Paul Clark's photograph
The photographer that I decided to pick is actually a local to my hometown. His name is Paul Clark. His photographs inspired me to pick him as my focus this week because I really like to shoot with the flower setting on. I also like how he took objects such as fences that are not permanent where they are and make the subjects behind the fences blurry. His photos just really got me wondering how many things may look different behind chain link fences or construction fences. So for this week I walked around Shorewood and tried to find subjects that looked really interesting from a perspective of through a chain link fence or a construction fence.
I love how you played with depth of field and also how you used color in your images rather than just black and white like Paul Clark did. It would have been interesting, though, to see how your photos would have turned out if you shot them straight on like Paul did. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI like the photos you have taken for this week. It is interesting that you were able to find some different materials than paul clark's images, and i think some of those images turned out the best.I personally think that the second and the last are the best composed.
ReplyDeleteI really like your last photo you have posted. The way that the chain fence is silhouetted against the sunrise/sunset produces a cool effect. Also, this picture is a great example of a shallow depth of field. Sometimes I feel as though a shallow depth of field takes away too much from the picture as the background is all blurred, but in your case, I think that the blur adds to the whole picture; the sunrise/sunset is still quite visible so you still know what is being looked at.
ReplyDeleteYou definetly captured the images as if you were Paul Clark. I think you did a nice job of finding intreging subject matter as well. However, in the second and third images the background is in focus instead of the barrier. I'm not sure if that's what you were going for or not but I think you should have stayed true to Clark's work. Other than that I think the images turned out really nice!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ryan that the images that I tend to favor are the ones in which you used different kinds of "barriers" than Clark. The last image is quite lovely. One reason why those images stand out to me more is that the barrier seems to be separating the viewer from nature - bringing up the question of whether we are on the outside or the inside and why we feel the need to separate ourselves... Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI also chose Paul Clark, but we both took a very different approach. I really enjoy how you stuck with the barrier theme, and in your photos I almost feel as if I am trapped unable to reach what is on the other side of the fences. The last photo is really great, your captured great depth of field color and composition. I love the way the sun seems to be reaching out trying to break through the fence! The third photo also does the same thing which is really great.
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