Thoughts on Photography

 Hey Teach,  None of these guys really appeal to my specific style, not that I don’t like their work but none I can really use to inspire me directly, So I picked the one I found the coolest. That would be Mr Rejlander, his art just seemed interesting and the image of the many people slapped into one almost last supper like or renaissance painting was incredibly cool, I was drawn in! My first foray into his work will be looking at his images before any biography and going my personal perceptions and thoughts on his works in relation to me. My immediate thought or impression with the wide array of his images is that he almost shows a childlike wonder or imagination, his images may not all be happy, but it’s very playful stuff, artsy and silly and simple but always with technicality and effort. I really feel drawn into the image of him posing with himself, something about that feels real to me. I read it as this, The pose of his photographer self, or a certain self, maybe even h...