Jacob Sutton
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/04/underwater-portraits-by-hana-al-sayed/
Jacob Sutton has a wonderful idea here. taking pictures of a woman within foggy water. This photo has a dream-like quality to it. The way that her head is in focus and behind her cheek is out of focus is amazing. Not because of the aperture but because of the foggy water. Overall great idea and well composed photograph.
Rosie Hardy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosie_hardy/5594438139/in/photostream
I think this is a very powerful image with a great depth of field and color palette. The way Hardy incorporates the color of the figures shirt in to the environment is flawless. Yet she separates the shirt from the yellowed decaying branches. While still keeping a very engaging photograph.
Florian Imgrund
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/03/double-exposure-photographs-by-florian-imgrund/
To get an image such as this in analog takes alot. Takes a lot of luck or a lot of skill or a lot of both. Either way this is a great image. The horizon line meets up perfectly with the sunglasses on the figure, the sky is exposed just enough within the head of the figurer and yet we still get enough information to make out distinguishing features on the face of the figure. Great capture.
Mierswa Kluska
http://www.mierswa-kluska.de/portfolios/special-effects
This is a great concept. Something the average person may never see is the inside of an instrument. especially the inside of a violin/cello or whatever it may be. The lighting in this photograph is also very amazing, creating a very great mood for the image. The inside of this instrument also has a very monumental feeling to it. Most likely due to the wide angle lense that Kluska used.
Mierswa Kluska
http://www.mierswa-kluska.de/portfolios/special-effects
I realize this is a photoshopped image but, it is photoshopped very well. And with a great idea behind it. The bottle has a flame coming out of it the same way a flame would expel from a blow torch. Does this mean alcohol is fire? Burning our very existence? I really don't know but either way the image is great.
Alberto Seveso
http://www.behance.net/gallery/a-due-Colori/3367841
Alberto Seveso has several ink in water images in his recent series a due Colori but this one I was particularly drawn to. I do believe it is because of the layering and overlapping that is apparent in this image. The way that the blue ink overlaps the red ink in the lower right hand image is fascinating to me. The way that ink can separate in water is beautiful. He also has very very sharp images and i can image that is very hard when these images are taken in water.
Mario Zenaria
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zamario/6275756985/in/set-72157626385993282/
I appreciate this a lot. One, its done in film. Two, it takes a bit more thought than your normal snap and shoot. Yes, it does resemble David Hockney's grids but in a different aspect. There is less room for post manipulation. Correction, there is NO room for post manipulation. (That is if Zenaria is true to the film and does not edit the images in photoshop post) Overall this image is very well composed and though out. Zenaria has to first get the exposure absolutely perfect and then run with it. Making sure every picture is in focus and not blurred (unintentionally) could be very very meticulous. But I like that in photography.
Laura Zelenga
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurazalenga/5433839648
I have found myself putting up more and more portraiture throughout this blog. Partly due to the fact that this week we have a portrait assignment. Partly because I really need to up my game in portraiture. I say this because I do not have the most experience dealing with portraiture and people. At any rate this is a very intriguing image. Slightly off centered. Making me ask questions like is that a mirror or a whole in a table? who took the picture? In my aesthetic this image could not be better due to the fact that it is making me ask so many questions. It makes it even better that this image is so minimal.
Luca Pierro
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sottounponte/5794565338/in/photostream/
How cool is this? The texture created in this image the shadows that the texture produces and the subtle tones are just amazing. Absolutely amazing. What a great combination of constructive photography and portraiture. The shaving cream we will use in a lifetime. The being we are transformed into after we shave. Those piercing eyes are also very very powerful. GREAT image.
Magdalena Szurzek
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sottounponte/sets/72157624629105353/?page=2
This is an impressive photograph. On the site I believe it said the camera was set to 1/2000s @ f18 ISO 100. But it appears to be very similar to a night photograph. Props to the photographer who captured this. The orange and white sign creates ones eye to start there and then move on to the building behind it. Then back around from the sky to the texture of the snow on the left hand side of the image. Well composed and excellent movement in the photograph.
Kim Høltermand
This photograph is very well done and resembles the book i just finished recently. What helps in this photograph would be the thing itself. As well as the strictly photographic qualities. Such as the glow surrounding the building and the high energy that the lights are emitting. The symmetry in this image also benefits the monumental feeling that the building embodies.
Robin Cerutti
http://www.behance.net/gallery/INSIDE-ESCAPE-_-nyc/3477149
This is an interesting concept for city scape photographs. A new spin that i think works very well. I find it interesting that the reflection shows a greater depth of field and gathers a different angle of the city. The distance that is created is amazing and keeps my eye wanting to see farther and farther.
Peter Lundtsrom
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Circus-Depression/2966019
This is a very dark photograph. I know quiete a few people who would be very disturbed by this image. Although it may be a disturbing image it is very well composed the run down building has great detail and texture. This allows the eye to bounce around before moving to the floating clown at the top right of the image. The lighting on the clown matches the lighting on the building but the sky in the background does not come across as believable to me.
Hekki Leis
http://www.behance.net/gallery/PORTRAIT-OF-WOMEN/3336701
This photo by Hekki Leis resembles meatyard strongly. In the manner of mystery due to the covering of the figures face. But Leis takes it in another direction with the braiding of the figures face to create a mask. At first one may associate the hair with a shroud covering but after further examination the hair becomes apparent. The texture created from the wood slot building compliments the flat tones of the clothing that the figures are wearing.
Mate Moro
http://www.behance.net/gallery/LAST-BREATH/3304968
Mate Moro has an excellent sense of lighting in this photograph. This image is very crisp and has a great cool tone adding a darker mood to the image. My eye is constantly moving around the composition grabbing on to information and moving on to more. Well organized and use of negative space within the frame.
Akos Major
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Lumen/3124477
This is a very interesting photograph due to the immediate recognition of the shipping crates in the foreground. One may associate the Containers as a stack of books at first glance or a which adds an interesting quirk to this image. One may then recognize the industrial structures in the flattened telephoto image. A great use of the "smashing" effect a telephoto lens can create.
Benoit Paille
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Light-experimentation/3596405
I appreciate this image due to the thought put into this image. Paille mentions in his artist statement for the work that he is unsure of pushing this series. For experimentation the images are of great nature. To make assumptions i would imagine Paille took a long exposure around 30s while leaving the headlights on in his car, either for the full 30s or a bit shorter to make sure the trees are not overexposed. i may also suggest that there is another car beyond the left side of the frame.
Fabrice Fouillet
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Damaged-Cosmetic-for-WAD-n52/3449249
This is a very interesting image. I appreciate the fact that this is not only a photograph but a kinetic sculpture as well. The craftsmanship is spot on as well as the inventiveness of the contraption. Combining two mediums can be tricky but the execution reveals this to be a very successful combination.
Ze Diego + Diamantino Jesus
http://www.behance.net/ddiarte
This image is very interesting. The use of a plastic sheet is a great idea. The sheet allows the viewer to gather pretty de script details while also masking other attributes of the figures in the fetal position. The two genders are one. Encased in this sheet that hints towards the membrane that all humans spend, on average, nine months in. The sheet also creates interesting highlights and shadows to further emphasize the two figures.
