I recently read a quote by Robert Frank that really rang true to me, he explained: “when people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read a line of a poem twice.” To me this means that the image is more than just pleasing to the eye, but pleasing to the mind, and makes the viewer want to dive into the image to find a deeper meaning. This is especially true of my portraiture style. I have worked a decent amount with people, and I find that my favorite photos are the ones taken between poses, between frozen smiles, and generally during some movement. This type of portraiture is something I have begun exploring and I would like to continue to take it to the next level. I also enjoy photographing large landscapes, as well as high-speed sports photography. I haven’t really explored either of these types of photography in depth, but I would like to in order to see if they are areas I would like to continue with in my photography.
I chose Lee Friedlander as an artist I admire because of his “America By Car” series. I saw these photos in San Francisco at Pier 24 and I found that I spent a large amount of my time in the gallery focused on them. The way they are taken gave me the feeling that I was a part of the photograph. I also felt that I could almost feel the motion of the car moving past these scenes, even though the majority of them do not contain a motion blur. This feeling relates to the idea of what I would like to pursue with my portraiture.
http://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/lee-friedlander
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