Critiquing Photography
Descriptive
By: Erin Lay
This photo is descriptive because it shows what a ZOOPALS plate looks like.
Explanatory
By: Erin Lay
This photo is explanatory because the viewer can see that part of the cake has been eaten.
Aesthetically Evaluative
By: Erin Lay
This photo is aesthetically evaluative because it is a pretty picture of the aurora borealis over the Newark Resevoir.
Interpretive
By: Helen Levitt
This photo is interpretive because the viewer can gather information from the woman and the car to determine what the image means.
Ethically Evaluative By: Marc Riboud
This photo is ethically evaluative because it shows how people will stand up for what they believe in and show kindness to those that they disagree with.
Theoretical
By: Irving Penn
This photo is theoretical because the use of the chickens as hat makes a commentary about the use of feathers in the fashion industry.
Multimodal Presentation
Synopsis of Presentation: Uta Barth is a contemporary photographer known for her explorations of perception and the nature of vision. Born in 1958 in Berlin, Germany, she moved to the United States in the late 1970s. Her photography has been exhibited internationally and is included in major collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She uses extended exposure times and out-of-focus subjects/areas to push boundaries and create abstract images like those in her Fields collection and in passing collection. These images create philosophical questions about reality for the viewers.
Change in Perception: Uta Barth's work helped me to realize that you can photograph nature and landscapes and still push boundaries and create questions within the viewers. In the past, I mostly photographed wildlife and nature, but now I can think more abstractly when taking photos and utilize the knowledge of her work to help me take more inspiring and thought-provoking photos.