AD4803 Street
6 Practitioner In-Depth Research
Analyzing practitioner's images.
Matt Weber
Matt Weber is a famous street photographer. The reason I like his photographs is his attention to framing which makes his photos look so great. When looking at his photos we can see that he doesn't only focus on the subject but also the background, light, and street furniture so that he can create a good frame for the subject in his photograph.
What I will take away from him moving forward is the use of sub-framing and the placement of the subject in the street to try and improve my street photography.
Fan Ho
Fan Ho has a very interesting approach to his photography. When looking at his work we can see his obsession with lights and shadows. The use of hard shadows and harsh light is almost consistent throughout his photography which makes his photos stand out.
I really like his photos and so when it comes to my street photography I am going to try and focus on light and harsh shadows to enhance the mood of my photographs and make the subjects stand out. To do this I will need to be taking photos in the noon or afternoon when it is very bright and the shadows are really harsh, sadly since we are in the UK it is not going to be as easy to have very harsh sunlight but if I focus on my positioning and the timing I should be able to creat some similar affect in my photos.
Robert Frank
Robert Frank's photographs are very different from the other photographs that are seen daily. His photographs are almost always made with a small flaw. He sometimes has his camera tilted and the lines don't add up, things are in a perspective and not straight on, there is no light in the face and the eyes, and much more; these aspects of his photography are in fact intentional and create an uneasy feeling in his photographs.
The thing I will take away from Robert is that even though it is important to know the rules it is sometimes a good idea to experiment with breaking the rules to try and create an effect that will enhance the image.
Alex Webb
When looking at Alex Webb's photograph we can see that he consistently uses strong and matching colors in his photographs which help with connecting the subjects, creating different moods, and making the photos stand out. We can see him doing this by using different objects, people and their clothes, street furniture, and light.
The takeaway from Alex Webb's photography is to pay attention to the surroundings and the subjects and try to find colors that match and/or complement each other and make the scene we are photographing stand out by implementing them in the frame.
Constantine Manos
Constantine Manos is another famous photographer that stands out for a certain reason. When looking at his work we can see that he pays a lot of attention to the details; it is seem that sometimes he even photographs the shadow of the subject instead of the subject themselves. In his photos the thing he captures is the meaning and the atmosphere and so the photos will end up looking really great.
Something I can take away from Constantine Manos is the attention to the details, this maybe different items or shadows. I can do this by not only focusingon the big picture and sometimes maybe focusing on small elements and aspects of the scene in order to create a more complete and meaningful frame.
Andre D Wagner
Andre D Wagner is a photographer who's photography I really like. He mainly shoots film street photography and he shoots the life around him. because he shoots what he knows and he is familiar with we can see that his feelings are transferred through his images to the viewer.
The reason I really like him is that he does not only focus on the are and the idea of street photography but he also expresses a feeling.
The thing I'll take away from his work is to not just spam the shutter with the idea that it is street photography, but to focus on what I am shooting and try and tell a story. I will also try and make my photos relate to each other and follow a same sort of tone or theme.