About the Artist:
Vivian Maier (February 1 1926- April 21 2009) was an American street photographer born in New York City. She worked most of her life as a nanny in suburban Chicago and in her spare time roaming the streets taking photographs of the city life. After her death, she left behind over 100,000 images in hundreds of boxes of negatives and undeveloped rolls of film. Her most celebrated photographs depict people on the powerless fringes of society from the time span in which she took photographs (1950s to early 2000s): African Americans, children, the old and the poor.
My Opinion:
I like the square layout of Vivian Maier’s photographs, which helps to make the subject more central to the photograph and focuses the attention on them. Her use of a black and white filter, even though it is not a stylistic choice because of the time in which she took photographs, makes the viewer focus more attention on what is happening in the photograph, which is important in campaign photography when trying to convey information and put a point across. Her images are quite poignant and represent everyday street life in a candid and natural way.
Vivian Maier (February 1 1926- April 21 2009) was an American street photographer born in New York City. She worked most of her life as a nanny in suburban Chicago and in her spare time roaming the streets taking photographs of the city life. After her death, she left behind over 100,000 images in hundreds of boxes of negatives and undeveloped rolls of film. Her most celebrated photographs depict people on the powerless fringes of society from the time span in which she took photographs (1950s to early 2000s): African Americans, children, the old and the poor.
My Opinion:
I like the square layout of Vivian Maier’s photographs, which helps to make the subject more central to the photograph and focuses the attention on them. Her use of a black and white filter, even though it is not a stylistic choice because of the time in which she took photographs, makes the viewer focus more attention on what is happening in the photograph, which is important in campaign photography when trying to convey information and put a point across. Her images are quite poignant and represent everyday street life in a candid and natural way.
Photographic Analysis:
In contrast to Gian Butturini, Maier favours a more ideographic approach to capturing street photography, focusing solely on one subject, and blurring out the background to give the feel of seclusion and total focus. This draws attention more to the actions that are taking place and the emotions conveyed by the individual.
Maier uses a high contrast to her photographs to highlight any details in the photographs. I will try to incorportate this into my own photographs.
In contrast to Gian Butturini, Maier favours a more ideographic approach to capturing street photography, focusing solely on one subject, and blurring out the background to give the feel of seclusion and total focus. This draws attention more to the actions that are taking place and the emotions conveyed by the individual.
Maier uses a high contrast to her photographs to highlight any details in the photographs. I will try to incorportate this into my own photographs.
