LO1: Duncan Philpott

Genre

Duncan Philpott is an action photographer who specialises in sport photography. Much of his work consists of in action photographs which contain images of people doing various stunts and tricks. Primarily he focuses on biking as a sport due to the various amounts of photos that can be taken.

The thing that drew Duncan Philpott in the most when it came to doing photography full time was due to the fact that he enjoyed doing it. While Duncan Philpott was pursuing his new career he was granted some new experiences such as traveling around the world to take photographs for different companies. Sometimes the clients allow him to showcase his personality through his photography which he believes brings him closer to his work.

The downside of being an action photographer were quite high in comparison to the benefits. One of the main disadvantages Duncan Philpott had encountered while pursuing photography as a career were things such as being out of work for a long time whilst you wait for jobs to come through, this could be quite a bother for Duncan because he wouldn't be able to enjoy the luxuries of life due to constantly chasing down work.

Purpose/ Photographic rules

The purpose of Duncan Philpotts photography is to capture the in motion stunts preformed by mountain bikers,this givs the viewers more of insight into the talent and beatuy in mountain biking. As you can see below here are a few pictures of Duncans sports photography, I have noticed that he uses a high depth of field in order to give the viewers more of a visual feel to the photograph, making the feel as if they were visually there within that moment of time in the picture.

Also I have noticed that the centre of interest whithin these two photographs are aimed at the athlete himself, this is done in order to instantaniously draw viewers eyes into the this image. Also due to the stunt being preformed within this photograph spectacle is created and within the photograph which leaves the audience wanting more.

Meaning

These photographs give the audience a sense of excitment which leves them wanting to see more. The reason why I think this is due to the fact that when I look at these photographs personally I feel as if I want to know what happens next. This personally is why I am drawn in so much to Duncans style of sports photography.

LO1: Photography Genres

 

The purpose of lanscape of this photograph is to make the viewer feel amazed by the beauty of Earth in this photograph. This is done through changing the contract of the imagine and creating an outer glow to make the colour of the Earths water stand out more. Yann Arthus has used framing to distinguish the differnece between the left side of the Earth which is cloudy and the right side which is clear. 

The meaning behind this photograph would have the audience feeling stunned by how beautiful the earth looks from outter space. I believe that people would feel drawn in a soon as they see the contrast of dark and light colours.

 The image I have chosen from Robert Doisneau is a black and white photo, the interesting thing about this black and white photo is the fact that everything around Roberts face is completely dark or black, he has made the lightest area of this photograph his face in order to draw in more eyes from the audience, this is the main focal point of the picture. 

Due to the facial expressions projectd within the photograph the audience may connote a sense of seriousness due to the facial expression depicted within this photograph. This would indicate to them how Robert Doisneau was feeling during that photograph.

Social reportage is a different type of photography from the other genres. Social reportage uses its photography in order to create a story that will draw the audience in to the article or book they're reading. The most common camera element used within this genre is by capturing a photograph with a main focal point in order to draw in eyes.

When people look at social reportage photography, they do it to see a visual story. This usually gives the audience a idea of what if happing during the photograph due to what they can denote within the picture, therefore drawing in more of an audience.

Portrait

This is a painting or photograph that is displaying only the face or the head and shoulders of a person.

This is a self portrait for David Bailey, within this portrait I can denote that he has used black and white in order to capture features more and show emotion. Looking at my selected picture you can denote a focused look on David Bailey's face, this connotes that he is serious.


Still Life

Still life could be a painting or a picture showing the arrangement of an object, this is typically used with fruit and flowers.

Edward Steichen is a still life photographer that incorporates his form of still life with a style of portrait by using composition in a different and extraordinary way. As you can see he has used composition to infuse the floral design with the portrait of the woman to create peace of still life.


Night Photography

This refers to photography that takes place at night, out doors between dusk and dawn. night photography could either use artificial or natural light within their shoots and generally chafe the exposure to edit the picture.

If you look at this night photography picture taken by  Brassai you can see that his style of night photography tends to create a kind of story that allows the viewers to imagine what is going on in this certain scene.


Wildlife

This is the photography of a type of wildlife that focuses on both domestic and non-domestic animals. This type of photography has both an artistic and scientific value to the community.

Brian Skerry is a wildlife photographer that explores various parts of the world putting himself in a various amount of dangerous and life threatening situations in order to gain the best picture possible of these animals. As you can see in this picture I have selected Brian Skerry is face to face with a shark in the sea to capture a scary yet beautiful piece of photography.


Studio/ Fashion 

Fashion photography is a genre of photography which is devoted to the promotion of clothing and other fashion products.

Mario Testino is a photographer that uses fashion and studio photography to capture images models wearing clothing that help promote or even advertise a clothing brand or a models physical features.

Street

Street photography is photography that takes place in random areas that is not planned for or prepared for in any way. it is basically photography of the natural environment and how people function within that environment.

Garry Winogrand is a street photographer that likes to take pictures of people living their life normally within the environment, as you can see his style is a more vintage style of street photography that helps give the viewers an understanding of the time.

LO1: Andrew D. Bernstein

  Genre


Andrew D. Bernstein is a sports photographer that works for Sports illustrator, he is most commonly know for his photography of players in the NBA. I have decided to use him as on of my inspirations for this shoot. This is because his work in my opinion captures the most perfects and elegant moments within the NBA, making it look as if the world has stopped for a minute.

Andrew D. Bernstein is an American photographer that takes photographs of various professional athletes and is recognised as an All-Star in his department of work. This is also another reason why I have chosen to use him as a source of inspiration for my final piece.




Purpose/Rules of photography

The purpose of Andrew D. Bernsteins' photography is to create memories within major sporting events in the NBA. As you can see he has tended to use quite a lot of high and low angle shots within his photography in order to give the viewers a different insight into how amazing the acts that these athletes are preforming really are.

One photographic rule I have noticed was low depth of field, this is done in order to keep the primary focus on the athletesin action. I believe this photographic rule gains more attention from the audience due to the fact that the goings on in the background have been blurred out in order to keep primary focus on the main athlete.

When looking at these images I can see that Andrew D. Bernstein has a centre of interest, this is noticeable in the first photograph more than the second one, due to the fact that the centre of interest are seen clearly through Kobe and Durant, this gives the viewers something to keep their focus on.

Meaning

If you look at some of his pieces you can see that he has literally captures the most perfect within the basketball game. I believe the purpose behind this picture makes you feel amazed, almost leaving the viewers in awe wondering how such a thing is even possible to whiteness. It's almost af if he is telling a story with his photography, leaving the audience in complete spectacle when viewing the photographs he's taken

LO1: Martin Parr

Genre/purpose

Martin Parr is a British photojournalist who's main focus is aimed around documentary photography. Martin Parr is also know for creating photographs that are seen as abstract pieces of photography.  I have come to understand that in his work he begins with finding a primary focal point then from that point he begins to add in colours and effects that compliment the picture in a beautiful way.

How he used the rules of photography

Looking at this picture I have selected from Martin Parr, this is his own personal style of photo editing. You can see that his main focal point is directed at the image of him, this will be the first thing that the audience will see and it will instantly draw them in, this is also noticed by the use of leading lines that lead towards the focal point. The setting of this photograph is a Utopian environment, this is a community or society that possesses a highly desirable or near perfect quality.

Meaning

The effect that this photograph has on the audience as a whole is that in a sense it relaxes you when you see it, you almost feel tranquil and in your own zone as you look at this photograph due to looking at the vibrant calm and relaxing colours within this image.