Monday, December 20, 2010

Green #8

hey mr. bvags.
today was a tough day in the making of my logo. i had a hard time trying to use the pathfinder tool but its alright cuz i finished my second one. i have no idea how im gona finish my third one in time but im finishing strong next class. you might have to see me at lunch too but i know youll look forward to that.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Elliott Erwitt Photography


This photograph depicts a dog on a leash jumping with joy accompanied by his owner. The center of interest in this picture is of course the dog. You can really tell the humor of the puppy is what Elliott wants you to examine because the picture only shows half of the owners body. Rather than just having the dog sitting there, Elliott brings out the humor in the picture by capturing the dog in mid air. Elliott used narrow depth of field as the design and compositional element. He considered all the potential elements that could be used in this shot and decided that the dog should be in focus. The colors of the photograph are simply black and white. But that doesn't necessarily make a picture boring, as you can see in the picture above. This is one of my favorite images from Elliott Erwitt because he is able to project joy and humor from a black and white shot. This is also a great representation of his love for dogs and the sensitivity to the human state.

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Elliott Erwitt

Elliott Erwitt was born on July 26, 1928. Elliott was born in Paris, France to russian parents. He moved a lot during his life time starting with his transfer to Milan, Italy where he lived until he was 10. At the age of 10 Elliott moved back to France with his family and a year later he immigrated to New York, arriving at the U.S. in 1939. Two years later he moved again, this time migrating to Los Angeles. At the age of 21, after graduating from Hollywood High School, Elliott returned to Europe traveling and photographing in France and italy, marking the start of his professional career. 
Although Elliott was drafted into the U.S. army in 1951, he kept his job of taking pictures for various publications totally separate from his military duties while was stationed in New Jersey, Germany, and France. In 1953, when he finished his required military service, he was asked to be a member of Magnum Photos by it's founder Robert Capa. Elliott became president of this prestigious agency in 1968. He was then re elected serving a total of 3 terms as president. Since then he has continued to be an active member of Magnum Photo and one of the leading figures in the field of photography. Elliott Erwitt also wrote books, journalistic essays, created illustrations, and advertisement that have been starred in publications around the world for over 40 years.
Elliott Erwitt is best known for his humerous dog photographs.




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