Photographic Style:
White took a variety of photos throughout her career. One of
the obvious principles she used was using photography in black in white. That
was mainly her only option during her time of work. Within the black and white
photos thought it showed depth and history. Her subjects always had a strong
emotion in her photos. One of the photos I chose for this portion of the
project is one of her most famous works of Gandhi and the steel mil. This photo
became famous for her creativity and her risk taking abilities. Within the
photos she uses the concept of having the main subject take up most of the
photo. One key thing to remember when looking at Whites photos is that these
principles did not really have these terms and their use, so it’s impressive
that her photos even fall under some of these newer principles. Also while
studying photography, she learned the concept of depth of field, and focusing
the camera in and out. Lastly, she grasped the concept of rule of thirds well
while taking photos during the wars she photographed for.
For my major at AIC:
I can relate to Margaret Bourke-White because I'am a communications major, and I want to do the public relations aspect which involves the marketing and advertising aspect of communications and that is what she started off doing so that was interesting to learn. Also whatever I plan on doing with communications, I know that I want to not only do it for me, but to help out others.
Viewpoints:
I think that yes, White's photos were viewed by many different people and they all had their on biases and opinions towards her work. She influenced many photojournalist, especially upcoming female photojournalist. I also think she challenged other photographers during her time to strive to be better. One thing is she not only did photography, she used to to show people the suffrage people were facing throughout the world.
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