Great Black and White Photographers pt.3

The reason Lee Friedlander's photos really stood out to me, was because they all had something different to them. They were not all the same theme and each had a really interesting thing about them.

My two favorite photos of Friedlander's are Montana and Philadelphia.

MONTANA
I really like this photo because it is taken at an angle and perspective
that I would have come up with. It is capturing so many things at once,
but the photo isn't chaotic. You see the environment he is in, with the wooden
fence and trees, but then you also see the rolling hills behind him through the mirror.
It is a very wonderful photograph.
When I look at this photo,
I see a car stranded in the hills of nowhere, stopping at a sign looking like there might be a sign of life.
I see a ragged, worn down fence sensing you might be near farmlands.
I smell burned tires, after racing down the country roads. I smell gasoline leaking from the bottom of engine.
I hear tires on a gravel road, crushing the rocks beneath them. I hear the cows, mooing in the field close by.
I taste dust in my mouth, after all the dirt s brought up behind me. I taste a dry mouth, and the wanting of water begins.
I feel the sun on my skin through the car window, slowly rising over the tops of the hills. I feel lost but in peace, all alone in the middle of nowhere.

PHILADELPHIA
This context in this photo is so simple, but it makes for such a great photo,
because what's on the television is the center of focus. You see chairs and lamp
as well, but the first thing that draws your attention is the lady on the TV.
Something I would have not thought of.
When I look at this photo,
I see the lady in the TV, staring at me. I see she wishes someone would sit in the chairs on either side of her.
I smell a freshly cleaned house, almost as if no one has lived there. I smell the cleaning spray used to disinfect the germs from the arms of the chairs.
I hear occasional feedback from the television. I hear the lady singing softly.
I taste the popcorn someone is eating while watching the show. I taste the ice on my mouth after sipping a cold drink.
And I feel the hard carpet under me not cushioned at all. I feel the couch pillows supporting me as I watch the program.

3.) The way I want to be noticed for my photography is through magazines and social media. I would create a website and post all my photos on there. There would also be a way to contact me if anyone was interested in a photoshoot, etc. I could also make a social media account to tell people about my website and explain new projects I would be doing soon.