For the Portraiture genre, I am inspired by the he works of Wes Naman because his shots are more curious than the preponderance of the industry. Although a lot his images are photoshopped, I like his darker, more mysterious work because it portrays more of the superstitious side of reality.
For the Landscape genre, I am inspired by the works of Mark Gray and Adam Burton because they both produce similar images. That of a spectacular Landscape with bright colours or sunsets. I am inspired by the way they both shoot reflections and enhance the colours in their images to deliver a warm feeling to the landscapes through the colours.
For the Documentary genre, I am inspired by the works of Andrea Bruce. I admire how she immerses herself into the action and captures the affliction and emotions in conflict situations. Bruce’s sincere and candid shots highlight the suffering of others.
For the Abstract genre, I am inspired by the works of Tony Howell. His use of creativity is simple but effective. This enables him to create Abstract images that are colourful and by means that a lot of people would not think of doing. I like his images of raindrops because he uses refraction to create a rainbow effect in the parameters of the droplet. There is a contrast in the vibrancy of colours in the foreground and the background. The background is blurred out by the use of a macro lens, which casues an emphasis on the water droplets in the foreground.
For the weird and wonderful project, I am going to develop the following ideas in the shadow of my own, and some of the above artists, techniques:
- A ghost effect, using a black or white sheet, in the style of Harold De Puymorin,
- Simple, but effective, uses of long exposures,
- A black & white image, with a splash of colour following in the slipstream of a paintbrush,
- A Harold De Puymorin ghostly effect in a graveyard + eerie lighting + star trail,
- A grand Landscape, including water, in the black & white style of Ansel Adams,
- Dark portraits with light lighting up the subject in the style of Philip Dicorcia,
- Landscape panorama in the style of Mark Gray,
- Plain Portraits in the style of Bettina von Zwehl.
For the main aspects of my weird and wonderful project, I will endeavour to capture what the eye cannot see. I will achieve this by using long exposures, as the shutter is continually open and sensor captures more than the retina of the eye. This will allow me to track the path of a moving light and give a softer touch to running water.
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