Digital photography; Photojournalism;COM 292; Massillon Museum; Lee Horrisberger
Description
My photograph was taken on the London Eye in London, England. My inspiration came from Berenice Abbott’s, Waterfront, South Street, Manhattan. Abbott was known for taking photos of cities and this particular photograph was taken of a New York City bridge. In my photograph, I tried to capture a bridge in the city at a similar height as Abbott. I was able to do so by riding the London Eye Ferris Wheel that goes around very slowly; the slow pace is helpful when taking photographs. It just so happened that the day I took my image was very gloomy, and that gave the same perception as the black and white photographs that Abbott was known for making. The “Will you marry me?” sign was meant for another passenger who was riding the London Eye at the same time I took my image.
Creator
Walsh University Division of the Humanities
Publisher
Walsh University
Contributors
McNeil, Emily
Date
2014-10-18
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Coverage
Spring 2014
Rights
Walsh University
Spatial
North Canton, Ohio; Stark County; United States
Created
2014-01-01
Photojournalist Inspiration
Photojournalists: Berenice Abbott and Eugène Atget
Work: Waterfront, South Street, Manhattan (1935)
Notes
I chose to study the works of two photographers, Bernice Abbott and Eugène Atget. Although the image that I took was inspired specifically by Abbott, I like to think that I included some of Atget’s style as well. Atget was a photographer whose focus was to capture Old Paris. While Bernice Abbott was working in Paris, she discovered Atget's photographs and was inspired by his work. When Atget passed away, Abbott continued to use his work as inspiration and began a project of her own that captured the changes happening in New York. Abbot later composed a book entitled, Changing New York. Many of her photographs were taken in the city and various photos included a worm’s eye or bird’s eye perspective. Another style that both Abbott and Atget had in common was that almost all of their photographs were taken in black, white, or sepia; hence, I gave similar color saturation to my inspiration photo.
