Jacob A. Riis

I like the way Riis takes on the other half of reality that is rarely portrayed socially. This photo captures the innocent children homeless without any means for food or shelter. Children always touch a nerve for me so I really was drawn to the sadness I felt when viewing this photo.

I like this photo because it guides the viewer through the alleyway with the help of the buildings. The depth that the picture has is incredible!

"Cliche Verre is a method of etching on a ground-coated transparent material, or painting and drawing on a transparent surface, such as glass or film and printing the resulting image on a light sensitive paper. It is a process first practiced by a number of French painters during the early part of the 19th century. Camille Corot was the best known of these. Some contemporary artists have developed techniques for achieving a variety of line, tone, texture and color by experimenting with film, frosted mylar, paint and inks and a wide assortment of tools for painting, etching, scratching, rubbing and daubing."

I like the idea of using hands and fingers for my cyanotype project because Mr. Coleman connected it to my thesis on Adam Smith. I think that I will place my hands on the cyanotype and not have an invisible hand.

I like this still image because it basically shows what we do when we watch a film; we watch reality through a lens. The eye sees what the lens takes in and I find that very interesting for film as a whole.

I like this still image because it captures a humorous account of the moon. And, it is not scientific at all. I want to keep on pushing this notion of humor transcending time because I think it is interesting how culture can change but some things still remain humorous.