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How does Sidibé imply motion or movement in his portraits? Sidibe seems to utilize color, patterns, a lot of textiles and textures, as well as the posing and positioning of his models/subjects in order to convey a sense of movement and motion in his images. He seems to have mastered the art of the 'candid shot', catching his subjects either unsuspectingly, or in the middle of a dance move, or some action that tends to look a little absurd on camera. What does Sidibé say about the reason to take photos in regard to the passage of time? Sidibe says that taking a photo is like taking a snapshot of that moment in time, it essentially captures, or freezes that instance or moment into eternity. Find one photograph by Sidibé to discuss.   Write a paragraph or so about the photograph. Danse le Twist , 1965 . Gelatin silver print I chose this image because it felt reminiscent of the images I have recently discovered taken in Seattle around the same time (mid sixtie...

WEEK ONE - 'Selfie' Assignment Post 3 portraits of yourself, 1st being a Realistic portrait, 2nd being a symbolic portrait, and the 3rd being an example of a 'photobomb' style portrait.  realistic portrait of self (on left side, google arts and culture does not have a filter or edit function) symbolic portrait (use this to represent myself on linked in and more professional websites)  'Photobomb' style portrait of self (taken in 2005 on 35mm film)