Irving Penn

Never thought i would be because i really don't like flowers but i think that even though its so predictable I'm obsessed with still life images of flowers. I really like this shot of a poppy. The way that you don't look it at from above like you would expect. I like the side view, so you can see all the folds in the flowers petals. And that you can see the tones and showers created by the light hitting different areas. I like the framing and how you can see the stem of the flower.

1968

Internet Research - Hawaii Volcanoes

http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.hawaii-volcanoes.html

These are images not of your typical landscape but i still think that they are beautiful in a different way. Really should have a look through the images on the website because there is some awesome examples of landscapes on there.

The patterns created by the cooled down lava are really interesting and i can see why the photographer has decided to take this image. They twist and turn in almost spiral compositions. This really makes the image interesting and gives different tones and textures to look at. I like how you can see bits of orange peeping out were the lava is still hot. It helps to break up the blackness of the bottom of the image. I also think that the smoke adds the final touches to the image. Gives a bit more detail and shows the effect of the hot lava reaching the sea. Natural wonders like this really interest me and are truly beautiful.

I know that you cant really see much in this image because of the dark sky and all the smoke but i think its a gorgeous landscape. I like the way the smoke is created by the lava hitting the cold water, and how the smoke is lit by the colours off the hot lava. It creates beautiful bright reds and oranges that fade to purple and blue the further away from the source it gets.

Still Life - Cyanotypes

Found this in 'Flora Photography'..

Again before looking through this book i really didn't think of using experimental processes to create still life shots. But cyanotypes are my one of my favourite techniques and i think again like photograms they capture large amounts of detail and have a more personal feel. Its like only one can be made exactly the same, and they can be made quickly adding or taking away aspects of the composition.

I just love the overall out come of the process. I think that its a beautiful technique and i would love to maybe experiment a little more with this maybe in still life or in other projects.

Internet Research - Bryce Canyon National Park

http://www.terragalleria.com/parks

Came across this website when an artist i was following on google+ posted an image from it, and i have found some beautiful landscape shots on it. Based in national parks in America. I have kept the information at the bottom of the image.

The colours in this image are just beautiful. Really bright almost fire colour orange. This is because of the lighting, sunset. Its so rich and bright, and i also the sun beams created by the sun being blocked by the rock on the right is beautiful. It really helps to create that bright orange colour.

I simply like what the picture is of. I like the shapes of the rock. I have never really seen rocks in that shape before. It has a really square look to it. Looks like maybe the side of a mountain or something. I also like the tall spiky rocks as well. I know it sounds daft but it is what i think Mars would be like.

I like the way that the rock is kind of framing the mountain behind in this shot. Its really clever composition. I think without that gap in the rock the shot would be really boring. I also think its nice the way that the light isn't really hitting the rock near the gap yet its hitting and highlighting the mountain behind. This draws your attention to this part of the image.

Flora Photography (book research) - Photogram

Photograms are such a simple way of creating a still life image. I like the way that you can overlap items to create whiter areas on the paper. Also the way that detail can be copied exactly, for example if you put a leaf onto the paper and exposed it it would be copied exactly all the detail in the leaf. 

The pattern in this one isnt really there but what i like is the change in brightness, this may be due to the thickness of the plant and how much light can get through. Or it could be that simply the flowers were taken off during the exposure to make them less prominent. 

Still Life in Photography - Book Reseach

I have really been struggling to find a still life photography book so whoever took this back to the library thanks! There is a great range of still life shots in this book. Shows what a range still life can be. Also give me some ideas of what i might be able to try. 

Josef Sudek - Late Roses , 1959

I think that this image is perfect. I really like the steam on the window and the lines created by the rain running down. The way the light just hits the window sill and subtly highlights the roses really makes the image have a soft feel, its very peaceful. The sepia tone adds a old feel to the image. I just think that its a really beautiful image. It makes me want to use flowers. 

Frederick Sommer - Beato Saltador Alegre , 1950

This is really weird. I really thought that it was a real dear. But then when i looked closer i could see that the legs have broke off. That then makes me question the size of the object and how far away from it the photographer is, i just find it really confusing. I do like the framing of the image and the composition the way that the deer isn't in the centre of the image. like the negative space around it.

Paul Wolff & Alfred Tritschler - Shirt Collars , 1930

Proves to me that anything can be a still life shot. I would never think of taking a picture of a fake collar. The positioning of them makes it clear that the shot is set up or made to look like that, it looks very staged. I do like how you can see right down to the bottom of the collars.

Fay Godwin

Fay Godwin has so many beautiful landscape images to choose from i tried not to pick the typical ones that i would normally go for, i wanted to see beautiful things in the more interesting ones rather than pick easy images to look at...

The aspect of the image that really attracted me to it is the the patterns created by light in the image.     I like the way that the light is hitting the waves and creating shadows and also really bright areas. Also the pattern created in the sand the way that the water has rippled over it.

This is my favourite image, there is such a contrast between the stillness of the landscape and the fact that there is what looks like a burnt out mini. I think it just looks so weird and out of place. This also shows a relationship between humans and how we effect the landscape, this seems to keep coming up in my research for this project. I think that it is also really important that there isn't much going on behind the car as i think then the image may become too busy and you will loose the effect and impact made by the car.

