1910

Times are changing and photography is becoming more and more available to anyone. During the 1910's Jessie Tarbox Beals found herself becoming New York's first female photo journalist.

She took a lot of documentary images to advertise the streets of New York and the people living in the city.

However she did also do candid work which reflects the true natures of the people without a posed position but also always keeping a positive outlook in her images as she loved her city and wanted to show the benefits of living in new York and the natures of the people living there.

 

The following image shows the main focus points not looking into the camera whether this was intentional or not the effect gives a surprise feel as she captures the lady looking up adoringly at the gentleman. I think this shows a moment of affection captured by the element of surprise and faster moving camera's allowed this became possible.

 

 

Photo labelled: Alice Foote MacDougal entertaining soldiers 1917-18

 

Photo credit: www.piniterest.com

 

Here is a photograph of Beals with her camera.