Photo Journal: Walking in the footsteps of photographer Sally Mann

hopsallymann — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:15:45 +0000

Sally Mann

I like the way that in this picture her daughter Virginia is shown with her grandmother, but the grandmother’s face is not shown. Even though you cannot see her face, you get the sense that she cares for the child from her body language. I think that my photograph has the same affect. Although you cannot see the man’s face, his body language the way he is holding the little girl shows that he cares for her.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:29:06 +0000

Sally Mann

The similarity between the photos is that they both have to do with sleep. Sally’s photograph is her interpretation of a dream, and mine is simply of a girl sleeping.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:45:18 +0000

Sally Mann

Both photos show children on a dock overlooking the water. Neither of the children seem particularly happy, rather they look content and very natural. Nothing is forced, they were just captured in their natural states. I like how Mann’s photos of her children aren’t the typical pictures of children. Her images show every aspect of childhood; happiness, sadness, anger, pain, and anything else you can think of.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:30:04 +0000

Sally Mann

Both images are abstractions of the body.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:44:11 +0000

Sally Mann

To me, the part of the photo that stands out most to me (besides the flowers around her neck) is Sally’s daughter, Jessie’s, collar bone because of the highlight there. I chose my picture to go with hers because it shows the neck with a highlight on it.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:29:41 +0000

Sally Mann

While I was researching Sally Mann’s photographs I came across this one, and it reminded me of the picture that I took below. They both feature hands on the body, but at first glance you’re not quite sure what part of the body you are looking at.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Mon, 24 May 2010 05:25:34 +0000

Sally Mann

I like how Sally uses her antique camera to get this mysterious and erie effect on her images. My photo reminds me of the mysterious quality that Sally’s images have.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:17:08 +0000

Sally Mann

The way the sun is shinning and the shadows that are created in my photo, remind me of Sally’s photo above.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:45:05 +0000

Sally Mann

The similarities that I see between the two photos are the dark quality they have, the trees, and of course the winding road. I like how Sally’s image is distorted, it makes it look like an aged painting.

Danielle Saltiel

hopsallymann — Sun, 23 May 2010 05:48:49 +0000

Sally Mann

I think that the tones and the reflective quality of the water in both images are similar, but I really like the vignette on Sally’s photo, I feel that it brings an antique quality to the image.

Danielle Saltiel