Edward Burtynsky - Quarries

- Again a bit of a problem with my scanner so the quality of the pictures are really bad as i photographed them out of the book with my phone - 

After we watched the video/documentary in our lecture i ran straight to the library and got out a book by Edward Burtynsky. There was a few too choose from but i just decided this one seemed the best. It really wasn't what you would say was a typical landscape book. 

They show how man is effecting the environment and the natural landscape. These may have once been picturesque images but this is what we have done to them. Really puts some things into perspective. I like the book of images because of this. The images them self are really striking but when you think of what they could have been i think they really become moving as well, maybe because i am just a nature freak...

Bernd & Hilla Becher - Industrial Landscapes

This is one of the more interesting books i thought on landscape photography. This shows that the idea i used to think was landscape isn't necessarily true. Images such as these ones really have got me interested in landscape photography and made me get into this project. I like that that they have a continuing theme through out there work. This is something that i am really aiming to achieve also in my landscape images.

These 4 images are just of industrial sites. This is a really interesting idea and relevant to me i personally think as it is what i am surrounded by in Middlesbrough. I would be able to produce work like this much more easily because of the access to these work sites that i have. The fact that the images are in black and white gives a timeless look to them, you wouldn't really be able to guess when they were from. This is a really lovely quality, hopefully one i will be able to incorporate into my own work.

What i like about these two images is the pattern created by the wood framing of the house. I think that it adds contrast to the images. It also kind of represents or reflects the geometric forms seen in previous  images created by the industrial works. 

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams in my view is like the daddy of landscape photographer. I really like the detail in the images and how Sharp his images are. The image below really stood out though in my view from the rest...

Yosemite Park California

What really draws me to this image is the depth of field. Its almost as if only the centre of the image is in focus, (the bridge and the trees in line with the bridge) I think its nice how you can see the mountain in the background, this is something that i would first think of when i think of an Ansel Adams picture so its fitting that it still makes an apearence however its not the main focous of the image. Its just a really  subtle and tranqual image and i think it may be my favorite. Its not too overpowering.

Confused!?!

So a few weeks ago i hunted the internet for reseach to put inot my blog for Landscape. I made loads of little files with the names of the photographer and was just dropping them in. I started to put them into by blog and didnt really think anything of it. But the other day when i had my tutorial Antony said that he didnt realise that one of the pictures i had under Ed Weston was his work... This made me think, and i decided to check and i actually dont think it is but i still really like the image. Now im worried if all the rest of the reseach i have left to put on is right? arghhh just my luck..

anyway i decided to put the image on anyway and if anyone could tell me who took it i would be greatfull.

 

 

 I like the tone of the image, has a warm feel, almost sepia tone. I think that this makes the image look aged and worn, what I find really nice. I like the patterns created by nature in this shot. The was the branches make the image almost appear cracked in areas, and also breaks up the negative space. I like the way you can’t see a definitive line between the horizon and the sky. It all just merges into one, maybe due to mist or fog? Also like the use of a person in the image.

First Shot

This is my first shot that i produced using the 5x4 cameras. 

I didn't really have any idea of what i wanted to shoot for my project so i decided to just find something that i found interesting to shoot. I chose this position because i liked the way that the road stretched from each of the bottom corners of the shot and leads your eye towards the buildings. The main thing that drew me to taking this picture though is the line and geometric form created by the roofs on the buildings. Also the different colours i thought would create nice contrast for the image.

35mm Colour Film

When i was out and about shooting my 5x4 film i decided to just shoot a roll of 35mm to shoot landscapes that i didn't think were too good. The idea was i wanted to look at see if they did in fact look nice when on film so i knew to go back to the place and maybe to a proper shot using the 5x4 film  and camera. They were basically just test shots, however really good for research and finding good locations.  Certainly not the best pictures ever shot but they do there job. 

I think that there are some really good shots in this lot and a place that i am defiantly going to revisit is Middlehaven. 

Book Research - Manufactured Landscapes

I took this book out the library to use as research a hell of a long time ago, but only just got round to looking through it. I have had some trouble scanning in images so i had to take the pictures of the images i liked using my phone so sorry for the bad quality of image. However I'm sure you catch the drift.  I really just picked these images because i liked the compositions of them, or what they were made up of or what was Incorporated in the image. The book is really good and has some unique landscapes, not so much your typical picturesque landscape that you come to expect from the name!

What i particular like about this one is the way that it does look like a typical landscape picture however its not quite as pretty as you would expect. The clouds are really dark and give the image a rather miserable feel. Also you see the quarry in the image that has destroyed what once may have been an idyllic landscape. Shows how humans are effecting nature and its beauty.

I'm just really drawn to the geometric forms in this image. Also line and tone created by the texture and shape of the stones, and also the colour patterns. It almost doesn't look like an image more of a constructed art piece.

I like the angle of the camera in this image. Almost like a birds eye view. Maybe landscape doesn't have to be looking out at the world, maybe it could be looking down on it?

i simply chose to put this image in because i just cant believe how vast the waist is. There are so many old tires. Its just madness!

What has drawn me to this image is that repetition of the rig in the image. I like the way that you can see them right into the distance. This again shows how we are effecting the landscapes. I also like the concept of the mix between industrial and natural in the image.