Inspirational Photographer - Micah Albert.

My Inspirational Photographer

I have chosen Micah Albert as my inspirational photographer. I have taken a long look at all his work and have taken a great liking to his photos. In a lot of his photos he has focused on African landscapes, and in the background of the pictures, most of them have a savannah type background.

As far as we know about the photographer himself, He is based in California and born in 1979, which would make him thirty two years old. His main plot of his images are taken from some of the most challenging places in the world, e.g.. Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Chad, Dominican Republic of Congo. He tried to tackle major world issues through his images, including the Global food crisis, Plights of Refugee's, and Gender Based Violence. He has traveled to over 50 countries and is a avid lover of the outdoors, especially the American West.


Here are some examples of his photography;

Studio Lighting.

When you're setting up a light studio, you need to take into account a few things. First of all you need to think about the positioning of the model in the shot, and on the background.  Once they have been appropriately placed on the background you can place the fill light. This should be about 45 degree's from the model. Commonly there is a soft box on this light because it gives a soft light onto the face without making the face too light for the camera to capture it properly.

Secondly we need a key light which is your main light, this is like the sun of the photo studio, and will illuminate the whole set. This doesn't necessarily be facing at the model.

Darkroom Process Prezi.

http://prezi.com/nri2akyzwo_p/copy-of-the-darkroom-process/

Initial Idea

We have decided to do a narrative on EDUCATION. Our narrative will be based around frustration and will represent our own thoughts on frustration in schools.  I will represent this in a way of snapping and breaking things, this is a very raw way of showing it. 

Photography Questions.

I was given the task to make a 'Bokeh'. This took me a lot of trial and error but finally i ended up with these two pictues. Firstly i got the one just playing around having my phone in focus with the lights in the back ground with the circle i used being a hexagon, which you can just about make out! Then i got a bit creative and tried to make it look like a flame on top of a candle.

The Conflict Between Hot and Cold.

Conflict

I was given the task to take a photo showing conflict. This is what i came up with and this shows the contrast between hot and cold.  This is a ice cube, which represents the cold in the photo, and the flame shows the heat and i think we captured it well because the ice also seems to be melting.

 

Henri Bresson Photo.

This is Henri Bresson photograph. 

Subject: The subject of this photograph is the biker that is captured while moving through the photograph. Also the railings in this photo draw the eye.

Content: The content of this photo is that the photographer has used the lines of the railings to lead our eye towards the biker. Also the arch way, has hinted where the biker has come from as he is moving. The tone of this picture shows us that it is in quite an old fashioned place, and the texture of the path is interesting.

Subject, Content and Form & What makes a photograph a photograph?..

What is Subject, Content and Form?


Subject: This is what is the photo. For example this could be a vase of flowers, or and apple.
Content: What is the artist trying to say? This is what the artist is trying to get across to you through to you photo.
Form: This is lines, tone, colour, shape and all the things that it takes to make the photo perfect. For 
example if you take line, the artist with follow lines in a photo, e.g. the side of a tall building.






What makes a photograph and photograph?


To make a photograph a photograph it needs to have captured the moment. It needs to follow subject, content and form, and this will make it perfect. To make it a good photograph it needs to have many themes that the viewer can pick out.

Photography Trip top Borough Market

My picture is based around reflections. I thought that this picture showed this well. I was trying to capture the image of the flats and road, in the refelection of the glass. If you look closer then you will be able to see this. I like this picutre because it makes you look closer to try and figure out what is actually in the reflection. Also the lines that are in the background draw your eye.

How does a SLR camera work?

An SLR camera is a Single Lens Reflex Camera. Light goes into a single lens at the front of the camera, and is reflected on a mirror in the camera, holding the light. An aperture ring inside the SLR camera adjusts how much light may enter the camera. The shutter speed function on an SLR camera adjusts how long the light may enter the camera.