William Klein and Eliot Erwitt

It's weird, we have rules for a reason. Especially in art. There are things that you need to do to make a piece successful, and yet often it's those who reject those rules that find the most success and are often seen as genius or visionary. William Klein is one of these. Trained as a painter, Klein had no training at all in the field of photography when his images began to find there way into the public eye. And he blatantly rejected the rules of his day regarding picture taking. Klein has an eye for people, and seems to do more than just take pictures. I especially enjoyed the stories that went along with his images and seeing the pictures that were taken moments before and after a particular frame.

I thought Elliot Erwitt had a wonderful sense of humor, which no doubt aided him in his photgraphic endeavors. I enjoyed his anecdotes from his pictures and enjoyed that he also showed the images immediatley befne and following one particular image.Theres not much information available on Erwitt but from his pictures i can surmise that he went after an image with a paparazi-like fervor, and that he did it for no other reason than his artistic sensiblities.While i couldnt find it online i particularly liked the image of the baby carriage next to the line of white dressed women.

1st critique

One of the strongest images was the one of a well dressed, fashionable Young lady leaning against a wall that was fading, torn, and dilapidated. Refuse and paint chips andbits of wall were scattered on the floor. The subject was perfectly contrasted by the derelict shape of her surroundings. She was a beautiful, fancy, high class woman surrounded by debri. Not only did the subject work well in her environment, but her position in the picture plane felt like it was very thought out and purposeful. Her whole body was in the frame and wasnt centered, and the lines called the viewers attention to all corners of the image.

 While i didn't think any of the images that day were perticularly weak, i'd have to say the weakest was the image of the grandchildren and friends against the fence. It was a nice picture but artistically it just didnt seem to have a lot going for it. If it was in a photo album i wouldnt glance at it for longer than a second before i moved on to the next image. Unless you know the subjects it just isnt very interesting, and theres nothing aesthetically about it that keeps the viewers attention or even draws it in the first place.

All About Anthony Rodriguez

Well, I'm 32 years old, and married. I have a 9 year Daughter who is a an excellent reader. I started going back to school several years ago when i got a promotion at the plant i was working at and realized i could potentially be there for quite a while.

I'm Puerto Rican. Politically and Religiously i guess my beliefs are too broad to nail down, but if i had to say i guess i'm a Conservative Republican and a Baptist, but loosely at best.

I was born in Brooklynn, New York in 1979. My parents moved me and my brothers to Texas when i was three years old to try to provide a better life for us.

I'm quiet and shy until you get to know me. When i'm around people i'm comfortable with i can very entertaining, often in a sarcastic, douchy kind of way, but i get away with it.

When i started school i was majoring in Business because it seemed more practical then Art. But the Math classes were giving me problems and all that business stuff went right over my head, so i changed my major to Art. Since i made the change my grades have risen considerably which was a huge relief since i rely on financial aid to attend school. My end goal is to get a job as a Comic Book Illustrator, but failing that i'd like to draw concept art and story boards for video games and/or movies.