Erik Johansson is an incredibly talented photographer. His concepts and creativity truly bring photography to a new level as his philosophy teaches that it is much easier to "create" a place rather than to find one and capture it at the "right time." Johansson demonstrated that it is best to combine "different realities" and to erase all evidence that the photo in front of you might be fake. By using the basic elements of principles such as movement, contrast, pattern, and highlights, Johansson creates extraordinary photographs using different layers of everyday life.
Through this silhouette photography project, I learned a lot about ISO, aperture, the importance of light, and placement. To take an effective silhouette photograph, the photographer should face towards the sun--or whatever source of light is available--and have their subject be darker than their surroundings. Also, editing in Camera RAW will really enhance photos, and bring out more detail and colors. In the pictures above, the top photo was taken at school during a beautiful sunset. However, in Camera RAW I cropped the picture and edited the saturation, shadows, and lights to really enhance the deep oranges and blues.
Frans Lanting is an immensely talented photographer for National Geographic. His use of perspective, space, texture, and color allows his subjects to illuminate although they are just in their natural habitats. In the photo above, Lanting waits for the perfect moment when the sun is just shining over what seems to be some sort of deserted civilization. With this technique, the shadows sharply contrast against the lights and the textures and depths of the mountains are highly emphasized. The llama majestically looks out from his peak which creates a line of perspective, and the viewer automatically follows the natural line that the llama is pointing out.
These photographs taken by Dorothea Lange represents a time of desperation, desolation, and hardship--The Great Depression. Her use of perspective creates an atmosphere of devastation and loneliness. The black and white filter emphasizes the lack of color, personality, and life; just like the barren fields. Dorothea also captures figures walking towards a vanishing point in the distance to portray that some individuals have to physically leave their homes just to look for work to survive. Through a single photograph, Dorothea demonstrates that anyone can tell a story through a single picture.
In this photograph, Ansel Adams captures the Statute of Liberty, carefully emphasizing the shapes that help the picture to stand out against the lighter background. Carefully positioning himself to where the sun is directly behind the statue, Adams is able to properly demonstrate a silhouette photograph which is the main focus we are learning about today. By using contrast and perspective, Adams displays his skill of photography and inspires viewers.
Ansel Adams’ eye for capturing alluring photographs of nature allows him to convey a sense of mystery and beauty in a single shot. Through elements such as texture and contrast, Adams cleverly balances black and white to direct the viewer’s attention towards the shadows in the frame. Using shape and space, Adams spreads out intricate shapes by creating negative space. In his work, Adams’ use of line and perspective allows for perceptive and intriguing photographs that has left an imprint in the photography realm up until this day.
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