After Learning About Haas' Work, Answer the Prompts Above In the Padlet: by Kathryn Mayo

2025-08-26 05:03:41 UTC

He really concentrated on how to make each color meaningful in the photo. Instead of making all the colors bright he made just a few the focus like the blue and yellow with the taxis or the blue in the image of a person swimming. I’m not a good writer and I’ve rewritten my answer several times trying to figure out a way to try to explain the difference I see in his photos with color vs us in today’s world just snapping a color photo with our smart phones. Even in the images with motion it looks well thought out. He uses motion and texture as a way to enhance his images, it makes you stare at them longer than a passing glance because there are so many levels to his images, such as with the reflections. My eyes go back and forth from main subject to the barely there images being reflected, my eye never really settles.

2025-08-27 05:35:41 UTC

I myself love black and white photos, but seeing Haas work once again and the soft colors he photographs have inspired me to do more color photography. His vintage look and warm tones are something to practice on.

2025-08-29 05:05:30 UTC

Through Haas's work, I'm inspired on how he depicts use of color in each photograph he takes, plus the abstraction and motion he includes. This elevates his photography to another level. Also, the way he is able to create stunning photographs that have reflections in them seem like a challenge one can experiment and practice with. I feel that I might apply his way of seeing to my own photographic practice by moving beyond simply documenting reality to interpreting and transforming it into a personal and poetic vision. Like mastering the use of color, motion, and light; and include it in my work.

2025-08-29 08:10:55 UTC

Through Haas’s work, he has inspired me to play with the color and the different undertones to create a unique style look for photo shoots. Also to try and create a motion blurred photograph. I haven’t been able to conquer that quite yet, but with the tools and steps he mentioned I believe it’s doable.

Abstract color can be a subject

2025-08-30 01:15:44 UTC

Ernst Haas fundamentally reshaped the way I perceive photography. Before encountering his work, I saw color as something secondary, an aesthetic layer that enhanced a photo’s mood. But Haas showed me that color itself can be the subject, a powerful force that drives the narrative and emotional resonance of an image. His blurred motion photographs, in particular, transcend literal representation. They stir feelings that go far beyond what’s physically captured in the frame.

I imagine that many photographers responded to Haas’s work with the same sense of revelation that painters felt when first confronted by Picasso’s cubism or Monet’s impressionism. It was a radical shift--a new visual language that challenged conventions and opened up unexplored dimensions of expression.

2025-08-30 02:53:30 UTC

After seeing the work of Ernst Haas, I feel very inspired due to his use of color, shapes, and shadow work. I enjoy the contrast of warm and cool temperatures in his photos. That being said, I will apply his use of contrasting warm and cool colors to really have the photo melt into place. I have a tendency to use very minimal color. after looking at his work, I want to explore the world more and have that big contrast without just having light and dark areas. giving a more painterly spin to the photo.

2025-08-30 18:42:30 UTC

My style is generally just clear imagery, so now seeing more of Ernst's work, I would like to try and play with the blurry but colorful style. It's really interesting to me because I feel like anyone who doesn't really have an appreciation for photography, might see those motion-blurred images and think nothing. I'm guilty of that! But when you take the time to analyze and really pick it apart, it's wonderful.

2025-08-30 22:12:13 UTC

Through looking at the various images made by Ernst Haas I am going to try to adopt the way he rhymes with color to make the image cohesive. I think its interesting how a lot of his images are almost chaotic with a central subject who is shown off using color like red.

2025-08-30 22:18:32 UTC

After these videos, I see his work in a new light. I have seen some of his images before but I wasn't too interested in them, I thought they were pretty mundane but after seeing the lecture about him, I find his work interesting. I really like his abstract work with double exposures and I know that I will try to emulate that for the assignment where we need to shoot in his style.

2025-08-30 23:12:08 UTC

Hi class,

Learning about Ernst Haas has definitely opened my curiosity for street photography. His ability to find these "perfect moments" where the subject is aligned exactly where he wants them is incredible. I am also a fashion major so I already have a pretty good understanding of color theory. It was fascinating to see these images and know he was thinking of every detail in the photograph. I mainly shoot in a studio, so I would have a difficult time shooting out in public because finding these "perfect moments" is a big waiting game.

Thank you, Lilianna Bryant.

2025-08-30 23:29:55 UTC

I'm really impressed by his ability to create abstract photographic images, especially considering that photography has a foundation in capturing "reality". I'm also really impressed with his ability to naturally capture color images with reference to color theory - cool/warm contrast that occurs naturally in his captured environments. I've been trying to push myself harder to create images that have a strong color viewpoint, so I really like his images as work to aspire to.

2025-08-31 18:05:58 UTC

After seeing Ernst Haas's work, it's clear how he uses color and abstraction in a very unique way. I tend to stray away from motion blur or the use of reflections and think that it doesn't make a good photo. But after seeing Ernst Haas's work, it gives me another perspective and view on how I can take photos. Additionally, I like my photos to tell a story and seeing some of his photos wants me to create images that tell a story and make the viewer feel something.

2025-08-31 22:06:22 UTC

Ernest Haas took the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and used them in different ways to create unique and interesting photographs the seemed like they had to be digitally edited in some sort of way but in reality were just creative ways of using a film camera. Ernest Haas use of photography inspires me to try to rely less on photoshop/Lightroom so much and try to utilize the camera itself when making photographic art.

2025-09-01 02:12:32 UTC

I like that isn't only known for how he uses color in the photographs, but motion as well. He actually understands color theory what makes something stand out, as well as how multiple areas of different color can contrast each other. He does this well without overdoing it too. It's certainly a skill I'd like to have and therefore wish to work on in this class. A good place to start, I think, is to get out of my comfort zone and spend some more time analyzing and thinking about a photo.

2025-09-01 05:49:17 UTC

I really like how Haas' work has a lot of color and light included in his work. He understands color theory to a point that its not overwhelming in the work. But his photos inspired me to work on my own color theory.

2025-09-03 01:31:35 UTC

For me with my photos I like to do my work in duller lighting with somewhat of muted colors. However after seeing Haas work I want to try experimenting with brighter and even softer colors. I want to try finding my own pallet that fits my style

2025-09-08 04:35:51 UTC

Haas to me was a photographer that not only could use color as a tool to enhance a photo but also motion and movement. In many of his photos Haas used imperfections created by motion to not only enhance his photos but also create more depth. I find his use of that motion to be the most captivating part of his work, especially as someone who tries to strive for image quality. I personally feel that motion in photography is something i haven't fully incorporated into my work and going forward is something I want to know when to use and how it can enhance a scene or subject.