Melody Jacobs - Photography Movements

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Straight photography, the movement led by Paul Strand, is what inspired my pictures.  Strand liked to make pictures interesting not by editing them, but by taking completely ordinary objects and using irregular angles to make it more dynamic.  He made a viewer look twice at a picture just because it wasn't a normal way of looking at that object.  That's what I tried to do here with the bike and the harp; to make things that aren't that uncommon seem interesting.  

Paul Strand -- Meg Lang

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I was inspired by the works of Paul Strand within the straight photography movement. Strand's works focused on finding the beauty in the abstract shapes and forms found within everyday life. In other words, his photos found and portrayed the abstract in a realist approach. I believe that my photos also find the beauty in abstract shapes and forms that can be found in everyday life. A fence post like this can be found in almost every other yard in America, but this photo shows the unique shapes the fence acquires as a result of the elements. The leaves in the bottom photo are also an everyday item that are often overlooked, but when evaluated closely, you can see the beauty in their unique, crumpled, withered forms.

Daniel Spangler _ Pictorialism

I was really intrigued and impressed by the early pictorial photographers at the turn of the century and the ways in which they pushed to make sure that photography was still considered art at a time when it had become so common. The obsession of the masses meant that the elite had to make themselves stand out. They did this through altering the photos in ways that only professionals could manage. I have attempted the same, though anyone with some small experience in Photoshop can accomplish this.

Daniel Horton- Nature Photography

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I took these photos because of the simplicity and Beauty of nature. A photographer that goes by the name Andrew Teece takes pictures that draws out the simplicity of life in different categories such as nature. I was inspired because nature is a beautiful thing and while people take nature for granted. It is nice to see pictures that capture the world in which we live in. The beauty that God created.

Brenda Nguyen: Photography Movements/ Inspiration

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There were two main concepts that inspired me. One of them was the photographer, William Klein. I was inspired by his use of black and white as well as the different portraits of women he had in his photos. Another concept I was inspired by was the movement of fashion photography. Although it doesn't show much in the images I took, I did want to bring that element of importance to what she was wearing. 

Matt Tebos- straight photograhy

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I was inspired to take this picture by the movement of the straight photography movement.

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I was also inspired by the film and I also like the leading lines on this picture as well. 

Jordan Wynalda - Straight Photography

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I was inspired by the Straight photography movement. I liked the idea of capturing what you're looking at with emphasis on shapes. The realism of the shapes in the images is what makes theses types of photos straight photography.