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Posed/Unposed Mo. MA Photography Theme

Questions Why would a photographer pose a person or a group of people? Why would a photographer try to capture a person or group of people when they were not aware they were being photographed? Mo. MA Photography Theme

Take a close look at Untitled (Mother and Daughter) by William J. Shew Do you think this image is posed? Why or why not? What do you notice about the facial expression and body language of the subjects? How is this different or similar from a family portrait you might have taken? William J. Shew. Untitled (Mother and Daughter). c. 1850 Mo. MA Photography Theme

Take a close look at Frances Benjamin Johnston’s The Hampton Album Frances Benjamin Johnston. Stairway of the Treasurer's Residence: Students at Work from the Hampton Album. 1899 -1900. Are these people posing? What do you think the context is? Mo. MA Photography Theme Frances Benjamin Johnston. Geography: Studying the Seasons from the Hampton Album. 1899 -1900.

Do you think Evans’ subjects knew they are having their photos taken? Walker Evans. Subway Portrait. 1938 -41. Mo. MA Photography Theme Walker Evans. Subway Portrait. 1938 -41.

Do you think this man is aware his photo is being taken? Philip-Lorca di. Corcia. Head # 10. 2002. Mo. MA Photography Theme

Let’s compare di. Corcia’s and Evans’ photo portraits of strangers Philip-Lorca di. Corcia. Head # 10. 2002 • How are these photographs different? • How are they similar? Mo. MA Photography Theme Walker Evans. Subway Portrait. 1938 -41