I found a photo that was taken by Adolphe Giraudon in 1890. A photo of a mirror with the reflection of his camera. I find this picture beautiful. I like the art design around the mirror. With the photographers eye, I see a frame within a frame. The mirror being the frame for the camera. I would say because of the reflection, this photograph has two subjects, the mirror and the camera. Brilliant idea.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
19th Century Still Life Photo
I found a photo that was taken by Adolphe Giraudon in 1890. A photo of a mirror with the reflection of his camera. I find this picture beautiful. I like the art design around the mirror. With the photographers eye, I see a frame within a frame. The mirror being the frame for the camera. I would say because of the reflection, this photograph has two subjects, the mirror and the camera. Brilliant idea.
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Having visited Versailles, it's so odd to see this black and white image. Without color to distract the eye the intricate details of the patterns become evident.
ReplyDeleteI think this image attests to the long exposure time required at the time the photo was taken. They didn't have remote shutters yet, so the photographer would have started the exposure and then moved out of the image. Since he was moving he didn't show up in the exposure. It's a similar thing to the picture we saw in class by Daguerre, Boulevard du Temple, Paris, c 1838.
The photograph you chose is interesting. As you already said, I like the way it's framed, too.
ReplyDeleteI had to take a double glance at this photo. There is a lot of detail and lines. I actually thought it may be a drawing at first. Seeing this without color shows the intricate detail more so in my opinion than having the colors to distract you. Excellent choice.
ReplyDeleteThis is a brilliant photo. At first glance, you think the camera is another room, but when you start looking at all the details, you see the mirror and all the beautiful details within the photo.
ReplyDeleteYou have explained clearly why you chose this photograph. This is a great example for subject and frame!
ReplyDeleteI actually thought that this was a really good drawing but I realized it was a photo. I like how the even though the design is heavy around the mirror, it's somewhat soft so it doesn't take away from the interesting image of the camera reflection.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. This picture is brilliant. I like the idea of the way the photograph was taken, and how the mirror shows the surrounding in that room.
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