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Lee Friedlander
Artist Worksheet: Planning Due. Friday 4/15 Your name: Julian Ellzy Photographers name: Lee Friedlander Title of Photograph: Washington, DC Artist Bio: Education?: From 1953 to 1955 he studied under Edward Kaminski at the Art Center of Los Angeles. Upbringing?: N/A Art experience?: Began in 1948 Artistic Background: Did your artists work in other artistic Mediums (paint, clay etc?) No. Why is he or she a photographer? He began photographing in 1948 because of a “fascination with the equipment”. What inspires his/her work? Friedlander has been inspired by photographers Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Garry Winogrand, Louis Faurer, Helen Levitt, Richard Avedon, and Walker Evans. Has your artists encountered any hardships or successes in his or her life that are directly reflected in their work? No he has not. Your image: Why did you select this image? I chose this image because I have taken similar images to this one. How would you describe your photographers style? (in your own words) Friedlander’s style almost resembles an illusion because of his use of mirrors and shadows. After researching the photographer what have you found most interesting about his/her photographic style or image production? The most interesting thing I’ve found about Friedlander is the way he uses shadows and reflections to make his photos appealing. How are you planning to recreate your photographers image? Take a picture of a point of interest in Burlington Township, using the reflection and shadows of my side view mirrors. What images do you anticipate taking to recreated this image? (i.e. describe the shots you intend to take to reach your final goal) I anticipate using different angles and reflections. 
"It fascinates me that there is a variety of feeling about what I do. I’m not a premeditative photographer. I see a picture and I make it. If I had a chance, I’d be out shooting all the time. You don’t have to go looking for pictures. The material is generous. You go out and the pictures are staring at you." - Lee Friedlander "I suspect it is for one’s self-interest that one looks at one’s surroundings and one’s self. This search is personally born and is indeed my reason and motive for making photographs. The camera is not merely a reflecting pool and the photographs are not exactly the mirror, mirror on the wall that speaks with a twisted tongue. Witness is borne and puzzles come together at the photographic moment which is very simple and complete. The mind-finger presses the release on the silly machine and it stops time and holds what its jaws can encompass and what the light will stain." - Lee Friedlander
"It fascinates me that there is a variety of feeling about what I do. I’m not a premeditative photographer. I see a picture and I make it. If I had a chance, I’d be out shooting all the time. You don’t have to go looking for pictures. The material is generous. You go out and the pictures are staring at you." - Lee Friedlander "I suspect it is for one’s self-interest that one looks at one’s surroundings and one’s self. This search is personally born and is indeed my reason and motive for making photographs. The camera is not merely a reflecting pool and the photographs are not exactly the mirror, mirror on the wall that speaks with a twisted tongue. Witness is borne and puzzles come together at the photographic moment which is very simple and complete. The mind-finger presses the release on the silly machine and it stops time and holds what its jaws can encompass and what the light will stain." - Lee Friedlander
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