Mark Gray was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1981, to parents with Latvian, English and Irish heritage. When Gray relocated to Donvale Christian College, he developed a keen interest in graphic design. During Mark Gray’s mid-late teenage years, his artistic side began to show, spending many hours painting graffiti art along railway lines and any blank walls he could find. Mark’s experience with graffiti art gave him an excellent introduction to working with colours effectively and composition techniques which came in handy later in life when he first picked up a camera.
Below is an example of Mark Gray's Landscape photos.
Objectively, in the top image above, there is an old run down pier leading into the middle of the lake. There are also branches of a tree that, with help from the shore, help to frame the image and enclose the pinnacle of the pier.
Subjectively, this could portray the continual aspect of life, the fact that if you progress down the wrong path, you can end up stranded in an isolated area that is hard to escape from. This could set the mood of determination because it could encourage people not to stray in life. In my opinion, there is a high contrast of colours. And, due to the composition and use of leading lines in the image, the focus is centred around the pier running from the bottom to the middle. The colours of the horizon are warm and quite saturated, which gives the image a softer feel. There is also a gradient in colour, the yellow in the center gradually becomes red as it gets closer to the shore. However, there is a high contrast between the shadows of the land and tree, and the water and sky, which gives the image a structure and layout to the image.
My Attempts - Mark Gray
In the first shot, I took it from the top of the ramp, looking down towards the water. This was successful because I was trying to imitate the works of Mark Gray, from his images above. As with the image below that, I used a long exposure to give the water a softer touch. In the bottom two images, I went for the symmetrical look and took the shots from the centre of the pier, trying to liken my work to Mark Gray's shot of the pier and the hut. As my motive for this project is weird and wonderful, I am trying to portray this by using long exposures.
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