Ernst Haas

Ernst Haas was a photojournalist and a pioneering color photographer. During his 40-year career, the Austrian-born artist bridged the gap between photojournalism and the use of photography as a medium for expression and creativity. Ernst has a great vision in exploring photography in a more creative and unrealistic way than we actually see things in real life. Using various camera setting like shutter speed Ernst captures great visuals of urban environments, capturing the explosive and rushed vibes within these areas. He does this by producing many images containing motion blurs.

Haas was an early innovator in color photography. His images were widely spread by magazines like Life and Vogue and, in 1962, were the subject of the first single-artist exhibition of color photography at New York’s Modern museum of art. His book The Creation (1971) was one of the most successful photography books ever, selling 350,000 copies.

My Photo shoot Plan

In my photo shoot I intend to use a slow shutter speed in order to capture abstract images which are serial, like Ernst’s are. It appears that he uses mainly natural lighting for his photographs therefore as will I and the location of my shoot will be in a woodland area, where I can capture the feeling within and among the trees. This is similar to Ernst’s photography where he captures the atmosphere in the city, amongst buildings however I am going to take a different approach by expressing the feelings found within a woodland area.