6.2 Photographic Hero

I chose Charles C. Ebbet as my photography Hero. He was born in 1905 and passed away at the age of seventy-three from cancer. He purchased his first camera at the age of eight but in the 1920's became well known as a still photographer. In the 1930's he worked with the Miami Daily News as a photographer which then helped him with his publications in the New York Times. By September of 1932, Ebbet became well known for his photos of the construction workers on structural beams on their lunch break.

Ebbet was known to have used vintage cameras to help capture his vintage style photos.(Camera can be seen in slideshow) This camera was manufactured in 1940-1946 and was used for Military photos. It made 4x5 inch photos and has 45 shutter speeds the highest being 1/1000. Ebbet's cropping was also fuller length shots using the rule of thirds, Centering the subject and filling the screen. From what we learnt in class about contrast Ebbet seem to have used a wide variety of different contrasts.

I absolutely love Charles C. Ebbets work. He captured the true essence of his subjects in the photos. I love the contrast in all his photos. He has some that are high constrast which pops out the black and white in the photos and sets the mood for what he was portraying in his photos. He also used a low contrast to set that foggy mood in the window washer photo. I also like how he used silhouettes as part of his images. He definitly showed all aspects of photography in his work.