by Ann Rosen Photographic Portraiture of Brooklyn Families.
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As issues of immigration affect socialization in our cities, the construct of family transforms. Through a photographic process that is reminiscent of the 19th century, I explore issues of race, gender and family diversity in the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill in Brooklyn. A wealth of diversity is apparent as one walks down these streets.
People, their gestures and their relationships, are my subject. Time is explored through multiple exposure and the use of an old Rolliflex. By combining a hand-applied B&W emulsion with traditional art-making techniques, I achieve a balance between machine and hand.
I began photographing when I was a senior in college. From the very start, I manipulated the image, experimenting with double exposure and hand coloring. I fell in love with photography. Immediately, I switched my major from painting to photography. After I graduated with a BFA in photography, I went on to attend a masters program in Rochester at the Visual Studies Workshop, receiving a MFA in photographic studies. Several years ago, I attended an art education certification program held at Parsons School of Design and Bank Street College. Currently, I teach art at Brooklyn New School, an alternative elementary school in NYC.
Ann Rosen
I began photographing when I was a senior in college. From the very start, I manipulated the image, experimenting with double exposure and hand coloring. I fell in love with photography. Immediately, I switched my major from painting to photography. After I graduated with a BFA in photography, I went on to attend a masters program in Rochester at the Visual Studies Workshop, receiving a MFA in photographic studies. Several years ago, I attended an art education certification program held at Parsons School of Design and Bank Street College. Currently, I teach art at Brooklyn New School, an alternative elementary school in NYC.
Early on, I used an old Brownie camera. I wanted a large negative and I loved the out of focus quality and double exposures I could achieve with that camera. I made images that incorporated writing and drawing and hand-coloring with Marshall’s Photo Oils. Then, I moved to NYC. That’s when I switched to color photography. Additionally, I switched to an old Rolliflex camera for more control over the negative. I devised a system for double exposing the negative, enlarging it to 30” x 40” and then painting on the print with oils.
