Photography

Antonin Kratochvil Antonin Kratochvil (originally from the Czech Republic) is an American photojournalist. In my opinion, most of his images have a dark or rebellious context. I enjoy this photo of a woman in the street because it is taken on an angle which gives the feeling of motion to the image. In addition, the lighting of the photo has an intense contrast because the only bright part of the image is the woman's face. This makes it easy to focus in on her features. This photo gives off a much different feeling than the previous one. Most of the image is well lit. The use of the reflection gives the photo more depth because you are able to see the other side of the street. The use of centering gives you no option but to focus on the subjects face. One thing that I don't like about this image is that the subject's hat is cut off so I don't feel like I'm looking at the whole picture.

Jan Groover Jan Groover is an American photographer from New Jersey. Most of her still life pieces seem to be household items like kitchenware, food, and house plants. I chose this photo because I enjoyed how there is a lot of silver objects in the photo but the objects are still able to be told apart. When looking at the image quickly you just see a mass of one color with some green peppers breaking it up. When you look deeper into the photo you can notice all of the different objects in it. I also like how Groover used shadows and reflections to add depth to the photo. The way that Groover photographs these objects makes me look at them differently like they are not just household items. This is one of my favorite images that I have seen by Groover. One of my favorite things to photograph is my house plants and this definitely gave me inspiration. This photo has a sharp contrast between the plants and metal utensils. Once again, the reflections and the shadows add more depth to

Steve McCurry Steve McCurry is an American photographer who is known mostly for his environmental portraits. Being from PA, McCurry attended Penn State University. He did freelance work as a photojournalist and is most well known for his photo called "Afghan Girl". This image of a young girl holds a lot of emotion. The serious look on her face contrasts with her bright dress and her unruly curls. The thing I like most about this image is that the background is completely out of focus so you cannot see where the little girl is and you are forced to look right in her eyes. The use of the photography technique of centering also adds to the intensity of the image.