Title: Brig in the moonlight
Artist: Gustave Le Gray
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Year: between 1856 and 1857

Give a brief description of the movement, photographer, or term you researched. How are they significant to the history of photography (50-75 words)?
Gustave le Gray was originally trained as a painter, but he then transformed into a photographer. He was not only a famous photographer he also taught photography to students. His most famous work dates from this period, 1856 to 1858, especially his seascapes. He made improvements of paper negatives, and combining printing, creating his seascapes by using one negative for the water and one negative for the sky.

Write a short personal reaction to the movement, photographer or term you researched. What is interesting or not interesting about the work (50 – 75 words).
The piece I chose to research is the "Brig in the moonlight." This picture is not a typical seascape. There's so little to focus on. The ocean is so wide and goes on forever, while the sky is full of puffy, white clouds. While all of the scenery is beautiful, my eye seems to attract to the little boat in the middle of the water, it's such a small piece of the photo, but without that boat the photo wouldn't be as interesting or even that excellent.

Name (please only include if it is ok to publish on blog): Kate Rud.