Eugène Atget

Eugène Atget was an French photographer who took images of the rapid disappearing and elements changing of Paris during the 19th century, best known for his photographs of the architecture and streets of Paris.

He began his career as a commercial photographer. Atget’s clients were primarily painters and sculptors which he produced images of architectural details, doorways, and antiques. He searched for abandoned gardens or empty courtyards for his subject matter.

http://www.artnet.com/artists/eug%C3%A8ne-atget/2

Examples Of His Work:

Photo Shoot Plan

Contact Sheet

When taking these photos I was focusing on the shapes created with the buildings, doors and walls in the photo and tried to make the subject (mainly the big doors) the focal point. To develop these further I will be adjusting the images to make them look older and more part of the 19th century like Eugène Atget photos.

Editing

I used photoshop adjustments to alter the light and colour in each image, specifically brightness/contrast, exposure and vibrance. When editing them into black and white I changed the colour levels in each image to make the highlights and shadows more contrasting to each other. In Image 4 I used the clone tool to make the mud less bright as the light was reflecting off the mud and I wanted it to be darker.

Final Outcomes

Lisa Wood

Lisa Wood is an American photographer that takes abstract photographs of farmland landscapes using multiple exposures and time lapse techniques to create a collage-like affect.

https://theinspirationgrid.com/art-of-farmland-surreal-photos-by-lisa-wood/

Examples of her work:

Photo Shoot Plans

Contact Sheets

I took the above photos on my phone as back up photos incase the ones on my camera did not turn out well after transporting them.

These images were taken on my camera which looked perfect on the screen when I was checking them while still being outside, however once I had transported them across to my phone I realised that most of them were either over or under exposed.

When taking these images I focused on the rule of thirds and tried to keep the horizon in the middle/upper third. When developing these further I can combine the images where the sky is brighter or darker with the images where the cliffs and sea look normal to have a clear juxtaposition but still making them look like one image.

Charlie Waite

https://www.charliewaite.com/

Charlie Waite is an English landscape photographer known for his “painterly” approach to the use of light and shadow in a photo. Born in England, he worked in theater and television for ten years before switching to photography. His style is unique in that his photographs convey a spiritual quality of serenity and calm.

During the 1980s Waite became a master of the big view with interpretations of European landscapes, carrying on with ‘straight’ photography, like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, making his works known for his painterly approach, that captured nature.

The late 1990s Waite photographed simpler architectural cameos within landscape, exploring the arcs and lines that thrive in both contemporary and classical architecture. In each image relationships of colour, form, design and light all portray a positive emotional response together in harmony. He also captured images focusing on more minimalist compositions using the geometric patterns formed by the environment.

https://boshamgallery.com/artists/25-charlie-waite/biography/

Examples Of His Work:

I will take photos of fields on a cloudy but sunny day so that the clouds can give the fields a patchy look as they will block the sun light on certain parts. Also I will go to a field where there are crops growing, maybe the lavender farm in St Brelade. I will try and get a photo where the field has vertical lines leading up to the horizon like Charlie Waites’ image of Valensole Study II, France. I will aslo go to a road where the trees are in a row to the sides of the road with a gap to the end creating depth.

Photo Shoot Plans

First Photo Shoot:

Contact Sheets

When taking these photos I was focusing on where the viewers eye would be led. In Charlie Waites’ images there is a clear leading line directing the viewer which is what I wanted to focus on. I wanted to use the structures in the trees and man made things like the paths to create this effect.

These images were taken casually on the same day, not part of any planned photoshoot, but I wanted to include them as they show the concept of leading the viewers’ eye.

Landscape photography is capturing an image that embodies the spirit of the outdoors and makes the viewer feel like they are there.

In landscape photography it is important to get the right aperture, shutter, and ISO to work together to give you the perfect exposure otherwise the image may result in looking dull and not capture the best photo. This means not overexposing the highlights and underexposing the shadowy areas.

Rural Landscape Photography

Rural landscape describes the land area which is not densely populated or developed. The rural landscape provides natural resources, food and fiber and wildlife habitat.

Rural landscape photography is about capturing an image in countryside capturing the essence of life.

Lisa Wood – David Gibbeson – Charlie Waite

Romanticism

Romanticism is an artistic and cultural movement originating in Europe at the end of the 18th century, and increased interest in nature, emphasis on the individual’s emotion, horror, dread, terror and imagination. Emotion and feeling were important, not only from the artist creating the work but also how it should be presented. Instead of atmosphere we get an emphasis on the mundane, the overlooked, the nondescript, failure.

The Key themes are emotion and imagination, nature , and social class. To be influenced greatly by the evolving world around them.

Romanticism in literature:

https://examples.yourdictionary.com/10-key-characteristics-of-romanticism-in-literature.html

Composition

Golden Ratio:

The golden ratio can be used to offer a sense of harmony, and is one way to balance an image. It leads a viewer’s eyes around an image in a balanced way, meaning they will view it in a certain way following the line and ending at the end of the spiral.

It is used to emphasise movement in a photo to create a dynamic feel.

This is best used for images where there are many things happening in the scene. They could be people, buildings, and other subjects or objects.

Rule Of Thirds:

The rule of thirds is a compositional rule about breaking the flat and conventional angles. Cameras Often have the grid on the screen when taking a photo to help use this rule.

when taking a photo keep the focal point/object one of the intersecting points. By doing this, it makes the image more aesthetically pleasing and is more intriguing then placing the object in the middle of the photo. Do not place the horizon in the middle instead aim for the top or bottom third.

The rule of thirds is best to add interest to minimal scenes. These scenes don’t have any distractions as you won’t have many different subjects in the middle ground or background.

Ideas

I will make sure to go to each location when there is different weather, for example the woodland location I will go when it is a misty day but also when the sun is out because then I could get the sun light through the trees. The coastal I would like to go on a day where it is bright so I can get a contrast with the caves and cliffs. The Countryside/fields I want to photograph on a day with clear skies either no clouds or full with clouds so the I can incorporate the 1-10 spectrum.