Environmental Portraits - Jonathan Bielaski

Week Five - Hockney Joiner

In the early 1980s, David Hockney began to produce photo collages, which he then named "joiners" first using Polaroid prints shortly followed by 35mm, commercially processed colour prints. Using Polaroid snaps or photolab-prints of a single subject, Hockney arranged a mixture of images to make a composite image. Because the photographs are taken from different perspectives and at slightly different times, the result is work that has an link with Cubism, something that Hockney aimed to relate—discussing the way human vision works. 

I took a range of photos at the Moat Shed near Wem and then used indesign to arrange all the images together.

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Shape and Form

Shape

These masterpieces have been created by photographer Jasper James. He is a China based photographer working in Shanghai and Beijing. His photography ranges from portrait,travel and interior. Both of these photos are part of a collection entitled 'City Silhouette'. 

Form

3D Photography

Week Four - Shooting in the style of Cartier Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French photographer and was considered the master of candid photography, and was an early user of 35 mm film. He helped develop street photography and his work has influenced many photographers. 

When Henri Cartier-Bresson would shoot on the streets, he would stay as low-key and unobtrusive as he could. I even read that he would cover his chrome Leica in black tape and even sometimes with a hankerchief to make it less noticeable when he was out shooting. Most of the images that he captured his subjects were oblivious of the camera, and thus truly candid.

Bresson applied geometry to his images poetically. If you look at the composition of his images he integrated vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines, curves, shadows, triangles, circles, and squares to his advantage. He also paid particular attention to how he framed the image.

Bresson was a master at taking photos of children in their natural playful state, children are great subjects to shoot when it comes to street photography. Most don’t mind being in front of the camera, and often ignore it. Therefore you are able to capture their true behaviour playful, curious, and often mischievous.

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Space

This photo was shot by Steve Priebe. This proves that people in photos make a far more interesting shot than if they were not they were not there. Remove the man with the surfboard and you just end up with another shot of a sunset. 

This image taken by Ian Sanderson is entitled 'Dawn Sculler'. The kayaker in this photograph creates a strong focal point for the eyes to be drawn to, there's a clear path of where he's been and enough negative space within the rest of the frame to allow the eyes a place to rest and ultimately be drawn back to the kayaker.

The above image by Brian Matiash is part of a collection of minimalistic, black and white images around Staten Island. This is also a great example of successfully breaking the “rule” of photography about not placing your horizons in the center. Sometimes the composition of the image, the leading lines and the free space within the frame make the image.

I took this photo on Whixall Moss and love the reflection of the sticks and the sky in the reflection in the water.

Another photo taken on Whixall Moss, i really like the colours and how the bench shines and stands out in the photo whilst the colour of the dog allows it to slightly merge into the background.

Camera Sim

Slightly blur the toy wind mill

Blur the background & freeze all movement

Keep everything in focus

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