A picture is worth a thousand words (Part 2)
Chúng ta lại cùng tiếp tục thưởng thức những bức hình mang tính biểu tượng trong giới nhiếp ảnh nhé.
Chắc hẳn nhiều bạn cũng sẽ nhận ra đã từng nhìn thấy những tấm ảnh này ở đâu đó, thậm chí biết cả những giai thoại đằng sau những tấm ảnh đó. Vậy giờ chúng ta cùng thử xem, dưới con mắt của những người làm nghề, những tấm ảnh này có gì độc đáo mà lại được đánh giá cao đến vậy?
Steve Jobs – Albert Watson – 2011
Iconic, simple, intriguing, just like his legacy. Soon after passing away, Steve Jobs’s portrait became the landing image of apple.com, and I think that it is one of the most important portraits of our current times. The image was taken by Albert Watson in a 4×5 camera, an ironic twist for such an innovative person as Jobs.
It doesn’t really matter what sort of technicalities Watson defined for this portrait, the image is about one person and nothing more. The pose of his hand suggests constant thinking, and the subtle smile drawn on his face transmits great energy and confidence. The look pierces into the viewer, and the black-and-white choice was the perfect way to go in order to avoid any distractions.
Lunchtime atop a Skyscraper – Charles C. Ebbets – 1932
This image shows the tranquility of eleven of the several workers that worked during the construction of 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan. They are not just relaxed over the crossbeam but also having lunch, which gives the image a curious character.
The image is very iconic and was taken by Charles C. Ebbets in 1932, and there has been a lot said about whether the scene really happened or if it was just a publicity maneuver for some sort of reason, but it doesn’t diminish the fact that the men were real ironworkers at the 69th floor of the building on the last stages of its construction, and there have been numerous claims regarding the identities of the men in the image.
Einstein’s Birthday – Arthur Sasse – 1951
Often called “Einstein’s Tongue,” it is an image that became iconic due to its humorous character. Humor itself requires intelligence, and capturing humor in photography (especially when done candidly) is one of the hardest things to do in the discipline. The picture shows a different profile of Albert Einstein, and its playful and nutty character is what makes the image so great.
The moment occurred during the 72nd Albert Einstein’s birthday celebration, and a lot of photographers were there, but just Sasse captured the one that became iconic. We can delight ourselves with a humorous Einstein instead of the Nobel prize-winning physicist who developed the theory of general relativity. Therefore, we have a more accessible side of Albert Einstein.
A really important background fact of the image is that Einstein enjoyed it so much that he asked the UPI (United Press International) to facilitate nine copies of the cropped image for his personal use. One of those personal uses landed on Howard K. Smith, a friend of Einstein. The image, as predictable, had a little text at the back; the text quoted, “This gesture you will like because it is aimed at all of humanity. A civilian can afford to do what no diplomat would dare.”
Source: https://www.phototraces.com/creative-photography/world-famous-photos/
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