2. Andreas Gursky
Andreas Gursky is a German
photographer who specialises in
architectural photography, he started in
1987, he digitally manipulates his image
to make them look unique and different,
this gives his images a distinguishable
look.
3. Review of the Gursky video
Andreas Gursky has his own distinctive style that people fail to
replicate, the video shows this as several people have tried but failed.
This also benefits Gursky because he earns a lot of money from
creating these photographs. What his plan is, is unclear however with
his style it doesn’t need to be since everyone perceives something
different when they look at Gursky photographs.
• His is also controversial as people can infer different things from his pictures. Some people see a very deep
and thoughtful meaning however lots of people do not see this, personally I don’t see a deeper meaning to
his photos unless someone describes one to me. However, I do find his pictures very aesthetically pleasing
and I enjoy looking at them.
• I sort of do not understand his style though because it is very simple and
4. Valerio Banincasa
This photo was taken by
Valerio Benincasa who is a
Rome based photographer, I
love the colours of his photo
and it is very defined and
sharp, the reflection is also
really good composition. The
sunrise coming through the
colosseum is also very
inspiring.
5. This photograph was taken by Tony
Lopez, an American photographer.
I like the composition of the taxi in
the foreground leading up to the
corner building which spreads out
into the buildings in the
background. This composition
inspires me to find a building
similar to this in Norwich.
6. 1st Shoot
The first shoot went relatively well, I got the photos I wanted however
one of them is completely blown out. This is my bad because I should
have been paying more attention to my camera settings however it is
an easy fix because all I need to do is make a trip to the student
accommodation overlooking St. Stevens street and wait for a clear gap
in the busses to take the picture.
I have got more pictures to work with however that is the one I want to
recreate the Gursky style with.
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8. 2nd Shoot
My second shoot was just about as successful as the first one. However
I was able to salvage photos from this shoot especially because I made
a trip to the Norwich Cathedral and took some pictures outside. I don’t
think I was able to really find the picture I was looking for however I do
like the pictures I took of the cathedral.
9.
10. For my 3rd shoot I will focus on the challenges set because I feel like my
attempt at recreating a Gursky inspired picture has been done and I can
re-attempt that at a later date.
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12. Architecture photography is an interesting and rewarding topic of
photography because when I felt like I was on a hunt to find the perfect
picture and so I would be walking around for a while and it was very
satisfying when I found a building or scenario that I could capture in my
own way. I went to some iconic buildings of Norwich but I tried to find
my own view, I think I achieved this by looking beyond the face of the
building and finding a crack where a deeper and more composed shot
can be acquired.
