Fixing the Shadows

I found that the documentary was insightful. The whole history behind what the camera and photography was interesting in the sense that it is far more complex than just the image. I found the concept of "camera obscure" fascinating. How simple physics of  a camera I'm the 1800's was compared to magic and how the physics of a camera were discovered.

I also enjoyed how they compared the art of sculpture and painting to photography. The way that one picture captured a story and how it was not the scene itself that made things interesting but the content of the scene, such as the people and what they were doing. The idea that a photograph can create a story or make someone want to ask questions.

The photographer from the documentary that i particularly liked was Jacques Henri Lartigue. My favorite image was the one of the woman jumping from the stairs. I like how the photo was captioned mid air, creating questions. Why was she jumping from the stairs? Is she really jumping? Is she really mid air? Just the photo alone can have many different captions

Jacques Henri Lartigue