Connor Albaugh

LPA: Post #7 By: Connor Albaugh

November 15 , 2021 Gueorgui Pinkhassov   By: Connor Albaugh               The previous unit of portraits and self portraits was full of countless meaning, vivid color, and the use of expert lighting. The photographers and the different styles each of them possess made for a visually and conceptually entertaining unit. Specifically, my project articulated the work of Philip-Lorca DiCorcio. He was an interesting photographer to analyze and research because of his experience with photography and the amount of detail each of his images displayed. With this being said, we are now transitioning into a unit surrounded photos which come together to create an essay. Many of these have discrete objectives while others seem to be organized in a random fashion. However, this blog will be used to highlight a magnum photographer from the magnum photographer website. Out of all the highly talented and decorated photographers on that site, the photograp...

   LPA: Post #6 By: Connor Albaugh

October 31, 2021  Philip-Lorca DiCorcia By: Connor Albaugh          There are numerous photographers that are incredibly talented in their respective fields. Specifically, the idea of portrait photography is of the essence in this blog. As I looked through the presentation, there were a lot of photographers that caught my eye through their different compositions and style for each of their photos. However, one of the photographers that I could relate to and was visually inspired by was Philip-Lorca DiCorcio. Philip is the very last photographer in the "portrait photography" presentation and his work was far above all of the other photographers seen in these slides. Before I dive into his incredible accomplishments and the beginning of his career, it is important to visit his early life. Philip happened to be "born in 1951 in Hartford, Connecticut (Article #1). His family is not originally from the United States because they had previously...