In Class Artist Analysis

Bruce Davidson

Bruce Davidson, London 1960. Girl Holding Kitten.

Bruce Davidson is interested in shooting people at eye level, creating emotion in his work. He portrays such emotions such as loneliness, despair, love, determination, and uncertainty. He catches candid moments of people in transition, searching for meaning. He likes to humanize his subjects, giving the viewer insight into their live struggles and disires.
This photo was taken on one of Bruce's drives through London in 1960. It depicts a young girl holding a kitten on the sidewalk. After stumbling upon a group of teenagers on the street he was able to isolate this girl for the picture. He was interested in the hopefulness, positivity, and openness to life she conveyed. The shallow depth of field works to isolate the subject and may have been caused by the lack of light. She looks slightly off to the left of the camera, which makes it seem more candid and spontaneous. The street behind follows the same line of sight of her eyes, which further focuses the attention where she's looking. He used a leica camera to take most of his photos.

First Post

First Post

Hey its my first post if you didn't get that already. I guess I'll tell you a little about myself. I was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, a place in which I still love to this day. Coming to New Mexico for schooling was a choice I made after attending the local community college for three years, and realizing I needed to do something with my life. I wanted a big change, something that would offer me a new perspective on life. I picked Albuquerque because I was intrigued by big city life, also its large art and outdoor community. This will be my third photography class, but my first working with the digital manipulation of photos. Being my first photography class in some time, I'm excited to jump right in. I can tell this is going to be a great term and can't wait to see everyones work.  

Just stumbled on this Photo and thought it was cool. It was taken by Phillippe Halsman, who became good friends with Salvador Dali and took this un-manipulated photo of seemingly floating objects including Dali himself. It amazingly took him only 28 tries to get this photo.

Dali Atomicus (1949)

Philippe Halsman