Lei Lin – Robert Frank

Lisette Model was an Austrian street photographer born in Vienna in 1906. She had entered the world of photography when she visited her mother and sister in Nice, France. This trip and the photos she took would become part of her first published work. Shortly afterwards she moved to New York City. She had arrived to America towards the beginning of World War 2, this timing would help her gain exposure in America because there were few other photographers around.

Lisette Model’s work would be considered “street photography.” She could capture portraits of people along the streets. Her work in France to New York City all show portraits primarily focusing on individuals. However, in her series Reflections she could capture not only the subject but also the surroundings. It is obvious that Model would typically capture the “common man,” and not embellish or belittle the subject. The subjects consistently are doing ordinary everyday things, and Model captured that essence. While this may seem plain, Model’s exquisite use of her camera allowed her to expose the intricacies of her subjects. To achieve this, in some cases Model would crop her images to capture only the image that she wanted the viewer to witness.

Arguably Model’s most famous series is “Running Legs.” Which show blurred individuals walking around Wall Street. Model captures the essence of Wall Street, a fast paced and business formal lifestyle. One of the most prominent works from the series features a blurred woman in heels walking by, with a car and a bank with a flag in the background. The elegant but blurred legs encapsulate the movement. The shadows casted show an early morning. The series and Model’s other “simplistic,” works have convinced me to try to simplistic, and almost ordinary shots that show just a little character.

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Walker Evans

Walker Evans was an American photographer and photojournalist. He was best known for his work for the Farm Security Administration documenting the effects of the Great Depression. Most of his famous works were made during this period. He is an American photographer whose influence on the evolution of ambitious photography during the second half of the 20^th century was perhaps greater than that of any other figure. Walker rejected the prevailing highly aestheticized view of artistic photography, of which Alfred Stieglitz was the most visible proponent, and constructed instead an artistic strategy base on the poetic resonance of common but exemplary facts, clearly described. His most characteristic pictures show quotidian American life during the second quarter of the century, especially through the description of its vernacular architecture,  his outdoor advertising, the beginnings of its automobile culture, and its domestic interiors.In Walker Evans’s most famous works, there is no light and shadow of the magic and composition of the wonderful. His pictures at first glance, people feel amazing dull. When I see his photo, I always what he took these doing.  Evans’ style is a dull and boring style. In fact, in my opinion, this is also a lot of modern art features. We could see and feel plain, but elegant, poetic beauty in Evans’ works. It does not try to tell you anything, but you can no doubt read a lot of things in the photos.

In Walker Evans’s most famous works, there is no light and shadow of the magic and composition of the wonderful. His pictures at first glance, people feel amazing dull. When I see his photo, I always what he took these doing.  Evans’ style is a dull and boring style. In fact, in my opinion, this is also a lot of modern art features. We could see and feel plain, but elegant, poetic beauty in Evans’ works. It does not try to tell you anything, but you can no doubt read a lot of things in the photos.

In his “Subway portrait”, people are the most important elements. They are thinking, talking, reading. People are doing like us during the subway time. In this series, his photographs are usually flat from the human eye, and also have a characteristic of exposure generally partial gray. Evans calmly records the relationship between people and the surrounding environment, things, with rich details and accurate characterization of the facts present. However, the strange thing is that his record is more objective, the more has a non-he is none other personality colors. In his calm gaze, all things get a kind of beyond their own holy glory. And his documentary photography, and therefore also has a concept and record the double color.

I should learn from his works to exclude any exaggeration, touch, and distortions, and try to record the truth and the truth. Should records the truth around our environment. Arts should come from people. We should open the eyes and find out these beauties around us.

Walker Evans-Subway portrait:

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