The Genius of Photography: Snap Judgements.

Question 1: How many photographs are taken in  a year?

80 million 7 years ago but it is thought that through out the year 2014 880 billion photos will be taken.

Question 2: How does Gregory Crewdson work?

He works as if he was on a film set with a production crew (for a film set.) He uses cinematic lighting. He has his own camera man and director of the image. He doesn't hold the camera, he is only interested in the image. He is successful as his prints sell for about $600,000.

Question 3:

Which prints command the highest price & what are they called?

Vintage prints can sell for up to $100,000. However a photo called 'Pond Moonlight' taken by Edward Steichen sold for $2,600,000. However Andreas Gursky's photographs have sold for $4.3 million before.

Question 4:

How does Ben Lewis see Jeff Walls photography?

Ben Lewis sees Jeff Walls photography as the way he sees things. He like to work to life size and life scale.
Jeff Walls took photographs back to the 19th century. He didn't photograph everything. There was a lot of thought put into which moments to take. He set up his pictures and used to photograph them over and over again to get one where something happens. He photographed the way Artists would paint.

Question 5:

How many photographs Andreas Gursky produces and what scale (size) are they?

Andreas Gursky's photographs take up many square metres of the gallery wall. Her picture that sold for 4.3 million (Rhine II) was 3.5m X 2m.

Question 6:

Seydou Keita - What is different in his pictures in Africa compared to images you usually see?

The images highlight the African cultures well, presenting their style and colourful clothing as well as having a very full background. The content of the photograph is a lot fuller in comparison to other images one would normally see.

5 Photographs by Andreas Gursky: