1 min 1 image: Matthew L'Angelle

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Matthew L'Angelle

Ansel Adams, "Moon and Half-Dome"

1960, gelatin silver print.

I selected this photo because it puts me in awe even after many times that I have looked at it. The photo is in black and white, which enhances the beauty of it. I have stood in this spot in Yosemite National Park and while that was a great site to see in person, this photo is brings sight that you can't actually get in person, which says a lot about a photo. It presents an extreme contrast between light and dark. On top of that, this photo brings out the true beauty in nature. It makes me want to get away from everyday life and look away from the phone and computer screens, and go out to admire sights like these.

ABOUT

This blog was inspired by the 1 Image 1 Minute written column in X-TRA and subsequent live iterations of the project by Micol Hebron. The inspiration for the 1 Image 1 Minute column was a similar project produced by Belgian director Agnès Varda (and later written about by Rosalind Krauss) for French television in 1983.

For this blog (and their assignment), students in Niku Kashef's photography classes are asked to select a photograph (that they did not make) that inspires or intrigues them in some way and to speak about it for exactly 1 minute (roughly 150 written words). Students post their name, the artists' name, title of the photograph, year the photograph was made and the medium along with their ~150 words.

In the second part of the assignment, students are asked to either use the image they chose to speak to OR a new image and make an inspiration image based on the photographic/2d design aspects of that image (eg direction/type of light, perspective, depth of field, focus, color palate, etc).

To add to this blog and contribute a post, please contact niku(at)csun(dot)edu