Today you will be writing about artist William Wegman, best known for his photographs of his Weimaraner dogs.
Fist, navigate HERE to watch a short video interview with Wegman. For your Critical Analysis, you will be writing a 4 paragraph (5 sentence minimum) response to the VIDEO. Here are some things to consider as you write:
Click HERE to view a selection of Wegman's photographs.
Nick Perez
3/20/2017 08:54:23 am
William Wegman is a rather interesting and fantastic photographer who worked on making unique, eye catching photos and videos of his dogs. These pictures catch ones eye for a number of reasons. First, the dogs are a stunning subject. They are beautiful, powerful, and captivating. The dogs command your attention in each photograph that is taken. Second, Wegman tends to use unique scenes. These scenes are always captivating and thought provoking. Legman enjoys dressing the dogs up and making them have human roles. He also tends to use unique compositional elements when he photographs the dogs, thus making the image even more eye catching. Wegman is also known to use a unique camera. 3/20/2017 11:47:08 am
William Wegman was a very interesting photographer. He used the Polaroid 20x24 till 2007. All of the photos he makes are weird yet interesting. He preferred to use a 9x12 camera because he wanted to make sure his images were magazine size. His photographs began with videos, then he moved into surreal images using his dogs. 3/20/2017 11:47:18 am
William Wegman is an American photographer known for shooting images and videos of his weimeraner dogs. He picked up photographing his dogs since they were puppies, and he continued this project until his dogs passed. When shooting his videos, Wegman used an reel-to-reel camera and a monitor. For a good portion of his career, the photographs of his dogs were taken on a 20x24 polaroid, and before that he preferred nothing larger than the size of a magazine (8.5x11 and 9x12.) The videos Wegman shot were comical, and the photographs he took were both comical and weird/strange. He shot many of his images in black and white then eventually moved to color.
Eric Hammond
3/20/2017 11:48:43 am
William Wegman makes photographs of his 2 dogs. He primarily shot with a 20x 24 Polaroid camera. He originally used a 35 millimeter camera. He prints them off in 8.5x 11 or an 9x 12. He did this so he could put his photos in the magazine. 3/20/2017 11:48:52 am
William Wegmen was a quite interesting photographer. To me, he seemed to make surreal images that are odd to look at, and made them popular. Wegmen while creating surreal photos also made videos which again capture the surrealness of dogs acting as humans. Many of his photographs and videos are very hard to shoot, considering the use of animals which draws me to like them more. The images and videos catch my eyes for many reasons. 3/20/2017 06:39:00 pm
William Wegman started his career as painter, but soon changed his specialty to photography. He is known for take pictures of his Weimaraner dogs. Wegman has done almost anything you can do with a dog from taking natural pictures to dressing the creatures up. He has also captured images of the animals close up and from far away. I believe Wegman gained a deep understanding of the animals from filming them in all these different scenarios. 3/20/2017 08:18:45 pm
William Wegman is an American photographer that has worked from the 1960's to the present. He mostly made portraits of his dogs, and he used 20X24 Polaroid camera to take the photographs. He mostly printed the photographs in 8.5X11 or in 9X12. The main why he printed them in those sizes was because he wanted them to fit in magazines or other papers/ issues.
Bailey Dietzmann
3/20/2017 08:27:41 pm
Wegman primarily took photographs of his dogs, but some of his photographs are of various objects. He pictured his Weimaraner dogs from when they were puppies, to when they passed away. Wegman took his famous photographs with a 2x24 polaroid. Some of the obstacles that he could've faced with taking pictures of his dogs could be that they move and they don’t cooperate. The animals could also jump at the camera or ruin the set by running around in it.
Kristina Samuel
3/20/2017 08:30:06 pm
Wegman is well known for making interesting and unique photographs of his dogs. They are either dressed unusually or appear in weird situations. Some examples include his dogs with human hands, or wrapped in foil. He also used 20x24 polaroid camera to capture his photographs. However, he would not print his photographs larger than 8.5x11 or 9x11 because he wanted to keep the distribution of his work to only magazines.
Sebastian Sotomayor
3/20/2017 09:31:39 pm
Wegmen began working with cameras when he made quick, short videos. Later on, he began to shoot images with a 2 ¼ camera made to be printed in magazines so that his work could be distributed really easily. It wasn’t until he got invited to try out the newer. Larger 20 by 24 polaroid camera that he began to print large images. Since this camera was so large, Wegmen also needed some sort of platform for his subjects (primarily his dogs) to lay on so that the camera was aligned properly.
Tamyka Menaa
3/21/2017 09:37:13 am
Wegman photographs Weimaraner dogs in different scenarios. He uses a 20x24 polaroid to shoot the dogs. He never printed photos larger than magazines. As a photographer, shooting humans is actually quite simple because they listen to you when you give orders. It can be difficult with dogs because they have such short attention spans.
Montserrat Martinez
3/21/2017 10:17:57 am
William Wegman is a notorious photographer best known for making photographs of his Weimaraner dogs. According to the video above, Wegman used a 30mm film camera, or 24x25mm, to be more specific. He also explains that he would much rather print in smaller proportions because he has been wanting his work to be better known. So, Wegman would hesitate from printing anything larger than 9x12 inches, or the average magazine size, hoping to have his work exposed through these kinds of media. His most praised works are those of his Weimaraner dogs.
Hannah Lashway
3/21/2017 04:14:11 pm
William Wegman is an American photographer, and former painter who is well known for his photographs of his Weimaraner dogs. The photos of his dogs range from surreal to comedic.THough originally a painter, he switched to making photographs and videos in the seventies. His initial photographs were shot on no larger than 9X12 because they were primarily used in magazines or books and not for full wall display. Since the dogs debut in the 70’s and 80’s, their photographs have never seemed to let down and have maintained their originality throughout the years. 3/21/2017 10:36:53 pm
Wegman preferably shot with 8.5x11 and 9x12 because he wanted his photographs to be printed into magazines. Wegman also uses a 35 mil camera. His friend wanted him to use a 20x24 polaroid camera which he denied at first. He decided to come to visit her and he ended up making lots of photographs with the 20x24 polaroid camera. When polaroid became bankrupt however he still used it even though the price of them increased.
Rylin McArthur
3/28/2017 05:20:26 pm
William Wegman is a photographer who decided to do something a little different from typical photographers and photograph his dogs. In his photographs, his Weimaraner dogs are usually involved in some strange activities dogs aren't typically involved in, such as getting their nails painted. In most of the photographs the dogs look uncomfortable and anxious which also makes the photograph draw your attention. These photographs can also be know as surreal photographs because of the strange but beautiful occurrences. Legman shot these photographs of his dogs from when they were little all the way to when they died.
Poni Bryan
4/16/2017 10:32:38 pm
William Wegman is a photographer known for his unique and interesting photographs of his dogs. Wegman is known for using a 35 millimeter camera and a 20x24 Polaroid to photograph his dogs with. Wegman is also known for creating short films, a minute to thirty seconds, of his dogs. The images Wegman takes are of his dogs acting as humans. Wegman started his career using black and white, but eventually evolved into color. Wegman uses normal everyday object for photos of his god or he dresses them in particular articles. Comments are closed.
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