Wk 6 - Flash Artist

Jurgen Teller

A German artist, fine art and fashion photographer. He is noted to be "one of the few top photographers left who does not retouch his photographs". He is considered to the most important photographers of this generation.

Here Jurgen Teller uses direct flash on his subject. There is a little shadow from the flash under the chin of the dog. The background is over exposed leaving both the dog and roses looking blown out. I'm guessing that the Jurgen Teller is taking the photo with one hand whilst holding the dog in the other.

Title: Pettitoe, Suffolk 2011 Artist: Juergen Teller Medium: Photographs C-Print Size: 16x20in (40.6 x 50.8cm)


Title: Kate Moss, Gloucestershire, 2010, No 4, 2010 Artist Juergen Teller Medium: Photographs c-print Size: 16x20in (40.6x50.8cm)

In this photo Jurgen Teller uses diffused flash. He may have used a diffuser as the light is even and soft.

Ernst Haas

An Austrian born photo journalist and renown pioner of colour photography.

Using flash and blur Ernst Haas captures a bird in flight demonstrating the complex moment and the perfect geometric shapes the bird makes as it glides through the sky.The flash and blur emits the flash light at the end of the shot which is shy the body of the bird is visible at the front. You can see why hes the kingpin when it comes to colour.

Title: Bird in Flight, Norway 1959

This is another example of flash and blur. Taken at the start of the race, the bodies of the swimmers are perfectly captured as they touch the water. The swimmers, splashes of water, surfaces of the diving board create leading lines which depict high energy movement.

Title: Swimmers, Olympic, Los Angeles 1984

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Portfolio Wk 6 - presentation ideas

My plan for printing this week has been halted because i have two options in mind. Last week i was really pushing to get some tests prints done so that i could make a decision on which paper to print on. The four images i chose were ones that i thought signified the vision of my work. This is to produce images which showed the nature of my subjects. An embodiment of their personality, from my perspective. These four images were strong edits i thought, and captured a side to my subjects well, these came out of a natural flow and connection in the studio. In terms of paper i have chosen the Hammulher paper, mainly because i like the warm tones that it gives to the black and white images. I also like the defined details in the textures which elevate the photos when they're viewed up close. The test printing was valuable because i was able to see the images on the prints, which gives me a better perspective as to how the work will be viewed close up.

I got on the buzz of prese…

Wk 2 Depth of field Artist: Sebastiao Salgado

Sebastiao Salgado Is a Brazillian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He started taking photographs in his 30s. Sebastiao Salgado works on long term, self assigned projects. He devotes years at a time to document the stories of people and places. Many of his works have been published as books The Other Americas, Sahel, Workers, Migrations and Genesis. His most famous pictures are of the gold mine in Brazil called Serra Pelada.

Sebastiao has an amazing body of work. The images i have chosen showcase how he uses Depth of Field to capture the essence of his subjects.

This is an example of wide depth of field. As we know wide depth of field focus range covers a large area front-to-back. Depending on a lens camera range this could be from several yards in front of the focus plane to nearly infinity behind. These types of photos are often associated with landscapes and architectural photography. It is useful to show a multitude of visual elements or characteristi…

Wk 2 - Aperture Priority (AV)

Week 2 Aperture controls the area over which light can enter your camera.

More light f/1.4 = Shallow Depth of Field (narrow)
Less light f/22 = Greater Depth of Field (wide)
(The Depth of field is the area of the image that is in focus)

Our task in class was to take a photograph with three elements: one in the foreground close to the camera, one in the middle ground and one in the background. Focus on the element in the foreground. Shoot this scene with the lowest aperture your lens will allow, then F/8 and then F/22.

I chose the tripod to be in the foreground, the model to be in the middle ground and the trees to be in the background
As you can see in this photo the tripod is in focus, while the middle and background is out of focus - This is what is known as a shallow or narrow depth of field.

At this setting the depth of field stretch out towards the subject. If the subject was closer to the tripod you would be able to see her more clearer. Although she is some distances fro…

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