- Photojournalism - I shall explain what it is by answering these questions about this photographer.
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| Henri Cartier-Bresson Himself |
Henri Cartier-Bresson -
- 1. Why is he famous?
- 2. Why is his work significant in Photojournalism?
- 3. Find and upload to your blog some work of theirs
- 4. What Camera/Technique did he use?
- 5. What is the decisive moment?
- 6. How does the camera make it happen?
1. Henri Cartier-Bresson is famous for requisitioning photography with his decisive moment technique.
2. Because he was one of the first people to use this type of camera and techniques for photojournalism
3. Examples in Blog
4.Henri Cartier-Bresson used Leica M3 Camera with a 50mm collapsible Summicron lens. The Decisive Moment was the technique he used.
5. The Decisive Moment is a technique in photography that is used by a taking a picture where 95% of the photo is created by the photographer and the remaining 5% is decided by fate. To create this shot
the photographer place his camera where he is happy with most of the photo this location has to be almost a photo within it self, great angle and location. and then selects where he will allow something to enter the photo and wait for the right moment.
6. The Camera makes it possible for three reasons
a) The shutter speed is accurate enough to take fast shots
b) The Camera is mall enough for him to take it anywhere with him. thus he is always ready.
c) The view finder is to the far left side of the camera, giving him the ability to see the world through the camera and with his own eye at the same time. therefore granting him the freedom to time his shot far more accurately then modern day photography.
Photo Examples
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| Question 6.C Example |
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| Question 4 example |
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| Question 3 - Example 3 |
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| Question 3 - Example 2 |
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| Question 3 - Example 1 |
