Kertesz and Cartier-Bresson versus Smith and Salgado

All the photographers that are mentioned are in opposite to one another, Andre Kertesz and Henri Cartier-Bresson believed in taking photographs, which are not modifying in any way leaving them the way they were taken allowing the viewer to capture their own idea’s, essentially capturing the moment, in doing so never altered or staging their photographs. While Eugene Smith and Sebastio Salgado modify their photographs in darkrooms, adjusting features such as lighting to emphasize certain points in the photograph helping the viewer capture what Eugene Smith and Sebastio Salgado really believe what’s important in the photo.

The similarities of Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Eugene Smith and Sebastio Salgado are that they all believed in capturing the truth, telling a story within their photographs. All four of these photographers created a great impacted towards what photojournalist means today.  

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I believe Andre Kertesz, Henri Cartier-Bresson have a better journalistic approach, for they keep true to there photographs by not manipulating them in any way, they wait for the right moment and capture it. In doing so keeping true to the ethics of photojournalism. By not editing there photographs they are not giving the wrong impression of the subjects in the photographs.

Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography

Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography

"Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer considered to be a father of the modern photojournalism."

Andre Kertesz Photography

Andre Kertesz  Photography

"Andre Kertesz was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his contributions to photographic compostion and photo essay."

Eugene Smith Photography

Eugene Smith Photography 

"Eugene Smith was an, American photojournalist known for his refusal to compromise professional standards and his brutally vivid WWII photography’s."

Sebastio Salgado Photography

Sebastio Salgado Photography

"Sebastio Salgado chose to abandon his career as an economist and switched to photography in 1973, working initially on news assignments before veering more towards documentary-type work"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastião_Salgado

http://www.magnumphotos.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Cartier-Bresson

http://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Andre%20Kertesz&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&hl=en&biw=1030&bih=599&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw

http://www.photographersgallery.com/by_artist.asp?id=200

http://www.photographersgallery.com/by_artist.asp?id=200

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Cartier-Bresson

http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R14T1LX&nm=Henri%20Cartier%2DBresson

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Photo Essay

Eve Arnold

Eve Arnold is one of the most famous portrait photographers to represented Magnum Photography. Arnold moved to England in the early 60's and take some of the most famous photography of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1980 the American Society of Magazine Photographers awarded Arnold a Lifetime Achievement Award. She is known for her brilliant shots of Marilyn Monroe, many of which were taken in 1960 on the set of "The Misfits". 

Eva Arnold had an amazing ability of get close to people; to capture their character in those rare moments, this really defined her as a photographer. She was the first female member to join Magnum in New York in 1951, which put her beside the greats of that era such as Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson. During her career, she photographed Hollywood stars and Joe McCarthy, Francis Bacon and Isabella Rossellini. 


Eve Arnold is a photojournalist possibly the ultimate kind of photojournalist, since her work in the field of reportage includes interviewing and writing to complement her photographs. Eve Arnold has traveled the world as a photojournalist, working primarily for Life magazine and the Sunday Times, she spent ten years as a contract photographer. 

Eve was able to deal with and photograph some of the trickiest stars of Hollywood: Joan Crawford, Monroe and Marlene Dietrich. She was the first photographer to snap movie stars and movie sets as reportage, as the portrait in action, rather than the usual set up studio shots, which hides and masked the personalities of the stars. She captured those moments when a face is unguarded and the character is revealed. Being one of the few female photographers could be an advantage. She was able to be part of the intimacy of the dressing room and beauty regimes with none of the awkwardness of a male photographer. And actresses seemed unusually willing to bare themselves to her.

Eve Arnold shots the truth, she has photography that is studio set up, which is absolutely beautiful, my favorite photographs are the ones with Marilyn Monroe as the subject. "Arnold’s photographs of Marilyn are unique.  Unusually benevolent, these intimate photos of Marilyn Monroe expose the icon’s personality rather than her flesh.  In these photos we see a person, not a sex object; a human, not any kind of object at all."Arnold captures the beauty in her subjects every time, being a serious shoot or a playful shoot there is always an exhilarating vibrancy of exquisiteness in every photograph. Eve Arnold also branched out into shooting photographs in the moment, in doing so capturing true emotions in her subjects face, not set up. These photographs are brilliant they capture all the true emotions in her subjects, the sore (in her Hati shoot), and happiness (in her Cuba Island Girl shoot).

Below are a few examples of Eve Arnolds photography below.

USA. Marilyn MONROE (USA). Actress & singer 1955- E.Arnold

HAITI. Insane Asylum. 1954- E.Arnold 

CUBA. Island girl. 1954- E.Arnol

USA. Nevada and California."The Misfits", a film
by John HUSTON. 1960.. E.Arnold

Below are photographs that remind me of the work of Eve Arnold:

Turkairo

This photograph reminds me of Eve Arnold's Hati Shoot.

This photograph reminds me of Eve Arnold's in the moment Marilyn Monroe shoots.

 

This photograph reminds me of Eve Arnold's studio Marilyn Monroe shoots.

This photograph reminds me of Eve Arnold's Vintage family shoots.

This 3 photographs above remind me of Eve Arnold's  Marilyn Monroe shoots, which are me favourite, serious shots yet there is a glow of beauty projecting off the subject.

