I found Parr’s daring use of lighting most inspiring. Before reviewing his work, I was always so conscious of making sure the lighting seemed natural or appropriate for the subject. I enjoyed Parr’s use of over saturating his images. It really drew me into his projects. In the future, I will be more daring with my use of lighting and flash to create more unique images.
I liked how Cassie was able to describe Friedlanders work. From the photographs I saw he is capturing something deeper than what is in front of him. Cassie was able to critique him in such a way that she got an understanding of the interpretive and ethically evaluative elements as learned from Chapter 4. To make this presentation even better I would have liked to hear what a few of the shadows in the different images mean. For example, in your opinion what was Friedlander trying to portray with his shadow standing over the chair? In the photographers work I see successful interpretive pictures that overlap with ethically evaluative. For me, his work seems a bit dark. Some of the photographs are so ambiguous, such as the back of the woman with his shadow portrayed across her body. It leaves a lot of room for interpretation such as: does she have a stalker? Is she living two lives? Is she bipolar? All these conclusions I came to when trying to evaluate his work are a bit gloomy. His use of black and white corresponds with this ambiguous feeling I get from his work. However, I do appreciate the depth of emotion and message he is trying to portray through photography. Learning about this photographer made me appreciate how composition can really affect the message of an image. Where the photographer I evaluated mostly used lighting to make his images unique, Friedlander helped me develop an appreciation for the combination of different compositions with the use of black and white. It inspired me to want to take more compositional risks in the future.
I like how Courtney added much of her own personal opinion about how each photograph made her feel, especially because they were uplifting, amusing images. She did well explaining how each image fit into specific categories and analyzing the lighting and composition of each photograph. I found it interesting that Parr's work involved catching images of people while they were very unaware, such as the woman sunbathing. It makes the photographs more relatable because it feels like you are right there experiencing the scene being captured.
I really enjoyed how Courtney organized her presentation. I enjoyed how she put in her own opinion into her video and why she chose to study Parr. I enjoyed how Martin Parr chose to photograph something that I would have never thought would have been photo-worthy. Parr had humorous aspects to his photographs, which helped even out the subjects that he focusing on, the people of Britain and other street photography.
I really enjoyed your multimodal presentation of Martin Parr. She really made me things in a different perspective with Martin Parr's images. He was able to depict images of Britain in a different way not many people really see and know Britain to be. The images she chose demonstrated his way of rebeling against the norm. I really enjoyed his photography because it was of random people and it challenged authority and made use of a good balance throughout his photos. He was criticized alot, but still kept taking photos that had a hidden message and explained to the viewer not everything is always what it seems. She explained the categories well with the composition and light and I couldn't say anything really critical about this because she covered all aspects.
I like the synopsis of Martin Parr's work. He captures everyday, simple images to convey a strong message. His work is a mix of explantory and ethically evaluative images. He focuses on British middle class which can be a little bit focused or narrow but still conveys a strong message.