Artist Research

Abigail Adams
Andre Kertesz

Kertesz was born in 1894, and died in 1985. He was a photographer who was born
in Hungary. His style was photographic composition, which means his sole purpose
of photography was to place the objects in a certain position and let them tell a
story.
I like his style of photography because it is very simplistic but also extremely
unique.
Andre Kertesz's work
This photo shows 2 pairs of glasses and a
cigar. Kertesz has composed the photo so
that the cigar is in sole focus, but your
eyes are still focused on the pair of
glasses. I believe that this photo was
taken because of how modern the photo
looks, as it was taken in 1926.
Henri Cartier Bresson

Bresson was born in 1908 and died in 2004. He was known as a humanist
photographer; this is because he enjoyed street photography. He was well known for
his surreal photographs and that most of his work had unpredictable meanings
beneath them. I enjoy this style of photography because to the naked eye, it seems
simplistic, but once you take a deeper look, you find a hidden meaning.
Henri Cartier Bresson's work
This is one photo from 1932. It shows a man
on a bicycle riding down an alley. The thing
that I like most about this photo is how calm
it appears. All that can be seen in the photo is
the bike, I am guessing that the deeper
meaning to this is that Bresson himself
wanted to focus on his art as he felt like
photography was, "‘à la sauvette’ (on the run)
… to him". The man in the photo could
portray this hidden meaning and could simply
be Bresson running away from the duty of
being a photographer.
Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt was born in 1904, and died in 1983. He was known for his landscapes,
portraits and distorted nudes. He took many photos during world war 2, but
ultimately became well known after his death because of the new technology. I
enjoy his photography style because its basic, but has a lot of meaning towards it. I
also like the fact that its monochrome, because it doesn’t make anything specific
stand out unless it is meaning to.
Bill Brandt's work
"A snicket in Halifax" was taken in 1937. The photo
shows a cobbled hill with a building in the background,
the building appears to be steaming, which back in the
1900s that would have been normal. Although the photo
wouldn’t have been able to be taken in colour, I feel that
it looks better in monochrome as it captures the image in
more detail.
Man Ray

Man Ray was a portrait and fashion photographer. Born in 1890, Ray was a well-
known American visual artist. He spent most of his life in Paris producing amazing
work. Although he was very good at photography, he considered himself a painter.
Man Ray's work
"Glass tears" was published in 1935 and was
apparently made to take revenge on a past lover.
One of the many reasons as to why I love this
piece is because it is surreal art. The models
eyes look as if she is stressed, or being held
against her will, I feel as though this makes the
photo look better as it shows how he may have
been feeling whilst with his past lover.
Rule of thirds

The rule of thirds in photography is placing a grid over a photo (3x3), and you place
your object in either the left side of the grid, or the right. This technique is
extremely effective as it ensures that all the focus is on the object/character, creating
a more dramatic effect because usually the character will be looking into the empty
space.
Composition in photography

Composition is extremely important in photography because it gives the focus to the

object in the photo. It ensures that the viewers' attention is on the object and makes
that look at the photo in more depth.