Eugène Atget

Who was he?

Eugène Atget was a French Photographer that was widely known for his photographs of the Capital city of France (His hometown) Paris. He started his work in the late 1880s and his work supported art students and architect. Furthermore Eugene started his photography using a large format camera with a wide lense so he could fully capture the essence of the Capital city in detail.

MoodBoard Of His Work

Why did I choose him for my artist reference?

I chose Eugène as his style reminds me of the way pictures were around the time my grandad was growing up. I am aiming to re create this style making my images as close to the original images as possible. Even though his photography is more closely linked to everyday life and the precise architecture of the streets of Paris I believe I can still incorporate parts of his work into my own. I can also branch off his work with the layout of my own images as I can compare my present pictures with those taken in the past and look for any similarities and differences

Below is also a hyperlink that takes you to the MoMA sight where more pieces of his work are visible alongside more background knowledge of him.

https://www.moma.org/artists/229-eugene-atget

Image Analysis

Technical:

The shutter speed used seems to be quite high and quick because of the dark shadow effect that is visible around the outsides of the images. The ISO seems to be relatively low as the image is taken during high levels of light. This contrast of different lighting creates an eerie feeling to the images. This is further emphasised by the lack of people in the image as the street seems to be very desolate

Visual: This seems to be the end of a street leading up to a bank or a building of interest such as a cathedral. The reflection of the light off the

Contextual:

Conceptual: