a anarchistic movement of young men and women involved in poetry/writing and anti political views.  I enjoy this picture mostly for the subject matter and the comedy in the image but mostly i chose this because Allen Ginsburg is a great influential mind among artists and i think that it is really interesting that he was also a photographer.

This photograph was taken by photographer Joel-Peter Witkin.  Once again I think the reason that I chose this was mostly for the subject matter and less for the composition.  However it is still evident that there was thought put into the composition of this image.  the figures balance each other well as well as their contrast with the black background.

This last image is by Josef Koudelka.  I really like the way in which he has placed the subject on the third line as well as isolated him within the road giving the photo more depth.  The overhead viewpoint is a good choice as well giving the viewer a better sense of space.

 Constantine Manos

      6.  The work of Constantine Manos is loosely related to how I would like to accomplish my work in this project but I really enjoy the angles that he has used as well as the sense of mystery in this image as well as in some of his other work.  The image provokes many questions and leaves the meaning of the piece up to the viewer’s interpretation.  It has a distinct feel of the moment in between two events.  The waiting period where you sit down to have a smoke.  I think incorporating angles such as this where it leaves much to be questions will work very well for my own project.

 Dr. Harold Edgerton

      8.  Edgerton uses the study of motion within almost all of his images and I think that this image in particular relates to how I would like to accomplish some motion within some of my images.  As I mentioned before I would like to show motion within my images to emphasize the moment in-between two events and to show the figures rushing.  I would like to capture images similar to this one in that someone is doing a task such as unpacking a car or loading a suitcase in my own imagery.  This image shows the time progressing between the two events that this person is between and I hope that this will be an interesting interpretation of that idea.

 Grace Kim

      5. The photographer for this next image is Grace Kim.  I was not to familiar with Kim’s work prior to the research for this project but I thought her work was a very good example of hotel photography in a fine arts sense.  Her chosen angles are very interesting as well as her use of light and mystery within her work.  The cheesy hotel décor is very interesting contrast with serious and dramatic lighting.  I would like to use this kind of juxtaposition within some of my work for this series as well.  The sense of the moment in between is perfectly captured and very relatable in images such as these because in all honesty we have all stayed in this kind of generic and tasteless kind of hotel and I think the work will be stronger if the viewer is able to relate to the situation that is presented to them.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

      4.  This image is by photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson.  His use of the flow of motion differs from that of Titarenko he uses only a single figure to show motion and movement instead of a crowd of people.  This use of motion also pertains to my idea for my project.  Such as a single person rushing to do something to get somewhere different which once again shows the idea of the space between.  The decisive moment will also play a large role in this project and this image is the perfect way to show what way I would like to accomplish that.

 Patrick Zachmann

      7.  This is the work of Patrick Zachmann.  Zachmann’s work is another that only loosely relates to mine but once again I find the angles that he uses to relate to my own hopes for the work within this project.   His angles also provoke a sense of mystery but at the same time to me it seems that the person in this is waiting for something like they are stuck there between two events the slight gesture of scratching their foot with another hints at that person waiting for something and I would very much like to capture this angle and body language in this project.

 Otto Steinert

      9.  The work of Otto Steinert captures the figure the exact way that I imagine it in my mind when I first thought of this idea for this project.  The figures are ghost like and ethereal as if they are not completely they’re merely a vessel traveling from one place to another.   This is one of the ways that I would like to capture the figure in my images for this project.  Another aspect of this image that I would like to emulate is the level of the camera when the image was taken.  The lower eye level gives the image a more observational view than a participatory one and this is another thing that I would like to accomplish.

 Annie Leibovitz

      3. This third image is by Annie Leibovitz.  She had done a series in the Penninsula Hotels.  This image is more about how I would like to capture the surroundings of the people as opposed to my previous examples.  I would like to emulate the idea of repetition and use the surroundings of the hotel as well as Leibovitz.  Not only the use of placing the subject on the third line but also the idea of employee’s going throughout their routines showing how they seem almost caught in the moment in between.

 10.  This is another image by Otto Steinert.  As I said before, I really enjoy the way in which the figure is shown within Steinert’s images.  I also enjoy the angle used in this image.  The overhead angle is yet another observers viewpoint which is used well within Steinert’s image.  The use of other organic forms such as the tree remaining still is also another interesting thing within this image that I would like to incorporate into my work

Alexy Titarenko

      1. This first image is by photographer Alexey Titarenko.  I would like to use the same technique that Titarenko uses in his images in which the figures have become barely recognizable ghosts of their actual form.  The stillness of the surroundings contrasted to the flow of the motion and the sense of restlessness of the people perfectly represents the idea of the moment in between.  The way in which the human figure is depicted as a blurred suggestion of the human form is the perfect way to represent the sense of movement and unrest within this idea.

      2. This is another Titarenko piece and I really enjoy the way in which the majority of the figures are moving and showing the same movement and representation of the human form as previously mentioned.  However in this particular image I like the way in which he kept a few of the figures still.  I would like to use this technique in the same kind of way to represent not only the of the moment between but the sense of loneliness and thought that comes with the idea of being unsettled and being caught in the moment in-between.