PhotoJournalism

Henri Cartier-Bresson was born August 22, one of the most famous photographers.  However he was a french photographer and was considered to be the god father to photojournalism. He helped develop the " street photography" or "real life reportage" style that has influenced generations of photographers who followed. Also Henri Cartier-Bresson turned from painting to photography.


The images below inspired him to stop painting and to take up photography seriously. He explained, "I suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant. it is a still image.

The Decisive moment

The Decisive moment is a moment where an image of  art  comes together. In other words its capturing a split second that is not to simple or  too late but just at the right specific time. For example the images above shows that  Henri Cartier-Bresson's image of the guy jumping over the puddle of the water shows a very high-quality example of a decisive moment. This is because he caught the guy in mid air at the right moment which is the ideal moment.

Henri  Cartier Bresson told washington post that the decisive moment  ""There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative," he said. "Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever."

The Lieca Camera 

Henri Cartier-Bresson's was known for using a lieca camera for most of his life.The lieca camera that Bresson used to transform photography was the LiecaI. This camera brought a whole new light into photography because it captured an image within seconds unlike earlier camera’s such as a speed Graphox. below it shows the first camera that Bresson used was the leica camera which he descried as an extension of his eyes.