The image is very interesting and looks like it is missing familiar subjects/missing an element. I believe something extra should be added in the image to make it more interesting, however the image alone adds intrigue to the piece and gives the viewer more questions and more interest with the emptiness of it.
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Comparing Wide Angle and Telephoto Angle
In the second photo, you can see the image from a broader perspective, the image has been done with a wide angle, enabling the viewer to see what the photographer would’ve seen, and adding more character and depth to the actual image itself. Whilst in the first photo you can see that the photographer isContinue reading “Comparing Wide Angle and Telephoto Angle”
A Sense of Place
Scenery, views and landscapes are all standard fare for photographs that are noteworthy/pretty. We all judge photographs by the evidence skill of the photographer, over anything else. Landscape art/photography is a huge area of practice and study. Space, Placement, Juxtaposition, Perspective, Depth Look up Whitby Photography. Image them without people in them and how differentContinue reading “A Sense of Place”
Conclusion Photography and Time
Photography is used to record events and time and capture perfect moments, however it is still an art form on it own. I believe photography is used to capture other forms of artworks that can’t be seen by many, like land art that eventually fades away, or other forms of art. Photography is still anContinue reading “Conclusion Photography and Time”
‘Mechanical’ Nature of Photography
Yes I believe photography has a fully unique way of portraying time and passage of time because it captures exact moments, and captures them exactly as they art. Even though still life painting can capture similar effects, its not always as exact as photography capturing the exact moment it happens, and same goes with film.Continue reading “‘Mechanical’ Nature of Photography”
Photography and Land Art
Land Art: also known as earth art developed in late 1960s America in response to what some saw as the increasing commercialisation of art. The landscape became thew artwork. Capturing art pieces that were man made and overtime faded and no longer exist and only exist in these images or films. Artists document their landContinue reading “Photography and Land Art”
Documenting Journeys
“The only true voyage of discovery……would be not to visit strange lands, but to possess other eyes, to behold the universe through the eyes of another,” (Marcel Proust) Every one of us is journeying through time and journeys are often the start of stories. This is often the basis documentary photography photographs ‘about something,’ ratherContinue reading “Documenting Journeys”
Family Photos
Photos hold specific memories, and I personally believe that with simply looking back at a photo it can revive your mind of that memory when that photo was taken and bring families and friends closer. Photos are also help bring back forgotten memories, if you take a photo and look over it 5 years later,Continue reading “Family Photos”
It’s about time
“Pictures (exist) in nature, but only an artist, sensitive to natural harmonies, could identify them” Time is intrinsic to photography. Every photograph was taken at a specific time and each exposure lasts for the specific duration of its creation. Earliest photos exposure times would take seven minutes to be done. Timing is one of theContinue reading “It’s about time”
“Dealing With the Flood”
The three approaches to dealing with the flood: Embracing the flood: making the flood the subject Appropriation: Selecting from the flood rather then taking photos yourself Story Telling: Photos that tell stories “People are hungry for the story” I use photography on my social media, either to capture fun moments with my friends and prettyContinue reading ““Dealing With the Flood””
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