Landscapes

Light, Shadow, and Reflections

Hari Roser

Philippe Sainte-Laudy

Nigel Byde

Rob Overcash

Lisa Holloway
I think the photographer, Holloway took the her meter reading for this photograph on the boy because he is at the right exposure, making him stand out against the golden glow of the back light. if the light was metered on the background, the photo would look very different. The boy would become a silhouette against the sun in the back.  

Motion

Fog

Imperial Flow by Nick Steinberg

Misty Morning Light by Finn Hopson

These are both beautiful photographs, but I think Steinberg's showing motion is more expressive than Hopson's freeze action photo. while the freeze action captures a second, the motion one captures hours of time, and I think that's really cool. The shapes and figures the fog make on a slow shutter speed are very calming and beautiful. This is why I feel the motion photo, in this case, is more meaningful.

Triptych

A triptych is three images that all connect in some way, and complement each other to create a stronger effect than a single image. 

"cathzilla"

"maplesyruponly"

Hockney's Joiners

Some of David Hockney's Work:

Telephone Pole (1982)

Merced River, Yosemite Valley (1982)

Pearblossom Highway (1986)

Similar Work From Other Photographers:

Alfie Thomas

Chloe Jade

Abstraction and Depth of Field

Abstraction Definition: something that is visionary and unrealistic. In photography, you use abstraction by focusing on pattern, shape, texture, form, and color. often, the whole object is not able to be seen.

Examples of abstract photography:

Ginny: City Lights Bokeh
The shallow depth of field they used for this makes this photo a good example of abstraction. The circles of confusion that are made using a low aperture really make this image effective.  

Steve Hodgson: Abstract
This is another effective example of using shallow depth of field to capture an abstract image. 

Tom Hilton
I really like this example of using shallow depth of field to capture an abstract image. the focus on the water and the low aperture was an effective choice for this image.

Sources: Photos
              Definition

Oldest Family Photo

William Wallace Casper

William Wallace Casper is my great, great, great, grandfather. He was born March 12, 1821 in Belleville, Ohio. He was baptized into the Mormon church, and a shortly after he married Sarah Ann Bean. They lived on a farm in Nauvoo, Illinois. He along with other Mormons were driven out of many different cities and states, they had to leave their home and farm behind. While they were traveling west, he had to leave his wife, and baby to join the Mormon Battalion. After serving, fifteen months later, he was joyfully reunited with his wife and two-year-old daughter in Salt Lake Valley, Utah. He and his family eventually homesteaded a farm and lived there with his wives and their 19 children.

Early Photographic Processes

Anthotypes: This process is good for photograms. In this process, sensitizer and pigment are made from organic extract such as juices from fruits, plants, flowers, and vegetables. These are made by dipping or brushing the organic extract on the canvas, desired objects are placed on the canvas, and it is laid out in the sun for a few days or even weeks.

Some early work from artists who worked with anthotypes are:

Sir John Herchel

Sir John Herchel

Sir William Herschel

Some contemporary artists that use this technique are:

Christine Elfman

John Opera

Cyanotypes: This process is pretty safe and inexpensive. It's good for beginners and you can often find kits to do it. You also don't need a darkroom to do it! The process takes sensitizing solution, rag paper or cloth, a transparency or items (stuff to put on the paper), and a piece of glass.

Some early work from artists who worked with cyanotypes are:

Anna Atkins