Edward Sherriff Curtis

Beautiful, I love the close up. the deep lines of his face and the look of almost boredom the wisdom of his face is captured wonderfully in this picture.

These are the men in the tribe, the provider and protectors of the tribe. the look on there face is different then the women. Still capturingthe honesty but lso a more weathered and srong look.


Another truly honest open picture. There is no hidden features with these two women. they have open faces. And look so wise and calm.

This is My favorite, this was the first pic. he ever took of a Native American.It is called Princess Angeline. when someone says Princess you think of delicate and beautiful and kind. She is a princess in her own way.


I really love this picture. I am soft for pictures of Native Americans, I don't know why. there faces always reflect a light of knowledge and wisdom. I love the moment she was caught in, doing the daily chores.

Ed was born in Whitewater, Wisconsin. In 1874 moved from Wisconsin to Minnesota. Where a young Curtis built his own camera. At seventeen he was apprenticed to a photographer in Minnesota. His family moved again. In 1892 he married Clara J. Phillips. Had four kids with Clara. In 1896 he and his family (consisting of numerous brothers and sisters of Clara and him) moved to Seattle. In 1910 Clara divorced him and his entire studio went to her. With the help of his daughter (Beth) he trashed all of his pictures, rather having them destroyed instead of left with his ex-wife. Clara then operated the studio with a daughter named Katherine. 1922 Ed moved to LA with his daughter Beth opening a new studio and working for a movie director. Soon after he was arrested for failing to pay alimony, but he got out of charges. In 1932 Clara (still operating his old studio) died while rowing in Pungent Sound. Katherine moved to be closer to her sister and Father. Edward at age 84 of a heart attack he is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park.


Edward Curtis first photographed a native American in 1895. Her name was Angeline.
the print was called Princess Angeline. Soon afterwords he was invited on a expedition by George Grinnell to photograph the Blackfoot Indians. 1906 he was offered mucho money to photograph a series of native americans, 20 volumes, 1,500 photos. He dove into this project, not only taking pictures but documenting native amaericans life, wrote sketches of the chiefs life. His detailed study of native amaericans is still with us today. In 1922 he worked on a movie called Land of the Head-Hunters.

Project Proposel!!!

My amazing project proposal. In theater class we always warm up. which means Mr. T. puts on on music and just move to the music. So I am going to do a time lapse of us warming up. Starting in Neutral position and the just seeing the people begin to move. When ever we warm up I always think, gee I bet this looks way cool! I think it is a cool project because in the Black Box I can choose my on lighting and the way that I want the people in the time lapse to move by choosing slow song or something like Metallica.

Willy Henry Jackson

I really like his Images. mostly because they are of interesting things well to me at least. I really like nature pictures that make you want to explore that area and to hear the smells and sights that the images is only portraying the sight of. This one is taken at a interesting angle it almost looks like he might be on a cliff, looking across at the beautiful waterfall.




This one is very pretty. I really like the older look. the waterfall is closer in this one and is higher and he is looking more at the level with it. I love the simple but complexity of his pictures. Meaning the subject is that waterfall but your eyes stray and notice the beautiful cliffs that jut next to the waterfall



I love this picture.!!! it is my favorite! well. kinda. it is so simple. The many wagons being pulled by all the animals caught still in that moment. I love the angle it looks like he might have just stepped out of a small store. I love the detail and focus even on the street stones and the row of house in the back that all look the same. It is a snippet in time in a thriving small town.




Love this one. The sunlight bouncing through the walls of this slot canyon and the water glinting of the water in the bottom. It makes me want to go on a hike and find small pretty slot canyons like this one. It also makes you think like Is he standing in the water and just sludging through it with all his equipment? because in the pic you can see there is no path.



beautiful portrait of this Indian I love the look on his face and the grave lines and wiseness that this photo captures in this man.


William Henry Jackson was born in 1843 in Keesville, New York. He was the son of a Blacksmith. Even at a young age William Jackson was very artistically talented. At age twelve he was selling drawings to his neighbors. He fought at Gettysburg as well. He then got asked to go on a survey for an explorer. This started him photographing nature photographing nature. Some time later he was invited on a 5 year tour of the world. Which did not last last 5 years. And he shot all over the world. He worked until he died (age 99) and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

He was and still is a renowned photographer of the west. Historian Peter Hale said that William's photos "revealed the essential qualities of the west and reproduced the experience of contact with wilderness and god for millions of viewers" Because of this knack for taking beautiful pics of nature he helped to turn Yellowstone into a national park (YEAH HIM!) In the 1890's he was known as the "greatest landscape photographer"
On his 5 year tour he took many successful pictures in India. He was also a skilled painter, lecturer and writer.