1. Graham Owen photography
Why I picked this photographer
I have picked this photographer to look at in detail as I found he was one of the most
appealing macro photographers, as I like his macro photography on flowers. He
established himself as an artist and natural photographer, some of his photos have been
features on the cover of various publications as his wildlife and macro photography
dominate his most recent work. I like how Graham has a range of portfolios ranging
from macro photography to bird, dragonfly and landscape photography. As all of these
portfolios seem to include close-up images which I can look into. A lot of Grahams work
is used for advertising and websites due to his unique style and high quality. I
specifically picked Graham as one of my photographers to look at in detail as I am
impressed with his macro work, I like how with his flowers he has managed to capture
water droplets on them as it shows great detail.
This was one of my favourite pictures from
Grahams portfolio, I am especially drawn to the
fact that he ha managed to capture natural
water droplets on the photo as I have tired to
do the same thing before so I therefore know it
can be white hard. I like the angle he has taken
it at as it shows the different petals of the
flower, I also think the colour of the flower
plays a big part in this as I think the pink looks
very eye catching. I like the fact that you can
also see the veins of the flower as this shows
how much detail he has captured.
This is another photo I found very appealing
out of Graham’s macro portfolio, I like the
positioning of the flower and the bee as its
not directly in the centre but still works
well this way. The fact that the background
is blurred out emphasises the bee and the
flower more and also the colours. If you
look closely enough you can see the hairs on
the bee and also the glossy shine on its
wings, this shows how effective his
photography is which I like. Also I like how
you can see a shine coming off of the leaf as
this makes the image look more appealing. I
found this image very attractive as this is the
sort of image I would like to try and achieve
myself but I know I wouldn’t be able to on my
own. I like how you can see how detailed the
fish look as If you look close you can see the
scales and the colours look very distinctive. I
like how he has managed to capture the fish
with its mouth open as it looks more effective
this way, again the background is blurred out
which makes the fish stand out. You can tell
that the image has been taken very quickly as
the fish has been pulled out of the water as there is a shine on the fishes head.

2. Here is another image I find very appealing due to the
fact that its different from the other three images. I
think its effective how Graham has managed to catch
the dragonfly’s wings in action as they blur in with the
background, however there is still a fine line between
them. I would love to try something like this myself
however I know that I would have to get very close and
also have a good enough camera to be able to capture
the wing movement. I like that the dragonfly’s colour is
orange, this brings out stands out in the photo more
and enable you to be able to see the wings better.
How this photographer has influenced me
Owen has influenced me into trying to expand and develop with my macro photography
as I have become inspired by his work on flowers and insects. After looking at his work I
have seen how much detail you can pick up on through macro photography, in specific I
like his work to do the flowers as I have tired to do his techniques myself. Now looking
at his work I have gained an insight to which camera angles work out best in order to
achieve a positive effect. He has also influenced me to experiment with different insects
too.
Summary
Throughout looking at Owen’s work I have grown fonder of him as I have discovered his
different portfolio’s ranging with different close-up ideas. Originally I liked his work due
to the fact it was based around macro photography, however after exploring it further I
discovered his other portfolios, which also include close-up photography, which I found
inspiring. He has influenced me in various ways as know I am wanting to further
develop my work by re-doing some of my flower shoots to get more detail in, for
example in the first image I evaluated I said I would like to and capture an image like
this as I have already attempted it but would like to try it again.