Week 5 - Camera Use - Light - Research

Jeff Wall




















Jeff Wall was born on September 29 1946. He was a canadian Photographer because he came from Canada.



Jeffrey "Jeff" Wall, OC, RSA (born September 29, 1946) is a Canadian artist best known for his large-scale back-lit cibachrome photographs and art history writing. Wall has been a key figure in Vancouver's art scene since the early-1970s. Early in his career, he helped define the Vancouver School and he has published essays on the work of his colleagues and fellow Vancouverites Rodney Graham, Ken Lum and Ian Wallace. His photographic tableaux often take Vancouver's mixture of natural beauty, urban decay and postmodern and industrial featurelessness as their backdrop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wall
I've looked at the book The Photograph as Contemporary Art. Published in 2004.



I see natural light. It looks like dull light. I think light looks even because there is not a lot of contrasting light and shadow. I can see reflection through the water. The colours are cool over all.  I also see rule of thirds.



I think it looks like natural light because it looks even. I can't see lots of shadow but I can only see a little bit. I can see lots of contrast so it might be harsh lighting. I also see rule of thirds. The photo is in black and white. It looks old.

Hellen Van Meene















Hellen Van Meene born in 1972. She was a Dutch Photographer because she came from Netherlands.

Artist Hellen van Meene (Alkmaar, Netherlands, 1972) is known for her (mostly) square photographic portraits of teenage girls. Her work was first exhibited in 1996 and has been shown around the world since then. Her photos are in the collection of many museums, incl. Guggenheim NYC & MoMA. She lives and works in Heiloo and her subjects now include still lifes, dogs and other animals. She is represented by galleries in New York and Tokyo.

http://hellenvanmeene.com



The lighting looks natural. It looks like the light is coming from the window. I can't see the window in the photo.  I see contrasting shadows.




I see natural light. It looks bright and harsh because I can see lots of shadow on the wall and on her face. The light looks like it's coming from the top right side.