Friedrich Seidenstucker 1882-1966

 

Friedrich Seidenstucker originally an engineer became interested in photographing the comical in everyday situations what interested him was the unspectacular, the charm of the second glance.  Fredrich became a professional photographer in 1930 at the age of 48 when he signed a contract with Ulstein publishing.
The image above has brought out the young ladies personality in the shoot young free fun and carefree - live is for living, you can almost feel her happyness and excitement.  The simple composition of the image makes it almost symmetrical.  The image has a shallow depth of field as the subject is in focus and the background not clear.  The girl is the focal point of the image.

Lieper Bay 1956 - One of Friedrich acqaintences leans against the vw car during a day out.  The main focal point of the image is the girl leaning against the car which in turn leads your eye further into the photo. It makes you wonder if he was showing off his new car.   The composition is nicely balanced with the stationary car in the second two thirds of the image.  The image is interesting as Frederich has captured the peacefullnes of a travel break next to a lake being broken by a fast moving car.  This would be acheived by using a slow shutter speed.  The tonal range is good having varying shades of black and grey giving the image depth and texture without the use of colour.  By using a large depth of field the image is able to deliver the statement about  how someone leisue time would have been spent during that era as the whole image is in focuse.  

Again this image capturing a moment.  Perhaps an unusual moment of two infants enjoying a feed that you would not normally be captured together.  The image is about pattern and texture with the stripes making the leopards coat stand out and could feel soft to touch.  The viewpoint has been shot at almost directly above the subjects making the perpective looking down onto the image.  Had this image been shot in colour I imagine it would be vibrant and bright giving you the feeling of a hot summers day.

This reportage portrait style shot of three friends with their glad rags on enjoying some girly time.  Again this shot could be seen as almost symetrical the lighter haired lady is in the middle whilst the two brunettes are either side of the. The composition is balanced whilst the cobbled floor gives the image texture.  The good use of tonal range lets you see the testures of the ladies clothing.  The ladies are the main point of focus in this image and take up the majority of the frame.