As Arnold wrote in a memoir, In Retrospect: "If the photographer has forged a relationship which permits an atmosphere in which the subject feels relaxed and safe, there is an intimacy that allows the person being photographed to be uninhibited and to reveal unknown aspects of herself."

http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox&ALID=2K7O3R14AYQ2&IT=ThumbImage01_VForm&CT=Album

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http://www.worldphoto.org

Photo Journal 2- Press & Art Photography

The main differences between Art photography and Press photography are that the “Art photography is staged” -Henri Cartier-Bresson-

The similarities between art and press photography both tell a story. All photographers have their own style, and technique.  Both types of photography can give the viewer an emotional connection.

I believe art photography can be altered and play with as much as the photographer wish. Art photographers can rely on technology such as Photoshop to alter their pictures and modify them until they feel that the pictures have achieved what they want to communicate to the audiance. I believe that there is nothing wrong by altering art photography, it is way of expressions that a lot of photographer are practicing and they need to alter some of the photographs in order to display the Idea, such as the role of colours. Art photography, is the mix of  digital art and photography.

“Kertesz was not a journalist, but his pictures tell the stories as they happened. He was able to freeze the information on his photographs.” Press photographers to me are not allowed to alter their photography at all. They have to wait for the perfect time to take a picture and capture moment as best as they can, as soon as they take the picture, their job is complete. The objective is to capture an image that tells a real story as it happens. Press photographers are able to see the photos and to capture them in the right moment, because for them even just by getting a light-meter out or a tripod the moment is lost, once the moment has passed, it is gone there is no such thing as asking somebody to pose again or try and get the same expression once more. 'A camera for Kertesz was a little notebook, a sketchbook that connected with his life.'

Press Photography :
Here are two photographs that you can see the raw emotion in the subjects faces.

Lu Guang 

The oldest is 9, not going to school. The youngest is less than 2 years old. They lived in severely polluted area. There hands and faces were always dirty. April 10, 2005

Henri Cartier-Bresson

CHINA. Shanghai. December 1948-January 1949. As the value of the paper money sank, the Kuomintang decided to distribute 40 grams of gold per person. With the gold rush, in December, thousands came out and waited in line for hours. The police, equipped with the remnants of the armies of the International Concession, made only a gesture toward maintaining order. Ten people were crushed to death.

Art Photography: 
Here are two photographs that where staged, however you can appreciate the art and technique behind the photos.

Marilyn Monroe, New York City, Ballerina sitting from the Hilton H. Green

Lesley Silvia

Above is a photograph taken with a fisheye lens. 'It is a form of wide-angled lens which gives a curved effect to a image ,an image taken with a fisheye lens resembles what the image would look like through the eye of a fish.The resulting picture is an image in which the center appears normal and in focus but the but the concentric elements appear distorted.'

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Photojournalism

What's the role of photojournalism?

Photojournalism is documenting history in photographic form. Photojournalists communicate a real story through photos taken in moment. Photojournalism involves portraying accurate news through photos, by collecting many images, and broadcasting them in the media, including newspapers, magazines, books, or television. This is a visually effective way to portray a meaningful story behind the image. Photojournalism replaces words, instead of describing a scene in detail a photo can be taken and the viewer can see what was happening at the exact time of the event. When most people read the newspaper, they look for photos, if the photo looks interesting they will than go onto reading the body copy. Photojournalists essentially show you what's happening in the world with their photographs. Photojournalism is to try to tell the story without changing the reality and preserve its images as a matter of historical record.

Are there rules that photojournalists should follow? Why? Why not?

The main rule in photojournalism is, to capture the truth and not to mislead the public. With this being said, as much as I love Photoshop, it should not be used in this case.

Photographs should not be manipulated; editing should not give the wrong impression of the subjects in the photograph. A photo should not be staged, it should be caught in the moment, and the photographer should not interfere with the atmosphere or subjects.

Is the ethics of taking journalistic photos different than the ethics of writing a news story?

I strongly believe photographers and reporters should never manipulate an image or a story to give it a new meaning; wonder should not be twisted and photos should not be staged or manipulated. Photojournalists and news stories help each other make a strong story, photograph can help the readers to understand the articles or stories better and explaining things that are indescribable by the human language. Both photojournalists and news storywriters must follow the same ethical guidelines when publishing a photo or a story to the public. When we open a newspaper we all want to see images and stories that are credible and truthful. Photographers as well as reporters try to paint a truthful picture.

What's the impact of altering press photographs? Should they be edited (at all) in postproduction?

Over time photography editing has grown, it now makes a huge impact in the media. Reporters have the power to manipulate what people think, and even to sway the population’s vote, or believe. Altering press photographs should not be allowed because it can change the viewer’s perception and can impact the society in many ways. However; “the only acceptable changes are those used to improve the quality of the photograph, but without changing the context/facts on the photograph in any sense.” (Icevska). I believe photographs can be altered to a certain extent, and depending on its media, changes should be very limited. Taking someone or something out of the photo, changing the background or structures, altering facial expressions and features, are things that’s should not be allowed within photojournalism. A photograph should not be altered to make a better or more interesting story; the original photograph should be able to speak for itself.

Shot the Truth! Don't make it up!

True Emotions

True Emotion- G20

Staged Emotions

True Emotions

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