I really didn't find the 'objective' or 'straight' part on objective photography. Even though, it is true that they didn't use visual effects or make painting-like compositions, I think that Alert Renger-Patzsch's and August Sander's photographs are highly artistic and complex!
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| Patzsch's 'Glassware', for example, doesn't feature any sign of visual effects or editions, but it is recognizable artistic and realy appeaing! |
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| Again, there's no visual effects on Patzsch's 'Tools', but just the arrangement of the objects is really artistic! |
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| There's nothing special in Sander's 'Children' if we're taking about effects, but this photograph is really artistic and higly represents Sander's personal style |
We'll be doing a lot more with "straight photography" and photojournalism in a later class - it's a huge subject. I agree with your comments. Sander and Renger-Patzsch are no less "artistic" because they didn't use certain tricks. The straight and non-straight photographers conducted an aesthetic battle (except when, as in the case of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, they were the same person!), but personally, I like both styles.
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