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Watch the Henri Cartier-Bresson documentary ‘L’amour de court’ (Just plain love) and write up your research on the decisive moment. The Decisive Moment – General Research Henri Cartier-Bresson, a French photographer considered to be the father of photojournalism, he was an early adopter of 35mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped developContinue reading “Part 3 – Research Point”

Brief – Read around the photographers above and try to track down some of the quotations. Find a photograph from your personal archive that illustrates one of the aesthetic codes. Ansel Adams (American photographer), was born February 20th 1902, and died April 22nd 1984. He was the most important landscape photographer of the 20th century.Continue reading “Part 2 – Research Point”

Research : David Company and Joerg Colberg’s reviews of jpeg’s by Thomas Ruff. Brief : Read the reviews by Campany and Colberg and try to pick out the key points made by each writer. Starting with David Campany, he has some contrasting views. He begins with pointing out that Ruff’s work sometimes seems cold, dispassionate,Continue reading “Part 1 – Research Point”