''In photography I strive to create images that speak to wildness - the quality of being attuned to, and inspired by, the wild. I consider my work to be expressive art, in the sense that its primary purpose is to offer visual metaphors for thoughts and feelings, rather than to document appearances.'' Guy tal mainly takes pictures of his local surroundings and opens up the parts of nature you don't see to the normal eye.
Eliot porter.
Fairfield Porter introduced his older brother to photographer and gallerist Alfred steiglitz in about 1930. Stieglitz, after seeing Porter's work, encouraged Porter to work harder. Finally, in 1938, Stieglitz presented Porter's work, taken with a linhof view camera, in his new York city gallery, An American Place. The exhibit's success prompted Porter to pursue photography full-time.
Ansel adams
Ansel Easton Adams was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West.
Rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs.
Richard wentworth
Wentworth was born in Samoa —then a province of New Zealand —in 1947. He studied art at Hornsey collage of art in North London from 1965, and then at the Royal College of art where he was a contemporary of Zoë Wanamaker and Tony Scott. Between 1971 and 1987, Wentworth taught at goldsmith collage and his influence has been claimed in the work of the young British Artists. From 2002 to 2010, Wentworth was 'Master of Drawing' at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford University and was the head of the Sculpture department at The Royal College of Art, London from 2009 - 2011. In August 2014, Wentworth was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.
The good The bad The ugly
In this task wee were asked to take pictures and order them in the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Framing - First response
Framing is a technique that draws your attention to things you would not otherwise look at. This technique Is best used for images with lots of interesting texture.
Second response
John divola
John Divola is an American contemporary visual artist. He currently lives and works in Riverside, CA. Divola works in photography, describing himself as exploring the landscape by looking for the edge between the abstract and the specific.
Project zuma
Formal elements
Focus
Movement
Texture
Perspective
Pattern
Negative space
Negative space is a technique that you can use in photography which gives the picture a sense of emptiness. the technique is made by having something such as a building in the corner or side of a shot which makes the image not entirely empty but it still has a feeling of emptiness.
WWW: I got some very nice pictures of the sky because of the weather was very bland and clear in most of them which projected the theme of negative space because there is nothing there. EBI: I could have added a few different things to border the pictures not just buildings.
Texture
Texture is a detail found on anything and is a very good technique for photography because you can use the texture to make your image more interesting and make it more detailed. for example the texture of brick is not very noticeable until you get closer and then you can see the texture and it makes the brick a lot more interesting as there is more to see. texture is usually an uneven surface or scratches and bumps.
WWW: I feel like I used photography techniques such as closeups to make the images look textured and this is very useful as it makes the picture look realistic further displaying texture. EBI: I could have tweeted around with the images in photoshop.
Favourite pictures
Splintered
Good and bad
Colour
Painted
Nature
Decay
Rusted
Pattern
Back and white
The reason I chose these pictures is because they all display something very well and I have used multiple techniques such as framing to make the eye catch out some of the little details hidden within the pictures.
My three chosen titles are Colour, Splintered, Decay.
Decay
decay happens to most things due to hydraulic erosion, weathering, mould, and dust. when decay happens overtime it usually makes and image a lot more interesting as it adds texture and gives the object a feeling of old and gives it a story to it. for example an old wall can get crumbled and damaged after time and it can make the wall more interesting.
WWW: I think that the images in this theme are very good and display decay very well and I took pictures of interesting things displaying decay. EBI: I could have used more photography techniques to further improve the quality of my pictures.
Splintered
One of the reasons why I chose to do splintered is because it adds a lot of texture to the image using alot of pictures from nature such as wood. I like this because nature is very interesting to photograph as its all unique and there are no two things the same in nature.
WWW: I got a lot of pictures that display the theme well and link it to nature because the pictures are mostly of nature. EBI: I feel like I could have got some more splintered pictures that really show the theme as some of theme are not that splintered.
Colour
The reason why I chose to do colour is because it is vibrant and interesting as there is so many colours and combinations that make the image look ecstatic and interesting. another reason I chose colour is because it is a great technique to make images stand out and this is good as it makes the images interesting.
WWW: I got the theme of colour through. EBI: I could have found some more interesting pictures that display colour
Final piece
The reason why i chose these pictures is beasause i really feel thaty feel that they display the theme they are used to produce and creates a good contrast with each other