Landscape -Research

Ive been out and about with my camera again trying to get a bit more practice on the landscapes. I went on an adventure and drove to places ive never drove to in the hope of finding somewhere beautiful. I found this beautiful field where I could see quite away, all the way round seamed to be something pretty to look at.

 Im very happy with the way these turned out and im now looking forward to go out with the field camera as I think with all the research I have done I know feel like I know what a landscape is.

All the above images are my own.

Henry Wessel - Landscape - Research

Henry Wessel, Jr. is an American photographer noted for his descriptive, yet poetic photographs of the human environment.

Looking at all Henry Wessels photographs I noticed that he likes to capture shadows on a lot of his pictures and to me I feel is the focus on these certain types of pictures. This Picture doesn't seem to show anything that would be classed as landscape but as this is my research blog im learning a lot of different styles of landscape that I may be able to use in my photographs.

I like this photo very much I love hows it captured the era it was took

Stephen Shore - Landscape - Research

Stephen Shore is an American photographer known for his images of banal scenes and objects in the United States, and for his pioneering use of colour in art photography.

I really love this photo, I love the fact he got a picture of a landscape in a landscape and both look very barren  and in the middle of now where. I Suppose the feeling this photo gives me is I think its a bit comical and makes me give a little giggle when I first looked at it and then I want to move on quickly but it did get my attention.

I like this as the tree looks out of place and also looks dead. all the concrete around it and the buildings but when you look close there looks like a plaque so the tree must be special and that's why it has been left standing but now leaves you wondering why is it special.

 I think this is great he took a picture of a sunset with no sun in it and I think its a great idea and makes it look like Stephen Shore has a sense of humour, This photo makes me smile even though there is not much to see on this picture I feel it has that twist to it its not just a sign.

The above images belong to Stephen Shore 

Landscape Research

So I have been out with my camera and gave a go at landscape photography as research purposes and if im honest a bit of practice. The first place I went was Whitby car boot and the field I was parked on had some beautiful views.

 With this photo I was trying to get the hills that seemed to go into a valley in the middle of the picture.

 This photo I wanted to try and get nature in with the fields but I ended up with cars in the shoot so this picture was a fail to me.

 This one I wanted to have the landscape blurred in the background focusing on the plant in the fore ground, but looking at this now I don't think it can be classed as landscape.

I wanted the house as the focal point in this picture with the pretty fields surrounding it. But I don't feel these images are interesting to look at just something you would skip past as there is nothing exciting to hold your attention.

From where I was I could see Whitby Abby so I focused in with a 300mm lens to take the photo unfortunately I don't think I was in the best position due to the wooden fence ruining my shot.

I wanted to get a photo with the trees and the hills in the background but to me I don't feel this photo turned out the way I would have liked it too.

For this photo I do think there is to much not happening in the foreground its empty but I do know I was trying to get the setting right on the camera to get the wind when it was blowing the grass to look like water ...but it didn't happen.

Out of all the photos I took I liked this one the most as I tried to frame the land scape with the fence to make the picture a little more interesting.

This is my 2nd attempt at taking Whitby Abbey  I felt better with the land scape in this picture as there is no fences in the way and I got the house, cliff and beach in ....very happy me.

All the above images are my own.

Ansel Adams- Landscape - Research

Ansel Easton Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist. His black-and-white landscape photographs of the American West, especially Yosemite National Park, have been widely reproduced on calendars, posters, and in books.

I find this picture really beautiful I love the dark stormy clouds coming an with the snow capped mountains and the river windings its way round. I feel I could sit looking at this picture for hours it makes me feel peaceful and has a very different feel to the other photographers works I have been looking at with the urban life in with them. This is what I imagined landscape photography would look like. I very much like this picture you can almost feel how cold that river is.

This picture to me gives a real sense of strength and power. The way the clouds are rising over the mountain tops they look so thick and fluffy but full of danger I feel I would need to cower in a corner if I was stood taking this picture. I found I only really looked at the cloud and not the surroundings on the picture I love the depth of that he has given to emphasise the size of the cloud by taking it so far away to make everything else look tiny. 

This picture give me the feeling of peace and warmth . I love the position of the photo and the way he has used the trees to frame this. I do find that my eye settles on the bridge more than the reflection as a matter of fact it was the last thing I noticed and that was only because I read the tittle, Burt with this picture I feel you are drawn to the most thing you find peaceful. Again like the other pictures I like the feeling this picture gives me and makes me feel happy.

I really like Ansels work I love the depth he creates in his pictures  and I especially love the way he has the contrast in his pictures as I really feel this really helps make the pictures come alive.

The above pictures are not mine and belong to Ansel Adams

John Davies -Landscape- Research

John Davies is a British landscape photographer. He is known for completing long term projects documenting Britain, and exploring the industrialisation of space

 

 

To me this photo feels depressing and gives a feel of isolation weather that's because the trees are bare or its the chimneys  im not sure but gives me a strong feeling of despair. Even though it gives me them feelings I still like the photograph maybe it reminds me of home as im quite use to seeing this view most days on my travels around Teesside.

 

 

I choose this photo because I liked the way the bridge and the buildings seamed to fit together  but with it all looking so close to the nature elements it gives a feeling of been crowded and no room. I can imagine that without our presence here that this would have been a lovely nature spot and now it just feels noisy.

This picture I find I cant stop looking at and find it strange that it should make me feel scared I think this may be because he has caught a field and tree and a beautiful looking church in the fore ground and in the background looming like giants and looking like alien machinery gives it this type of fear factor. The industry looks like it is not in the right place and makes you feel that the church must be abandoned and gives me the feeling of isolation again.

I do find his photos very dark and they do make me feel very down and im not sure if this is what he was wanting when he took the pictures but I do like the style he has done.

The pictures above belong to John Davies.

Joe Deal -landscape Photography-Research

Joe Deal was an American photographer who specialized in depicting how the landscape was transformed by people. He was one of nine photographers that chosen to participate in the "New Topographics Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape after this he continued to photography man altered land.

I really like this photograph, I like the idea he had at first you just see the dark hole but in the middle of a cliff wall and you think nothing of it, once you realise what type of photography he was know for it all becomes clear and becomes a different photo. It becomes a photo of destruction and how rough and natural the cliff wall is and how the hole is so perfectly round indicating a machine...I really like it

I like this photo too, I like the way it makes me think into them as you see in this picture you see trees fields and a road carving its way through the landscape but to me this photo focus more on the trees and how man has planted them to either replenish nature or just to make the scenery look nice. But it is not natural they are all in perfect lines and equally spaced and makes me think why we plant trees like this nature isn't perfect so why are we trying to make it perfect.

This photo to me shows the beauty of nature and this feeling gives me a feeling of beauty and how eager  we are to over take it and a feeling of hording and running like vultures round a carcass and how desperate we are to get our own bit of paradise pushing and shoving each other till we get what we need.

I really enjoyed looking at this photographers work  to me I thought his pictures spoke volumes to me and I liked the way it made me look at the pictures from natures point of view.

The images above are not mine and belong to Joe Deal.

Land scape -Research

Im doing my landscape project with a 5x4 camera im very nervous about this as im not sure on how to use it and I don't feel landscapes are my strong point, Im also finding it hard to motivate myself for this project but im sure as I get going ill become to love and get excited about how they are going to develop. So for this project I have to take landscape in Hartlepool which to me feels a little difficult as I don't know Hartlepool very well but I have been shown where the sea is and a light house so this may be a good place to start.