Archive for October, 2014

Alexander Dragunov is a Russian photographer.
“Alexander believes that the most difficult issue is to be different from other photographers, and to find one’s own unique style. He said, he’s not quite there yet. Alexander is just an ordinary traveling photographer, but he’s on the right road to success. The implementation for him is something secondary.”
I particularly liked this photo because it looks like one of those sneaky, candid photos taken without the subject being aware.  It it also an extra bonus that he is drinking tea. His other work also have some pretty nice composition as well.
You can enjoy more of his artwork here: http://www.adragunov.com/

Dinev is a Bulgarian photographer and he’s been in the art biz since 2007. He has some beautiful, colorful photos. He especially focuses on landscape photography. The one included below have he took in Bulgaria in the Balkan Mountains. You can check out more of his work at his website: http://www.evgenidinevphotography.com/

I came across Isac Goulart when looking for some inspiration. I love the strong colors present in his work and the compositions are fantastic too!
“Isac is a photographer by vocation, but photography is just a hobby. He works as an English teacher for university age students. He thinks that the biggest difficulty in photography is the pursuit of inspiration and the process of catching the perfect moment. The implementation, or execution, in photography is a skill that can be acquired only with time, but without creativity or precise timing, it is usually weak and ineffective.”
Go check out his beautiful photography on his website: http://isac.goulart.net/

STOP! Before you read anything I have to say about this  amazing photographer, browse through his website here.

Now that your day has been made, this guy is literally living the dream, or at least my dream. It is evident that his underwater dog pictures immediately bring a reaction to the audience that draws you in to see more pictures of crazy eyed dogs desperately catching a Wilson tennis ball underwater. The first two photos I pulled from his collection is a “behind the scenes” shot, and the final product of the exact picture he was taking. I would love to know what camera he shoots with, and if he’s accepting resumes for an intern this summer, so I can learn more about underwater photography. Any shots underwater captivates me because it is showing the audience what is rarely seen to the naked eye. It would be amazing if I had access to underwater equipment to expand my trade in photography, especially if that means I get to play with dogs all day.

Other than the fact that this guy’s name looks like a furniture line from Ikea, his commercial photography is impeccable. I’ve always wanted to expand my trade into commercial photography with mastering the studio to shoot products for a catalogue or an ad. The problem is that I have absolutely no idea how to work any equipment in a studio to make this happen. Looking through Lofterud’s galleries, it is clear that he is the “top-dog” when it comes to shooting products. Below I inserted some pictures from his portfolio that have caught my eye on his product shooting. The aspects I noticed from the pictures is that there is not visible horizon on the surface the product is sitting on, and the products are reflecting onto the surface to add a dynamic feel to the picture. I attempted this concept on project number two with the “item” shot that you can see blow up obnoxiously large in the hallway of the DMC on the second floor, or posted below pictures I pulled from Lofterud’s gallery. The problem is that you can obviously see a distinct cut in the photo dividing the surface where the flowers are sitting on and the background, but I managed to show a little reflection in my piece. But overall, Lofterud’s commercial photography exudes elegance and sleekness in his products and hopefully one day I will shadow a commercial photographer like him to learn this trade.

Fun fact, Björn Lofterud did shoot Ikea furniture that you can see here.

Paolo Marchesi is another photographer I am extremely jealous of his talent. Going through his works I noticed that he takes an artistic approach to action. With sports photography its easy to approach the subject matter in a perspective that is appropriate to publish for a newspaper. I, myself, tend to stay in this realm of shooting for a newspaper (since I pretty much do) and not explore beyond what is expected of me. Looking through Marchesi’s pictures definitely lit a fire under my butt to expand my approach to sports, and action in general, in a different view. The first photo I pulled from his gallery really caught my eye because it is showing the swimmer in a different perspective than what spectators are available to see. Also putting the picture in black and white brings an extreme, but eye popping contrast between the swimmer and the water that brings stillness to chaos. The second picture, first off, is extraordinarily impressive from capturing an underwater picture of a man grabbing a fish. Grabbing a fish with your bare hands is already a rare feat to accomplish, let alone capturing that with your camera and still managing to produce a beautiful product. Again, his perspective here is amazing, but what makes this picture special is his use of depth of field.  So overall I feel like his work is extremely powerful because it has a running theme of bringing stillness to chaos that leaves a sense of peace to the picture. His work definitely inspires me and hopefully someday I will have access to the equipment and opportunity to take the kind of pictures that Paolo Marchesi takes.

An American street photographer named Vivian Maier was born on February 1, 1926 in New York City.She spent most of her youth in France,where she then begun to like the art of photography. Over time she started a hobby that consisted of her taking multiple pictures over 5 decades, which later on sparked her interests to be a photographer. She has traveled all the world documenting some of the most amazing and interesting photos i ever seen. I just look at some her photos aren’t they stunning!!! One of  them reminds of what paige’s idea ,that she want to do for  the next project in class. You should check out her website…

Vivian Maier

Vivian is well know for her”Kodak Brownie”

Well, I suppose nothing is meant to last forever. We have to make room for other people. It’s a wheel. You get on, you have to go to the end. And then somebody has the same opportunity to go to the end and so on.” – Vivian Maier

The holiday season is upon us and we are talking about painting with light in photography this week so I thought this blog was really cool.  It gives a few examples of what you can do with your Christmas lights and how to capture them in different ways. Check out the link below!

http://photographyblogger.net/20-dazzling-christmas-light-painting-pictures/

While I was on behance, I came across a photographer named Tim Tadder who has very unique work. Most of his photos are very dramatic, intense, and some of them very humorous. One of my favorite photography projects of his was called “Water Wigs”. You should take a look at it! (You’ll like it, I promise.)

–>Water Wigs

Here’s the link to his behance:

https://www.behance.net/timtadder

Here is my VSCO Grid. I love this app, and am so excited now that I know about the Grid! It is super easy, and as we were shown in class, it is a great way to present your iPhone photography.

http://carolinealane.vsco.co/grid/1