PhotoJ Emulates Famously Awesome Photos
PhotoJ Emulates Famously Awesome Photos
As part of a class photo challenge, Mac photojournalism students emulated iconic photos from American history. We are proud to share some of the best of the best in this week's #TuesdayTop10. See how many of the originals you can identify from the recreations done by our intrepid photojournalists.
As part of a class photo challenge, Mac photojournalism students emulated iconic photos from American history. We are proud to share some of the best of the best in this week's #TuesdayTop10. See how many of the originals you can identify from the recreations done by our intrepid photojournalists.
Recreating a classic cover with a little help from 'Friends'
For this recreation of the classic Rolling Stone cover featuring the cast of Friends, I wanted to emulate the composition and the theme. All of the subjects in dynamic poses around one central vehicle (in our case, a bicycle) was an interesting way to compose a photo and the themes of friendship, gathering, and summer/springtime were all interesting and made for a good picture. Photo by Jazzabelle Davishines.
Taking a walk down memory 'Road'
For the Abbey Road Album Cover photo I tried to recreate the image with Hannah, Lindsey, Mati, and Samantha. It was hard because this crosswalk was at at angle, but for the most part I think I did an alright job. I used the crosswalk to really imitate this photo and had each girl try to walk the same way at who they were.
This is how 'Rumors' got started ...
I attempted to emulate the composition of a 1977 photograph of Fleetwood Mac by Annie Leibovitz for the cover of Rolling Stone. Fleetwood Mac was known for the drama and affairs that took place within the band. Their 1977 album Rumors was written about all of the internal turmoil of the group, and this photograph was a reference to all of the cheating and relationship issues present in the band at the time.
Fleetwood Mac ... as in Fleetwood McCallum :)
Juniors Emily Horan, Matthew Hernandez, Nicholas Heinen, Persephone Harris, and sophomore Tosh Arora all pose as members of the iconic seventies band. The elements I wanted to emulate were the color composition of their all white clothing and the white sheets with the one stand-out pair of jeans, and the different ways their bodies are facing yet easily fitting together. Photo by Jazzabelle Davishines.
Instead of the Fallen Soldier, it's the Father Soldier.
Robert Capa took the original photo in 1936 of a shot soldier during the Spanish Civil War. While there is some question of whether or not the photo is staged, most people think its an honest photograph. I tried to replicate the blur, look, and position of the photograph. The position of the camera relative to my dad in this photo is not as good as I’d like it, but I do think the surrounding scenery as well as the pose and clothing my dad is wearing/doing is accurate, as well as the photo quality. Photo by Laszlo King-Hovis.
Lunch atop a skyscraper or at least a Little Deli
The original photo was taken during the construction of the now GE building in the Rockefeller center in NYC. This photo became widely known for the 11 men eating their lunches 850 feet above the streets of New York. I really like this photo because it is daring yet playful. I chose to recreate the picture with some of my friends sitting on the edge of a building eating and having a good time. My friends really came up with the idea of sitting in this spot, and I just took it. (I did tell them to bring food.) My photo was taken on top of the iconic Crestview mural wall outside of Little Deli. I tried to replicate both the black and white and the eating lunch with a bunch of friends aspect of the original photo. I took this photo with an iPhone. Photo by Luke Robb.
A modern twist on a Depression era classic
Ruby Johnson and Penelope Johnson, twins, sit around their mother, Josy Johnson. Their pose replicates the famous Depression era photo taken by Dorothea Lange. This photo takes a modern spin on the classic approach. The photo taken of Florence Owens Thompson in 1936 was a great depiction of the Great Depression and therefore is often thought of as the depression photo. In this photo Florence Thompson, mother of seven children, reflects on the hard times. The name of this photo is "Destitute pea pockets of California." Photo by Reed Johnson.
The original black-and-white photo was taken by two young girls who attempted to convince the world that fairies and other similar magical creatures were real. This is the most iconic of their five photo series and even prompted Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to request they take the other three to confirm the existence of the magical beings. I love the idea of this photo. The composition is really well done and I like the depth of field you get with the fairies in front of the girl. I want to create something similarly whimsical. I think this is my most successful attempt for each of the photos. They give off the same feeling of wonderment even though they are in completely different styles. I used ISO 3200, F/8, and a shutter speed of .5. Photo by Sophia Shampton.
Long before there were cellphones, there were selfies.
The first “selfie” was shot by Robert Cornelius in a back alleyway in 1839. The picture is a very historic moment in history, the first captured self portrait. I enjoy the darkness of it, the wear and tear of the image. It as a certain flow and style to it that makes it very appealing.
She's got soles but she's not a soldier.
Hannah Zuniga aims to recreate the famous picture of a young boy receiving a new pair of shoes sitting. Hannah tries to recreate the elements of the boy sitting on the steps, smiling with joy and hugging his new shoes. Hannah used a friends shoes to recreate the picture with, but still tried to capture the joy of receiving a gift. Photo by Lindsey Plotkin.
A young boy receives a new pair of shoes during a time of war in his home country. The boy’s family did not have much money to buy new shoes, so the shoes were a very much appreciated gift for the boy. As seen in the picture, the boy’s shoes are worn out and too small, so he is very excited to receive a new pair.
This last emulation was as easy as ABC.
I used Hannah to model for my recreation of Michael Jackson. I think I could have gotten a better angle in this one like the first one, but I like the composition of this photo. I tried to get it slightly overexposed, so I could create the same lighting on Hannah as on Michael. Photo by Molly Odland.