Leslie Mead: Photographer report

1. Stephen Shore
2. October 8, 1947
3.Stephen Shore was interested in photography from a young age. It started at age six when he received his first dark room kit. From then on he photographed different things when finally he sold three of his photographs to the curator of the MoMA. More recently, he has been working on a project called "American Surfaces" which is basically a collection of photographs that Shore had taken from 1972-1973 on his multiple road trips around America.
4. Shore's artwork focuses on color photography, in natural everyday places. Many photographers look up to his color photos for inspiration. Many of his photographs are taken while he was on vacation around the United States, and in other countries. Shore chooses a viewpoint facing a vertical. Also Shore uses a heavy, difficult to set up camera to take pictures. Shore does a great job of taking pictures of the obvious and by using color photos, he makes it seem like the viewer is at the place where the picture was taken. Shore also uses natural light to add shadows which dramatizes the structure as a whole.
5. Stephen Shores photographs caught my eyes because of their bright colors. As I started to look through his photographs I loved the way Shore captured buildings and regular places that people go to every day and sometimes overlook. His photographs are great because he uses color to emphasize the places he photographing. I think that he captures places that people go to everyday and helps those people remember how important that place can be. Also his use of natural light makes shadows appear which makes his pictures look even more dramatic and important.
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