A video with Charlie Waite discussing the importance of composing your image.
After researching the photographer Joe Cornish I also started to research the link of Charlie Waite. Joe himself was inspired by Charlie Waites work. Charlie Waite is one of the worlds leading English landscape photographers born in 1949. He is particulary renowened for his use of light and shade. “Waite’s landscapes are rare perfections of light, colour and composition, and offer the viewer a luxuriant portrait of a planet at peace”.
I like the way Charlie uses shapes and lines in some of his work. The image below shows movement because of the way the lines if the fence move. The image also shows texture and has a feel of drama about it because of the sky. The main focal point is the fence but because if the way it has been composed your eye is lead from the top of the image down and through to the bottom left hand corner. It is a simple composure but effective because it has been shot from such a low viewpoint it emphasises the height of the hilltop and fence and gives further movement. The way that the light has been used in the image emphases the texture of the long grass. This image inspired me to capture the one shown below.
I like the image but would have preferred it if there were better cloud formations to make the image more interesting. Although shot from a low viewpoint I dont feel it has the feel of movement in same way Charlie Waites image has as the fences and hill are not as high.
The image bellow attracted me as I like the colour tones it has warmth and is rich. Again this image has texture. It is more about lines and shapes as the two hilltops meet. The darkness of the hillside contrasts against the clouds. Again this image has been shot from a high viewpoint.
I particularly liked this one because of the curve of the road and the fence. Again the colour is good and the image has a warm feeling to it, The image has texture - the wall contrast against the smoothness of the road. The image is composition is well balanced and has something different in each third of the image. I would say the main focal point of the image is the wall.
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ReplyDeleteReally good to see more research coming onto your blog now, this will inspire you to try these approaches and give you new ideas and directions to explore.
Analyse these images and discuss using the critical vocabulary , ie scale, perspective, rule of thirds, colour,etc,etc... , see the section on the tutor site about how to do this.
Once you have identified the value that you like from four or five different photographers you can mix these together with your own interpretation of what you want to do.
Then do a comparison blog of one of your images and one of your research images and compare and contrast the differences or similarities. Look at Nats site to see how she is doing it.
Steve