Great Black&White Photographers part 2

Clarence John Laughlin

"Photography is one of the most authentic and integral modes 

of expression possible in this world in which we live."

-Clarence John Laughlin

Laughlin was born in 1905 near Lake Charles, Louisiana. But spent most of his life in New Orleans, Louisiana were he died in 1985. Laughlin was a self taught photograph and started his career as a freelance photographer. Laughlin worked for various agencies such as Vouge Magazine and The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Laughlin is known as one the best surrealist photographers of his time. He took many of his photos in New Orleans at decaying landscapes, and made elaborate stages, models, costumes, and props to create haunting abstact scenes. His best known book is "Ghost Along The Mississippi" and he also wrote a book called "Haunter of Ruins."

The Mirror of Long Ago

The Translucent Triangle

Pinhole Finale

My Negative and Positive pinhole pictures are very different. First of all my positive is much lighter than the negative, and my negative and positive pictures are going in different directions.

Negative- Noting an image in which the brightness values of the subject are reproduced so that the lightest areas are shown as the darkest.

The two pinhole pictures look different because in a negative the picture is color reversed and the dark areas of what you took your pictures of are actually light and the light areas are actually dark.

Bending occurs in a poto when a light ray changes mediums. Light traveling from air and going into water would be an example. The speed of the light ray changes upon changing mediums. In almost every case the direction of the light ray changes also.

Avoiding Mergers

I believe this is an exceptional picture, and a very good example of  Avoiding Mergers. It is really good that the photographer cut off part of the man face and zoomed in to it, because you can really see the tears. And you can almost feel what is happening in the picture.

Framing

This picture is a very good example of framing. It is really cool how the tower on the left and the smoke make a frame around the rest of the buildings and the people on the ground. And the frame really grabs your attention. 

Balance

I really like this picture and I think it is a wonderful example of balance. Just how the photographer position everything in the photo makes it really great! There is kind of a lot going on, but the photo really looks balanced.

Lines

I believe this is an excellent example of lines, obviously because of the S-Curve. It is very good that the photographer placed the S-Curve in the center, it really grabs your attention.

The Rule of Thirds

This photo of a man falling is a great example of the Rule of Thirds. Since the guy is positioned at the top of the picture he has "room to fall" and by the lines in the wall you can see the path he is falling in.