This work is done by a man named Ed van der Elsken, a Dutch photographer, born in Amsterdam in 1925. After completing his studies in art in his home town, he became a freelance photographer in Paris, and eventually got a job working as a newspaper correspondent. His work originally focused on black and white prints, and considered preserving the atmosphere and emotions of the moment, and in natural lighting conditions. After exploring color photography, he started publishing photography books as well as written books on his work and his thoughts. He eventually died in 1990 in Edam, Amsterdam at the age of 65.I found out about Ed van der Elsken through a book called 20th Century Photography , created by TASCHEN. His work reminds me of other ways to focus on identifying differences between people and situations. Through some of his photographs such as these shown in the post, one person in the photograph has a focus ring of a brighter exposure around their head, as if these people are different or need to stand out and be recognized. I could not find a better picture than the above, however, you can see what i mean by the man walking in front of the bench, and the ring of light around the persons head. The below is a similar situation, except created a little more naturally, and i like both ways. These photographs give me more interest as well as creativity as to how i can possibly show differences between me and other people in the photographs i will be focusing on in the next 2 weeks.
http://janjelle.web-log.nl/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/27/ed1.jpg
http://bahai-library.com/personal/huia/kassel97/kasvane.jpg
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