Sally Mann

Sally Man 

In the fall of 1992, a traveling exhibit opened at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia. The collection was called "Immediate Family", and it was by a young and lesser known photographer by the name of Sally Mann. This is her controversial work as to people they see it as a child pornography, and mark her as an irresponsible mother. But to her, they were little more than tender, maternal photographs of her children.  

The name of this photograph is called 'Damaged Child'. The little name, Jessie, she had a very swollen right eye. From the way she took the photo, although it is just a normal portrait photo, the way she shows the expression of the girl is really good. She took the photo at  right moment. I think I can apply it to my work. I have to let them express their feeling by asking them about their life, and eventually, you can take a really good shot that can be express from the person face. 

 

This photo depicts what childhood truly is. She really being creative by showing the blood that was flowing out from the boy's nose. From this picture, I learn that being creative in taking photographs is important to show the story behind the photo. People usually don't like to read the description of the photo, so this is the way to show about the photo. Simple and straight forward.

                  

From her photographs, I can see there is so many stories behind it. We can't just assume on what happening in the photo is bad. We have to understand about it first. So, I think I can add apply this to my photography too by making people wonder what this photograph is about. Although the photos are all in black and white, the lighting is really important. You can see in every of her photos, it have a good lightings.