Lee Friedlander：

Naoya Hatakeyama：

 

Lisette Model：

Robert Holden：

Compare & Contrast

The four photographers, Friedlander, Naoya Hatakeyama, Lisette Model, and Robert Holden, present a unique perspective in their photos; they all have very different styles and subjects. Lee Friedlander’s Friedlander’s black-and-white style uses complex compositions, reflections, shadows, and unexpected angles. His photos depict urban environments such as streets, parks, and buildings. From Lee Friedlander’s photos, we can see that he turned everyday street scenes into visual puzzles; he also uses a lot of reflection, for example, the car rearview mirror and the window showing himself, and there’s the TV inside. Lee Friedlander’s Friedlander’s work focuses on odd and overlooked moments in life that are often unnoticed.

In contrast, Naoya Hatakeyama’s photo captures the urban landscape in Japan; his photographs often focus on the interplay of light and weather. His pictures usually contain cityscapes at night with rain or fog, adding a mood and mystery. Hatakeyama’s photo uses a lot of color and light, which makes Hatakeyama’s work a lot different from Lee Friedlander’s black-and-white images. Naoya Hatakeyama’s work shows the city’s beauty, where natural elements such as rain, fog, and light interact. These elements in his photographs have created atmospheres that lead the viewer to connect and think of the picture. Lisette Model’s photographs are about people and are very personal. She also uses black and white styles, but people are all that matters in her work, unlike Friedlander, who likes city landscapes. She shoots people’s everyday doings. Then, there are close-up portraits in which she shows her feelings. From her images, we can feel the peace and calm; her lens shows us the person’s feelings. We can tell from her pictures and the complexities of the outside world. In contrast, Robert Holden Is the odd guy who likes his stuff arranged and clean, telling a story in a documentary way. He doesn’t include people in his pictures but the things used or left behind.

In comparing these, photographers have different use of focus, techniques, and use of colors. Lee Friedlander and Lisette’s Model does not capture everyday scenes and focus on people. However, Lee Friedlander’s photographs include more environment than people, yet Lisette Model’s photographs prioritize people and the environment as a background. Naoya Hatakeyama and Robert Holden’s photos focus on a broader context, with Naoya Hatakeyama capturing landscapes like the Tokyo Tower and Tokyo City at night and using the weather and the city lights to create a unique mood for the photograph. At the same time, Holden takes pictures of well-arranged objects of a person’s objects. Using only black and white by Lee Friedlander and Lisette Model’s photo has a particular emotional and visual impact; for instance, complicated compositions show the busy city and the people on the street. At the same time, Naoya Hatakeyama’s photo uses vivid color and weather to show the thriving town. In conclusion, each of these photographers offers a different point of view in their pictures, Fiedlander’s urban scene model’s portrait to Hatakenyama’s night city view and cityscapes, and Holde’s photo about personal objects and are all using their ways to deliver a story.