Week 8.

Ralph Eugene Meatyard
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I have always been inspired by Meatyard's work, but after viewing his work in person when our school went on the trip to New York City, his work inspired me even more. His tonal range is absolutely fantastic, and his use of contrast is incredible. The print quality is also spectacular, and I love the use of blur and motion in several of his photographs. Each one of his photos holds a surrealistic aspect to them. This photograph in particular really grabbed my attention. I love the use of motion to distort the image, but how you can still make out specific objects, like the small child amongst the trees.

Steve McCurry
China
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I have a friend who is absolutely in love with Steve McCurry's work, so I decided to look more into what he does, and his work is incredible. This photograph was one of the first ones that I saw that really pulled me in. I love how one person is to the side of the photograph out of focus, which leads your eye into the photograph to find the man running on the building. The colors add to the photograph as well, especially since the earth, and the buildings around them only have muted colors, but the outfits they are wearing are very saturated and bright. The composition of this photograph is amazing as well, and like I mentioned before, the fact that the one man to the side of the photo is completely out of focus, adds a lot to the picture itself.

William Eggleston
Atlanta
1980's
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The first thing that really grabbed my attention in the photograph was the colors. All of the colors are very dull, and the majority are simply earth tones, but the way they all work together, helps the photograph greatly. The horizontal lines that are made by the wires mimic the lines from the windows on the buildings and creates a frame within the photograph. The car leads your eye into the picture, and the pole in the foreground that is out of focus adds a lot and leads your eye in as well.