Albert Renger-Patzsch was a German photographer who was apart of the New objectivity(Neue Sachlichkeit) movement. This consisted of taking pictures of objects for being practical rather than to evoke an emotion and was wide spread across Germany and presented through other art forms of such as paintings, architecture and film.
I enjoy the bluntness and uniformity of Renger-Patzsch's photos, I feel his attention to shadows,structure and patterns allows his work to appear plain yet thought out.
We then looked at two of his contrasting Images and noted the first thoughts that came to mind " Technique does not need to be interpreted. It interprets itself. You have to choose the right objects and focus on them precisely and they will tell you their own stories. " |
Following his use of black and white I aimed to focus on taking pictures of everyday items that I wouldn't usually study or photograph. I found that all of my favourite Images such as the bench and steps ended up containing straight lines and geometric shapes and contained a deep contrast between blacks and whites.