Emulating a Professional Photographer
- Zachary Ciarlo
- Jul 11
- 1 min read
For this assignment, I chose to emulate French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. His original photos are on the top and my emulated photos are on the bottom.
Off the three photos I took, my personal favorite was the one showcasing a boy running down a sidewalk. I really liked my photo because I was able to capture a closely similar image, even though the person I captured wasn't in the same position or was running like the boy in Cartier-Besson's photo. The most challenging part of this assignment was trying to find a photographer that captured photos that I would be able to easily emulate to an extent, even if they aren't mostly identical. In the future, I will try to find new things to capture other than places and people and try to take more unique photos of unique things.
Course Goals and Achievements
When looking back at the goals that I set for myself at the beginning of the semester, I definitely felt that I was able to achieve all of them. I was able to learn about the basic skills of photography along with improving my creative ability by looking at things from different perspectives to create unique photos that I never thought I would be able to capture before taking this course. And for my third goal, I really did have a lot of fun learning and incorporating new techniques to take my photos throughout the duration of the course.
Jordyn Houser
Hi Zachary, this image really caught my eye because of how natural the scene feels, and it really captures a candid moment that is very similar to Cartier-Bresson’s style. I think you took this image in a thoughtful way by keeping the individual mid-step. I also like how you keep the subject in focus while still showing enough background detail to give context. The photo feels calm but the black and white feature makes it more mysterious and dramatic. If I were to try something different, I might explore capturing the subject a split second earlier or later just to see how a change affects the overall feel of the photograph. Great job recreating the original while still…
This photo has a really everyday feel to it, it really draws you to the image. The composition is really nice, the absence of a building behind the man, really draws your eyes there. I think something that could be done to improve the image is to rotate it a little bit. Overall it is a very nice photo.
-Zoe Beris