henri cartier bresson

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Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a Frenchphotographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of candid photography. He helped develop the "street photography" or "real life reportage" style that has influenced generations of photographers who followed

This style of photography captures decisive moments in time, as most of my work from both theme's incorporates these ideals i thought it was important to incorporate Bresson into this blog his style differs from mine in a variety of ways the basic composition of the top two photos incorporates the main characters or focal points in a central location each piece of the photos is consistent with this style the characters are straight in alignment and this more precise style is accompanied by a monotone range (black and white) this adds to the clarity of the image especially in the case of the stripped shirt in the second photo as well as giving it an over all classic old world style which was in his early work the only option, each photo in this case shows a specific event, such as a picnic or the couple kissing with the dog looking up. we both use a portrait style of photography and both try to capture certain moments in time but my work is more eclectic in style and the main characters don't always take up the central axis of the photo, i have also used black and white shots but the tone and colour to most of my work is more natural. i also use other styles such as (sometimes) deliberate motion blur.