Who's Looking at the Family?

This reading was about the evolution of photography of family photos. The types for example in the past there was a lot of family photos showing the families wealth, and as photography grew it became more accessible to everyone. This meant that the family photos were also changing, more showing what was going on in their lives. There was more to due with showing different kinds of families and also just a snap shot of a time in someones life, not necessarily a whole family photograph.

I think it is interesting because I've never thought of it that way, but now when I look at it, I see how much it has changed. Today it is more about just a time and a place, not the whole family, or showing your wealth.

My photo is more just a moment in time. We are not positioned properly, and no one is dressed up, it was just a time when everyone was there. It's very casual and everyone just looks happy.

Past Perfect

       I’m a bit on the fence about his argument in Past Perfect. Although I agree that history is important I don’t think that you necessarily need to know it. For example, I know a lot about art history of painting, but nothing of the history of photography, I would like to learn but I don’t think that I’m doing all that bad in photography. I agree that knowing the past can help with the future of photography and what you do with your work and recreating techniques that they used. For example, when Alexia Sinclair came and spoke to us she spoke about how all her art history of painters has influenced and been reflected in her work today, whether it just be similar colour schemes. At the same time I believe that photography is just getting out there and experimenting as much as it is about knowing all the history of it.

Old Family Photo

Since I don’t have any photos with me, I’m going to try my best to describe one.

            In my photo, it’s all my family that are the most important and involved in my life. There’s my Mum, her parents, my Papa and Grandma, my little sister, Jam, my baby brother, TJ, and my Nana and Grandpa. We are all sitting around the fireplace with big smiles on all our faces because although it looks like just an ordinary family photo, this was being taken because this was the day my Mum received the money she had won playing the lottery. I like this picture and it was one of the first ones that came to my mind because it is a time in our life when my Mum was truly happy. Also because it was taken in the house my parents built themselves. Although we’ve moved out now, when I look at this photo when first comes to my mind is, home. We don’t live there anymore, but that will always be my home, and home was always the best when all those people were over for Christmas or our birthdays.