Lewis Hine’s
Amanda Yoquelet
J210 Visual Communication
Table Of Contents
 3-8 Introduction of Lewis Hine and his impact on social reform with the use of his
camera.
 9-12 Technique and Photography style.
 13 Famous Quotes from Lewis Hine’s.
 14 Awards
 15 Works Cited
The Impact of Lewis Hine’s Photography!
This picture was
actually staged and
shows how
masculine and
strong this man is.
At a time where
machinery seemed
to be taking over
this shows how
powerful and in
control man still
was.
Hine’s
photography
impacted
child labor
and social
reform.
Powerhouse Mechanic Working On
Steam pump, 1920
Ellis Island
Hine began his work in Ellis
Island photographing
immigrants. It was here
where he began his love
for photographing and
decided to further his
career.
Ellis Island , 1905
Italian family in ferry boat leaving Ellis
Island.
Ellis Island , 1905
Family arriving to Ellis
Island.
Activist Against Child Labor
Breaker Boys 1910
Pittston, PA
The National
Child Labor
Committee hired
Hine’s to
photograph boys
working for large
corporations at
low wages. This
is a great
example of his
work as a social
activists.
Lewis Hine is recognized for his impact on child labor and helped
pass the very first laws enacted, protecting children form harsh
working conditions. When he worked as an investigative
photographer for the National Child Labor Committee was when he
did some of his finest works.
Men at Work
Hine’s was
hired to
capture men at
work and help
bring a more
positive image
to the working
force. He
shows the
beauty of
craftmen ship
and hard work.
Empire
State
Building
Some of Hine’s most famous and last work was capturing the
construction of the Empire State Building. Towards the end of
his career he wanted to start photographing something more
positive and focused on the pride in the working class.
1931
View of
Empire State
Building from
atop another
building.
Master of the Graflex
Previous cameras
you could not do
this once you
inserted the plate
you were shooting
blind.
The Graflex camera
allowed Hine to
capture the picture
he saw until the
moment he pressed
the shutter.
Lewis Hine , 1939
Technique
Hine’s developed his own
images using black and white
silver gelatin developing out
paper.
The majority of his photos were 4x5, and 5x7.
Most of his work was reproduction in magazines, pamphlets, books, slide
lectures, and traveling exhibitions.
Capturing The Eye
Hine’s loved to capture the
attention of the people he was
photographing.
This was a new idea that Hine’s
created. He evoked emotion by
making the viewer look right
into the eyes' of thousands of
children, women, workers and
refugees.
Rule of Thirds
Hine’s displays excellence in using
the rule of thirds to capture
these images of the Empire State
Building. Hine’s work was very
dangerous when photographing
the construction.
1931
1931
“There are two things I wanted to do. I wanted to show the things that had to
be corrected. I wanted to show the things that had to be appreciated”.
“Photography can
light-up darkness and
expose ignorance”.
“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera”.
“In my early days of my child-labor activities I
was an investigator with a camera attachment
... but the emphasis became reversed until the
camera stole the whole show”.
Awards
Since Lewis Hine is known for his work as a child labor activist he
was recognized for his help in aiding the National Child Labor
Committee with photos to help pass the Fair Labor Standards Act of
1938.
The National Child Labor Committee created an award in Lewis
Hines name and has been granted to over 200 people since 1980.
Works Cited
Lewis Hine Quotes. 11 March 2015.
<http://www.atgetphotography.com/Selection/hine.html>.
Lewis Hines Awards for Service to Children and Youth. 2010.
<http://www.nationalchildlabor.org/lha.html>.
Lewis Wickes Hine/Technique. 12 March 20121.
<http://notesonphotographs.org/index.php?title=Lewis_Wickes_Hine/Technique>.
Lewis Wickes Hine: Documentary Photographs, 1905-1938. 15 2 2015.
<http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?col_id=175>.
Oden, Lori. Lewis Hine. 2014. <http://www.iphf.org/hall-of-fame/lewis-hine/>.
The History Place Child Labor in America 1908-1912 Photoraphs of Lewis W. Hine. 19982015. <http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/>.
LOCKETT, TERRY E. "Remembering Lewis Hine." Humanist 71.5 (2011): 18-24. Academic
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