Masters of Photography - Philippe Halsman

About the Photographer:
- Time Period: 20th century (May 2, 1906 - June 25, 1979)
- Location: Paris and New York
- Object/Subject: people (portraits) and experiments with light
- Unique: He collaborated with Salvador Dali for 37 years, involving surrealist style photos similar to Dali's own art

My View:
- I chose Halsman because I thought it was interesting that he not only took portraits of people, but asked them to jump. That way the subject isn't completely stiff and formal for a photo but instead natural when he/she is jumping.
- Halsman inspired me by having "Jumps" portraits that aren't completely controlled, which looked really interesting and fun. Also, his collaboration with Salvador Dali gave me new ideas for portrayals of different art.
- This changed throughout the project by showing me there are other ways to take photographs of people, not while they are in formal and artificial positions. Instead they are in natural positions that they can't really control unless they are dancers or athletes.

Photo 1:

- Cropped

- Exposure +1.00

- Contrast -37

- Shadows -30

- Saturation -100

                         

Photo 2: 

- Cropped

- Exposure: -0.35

- Contrast -18

- Highlights -47

- Whites -100

- Saturation -100

Photo 3: 

- Cropped 

- Straightened 

- Exposure +1.00

- Contrast +45

- Highlights +48

- Shadows -11

- Whites +76 

- Blacks -6

- Saturation -100

Photo 4:
- Cropped
- Exposure +0.30
- Shadows -38
- Whites +37
- Clarity +38
- Saturation -100

Photo 5:
- Cropped
- Exposure +0.50
- Contrast +17
- Highlights +76
- Whites +66
- Blacks -35
- Saturation -100