Analysis of 'For Marina' Photographed by Max Billder

'For Marina' Photographed by Max Billder

This is just a beautiful image, that was captured just at the right time. The image was shot on a wide angle setting, I like how the the two birds at situated in the centre of the frame, with blackness surrounding the outer edges of the image. This is very creative and works well with the concept.

The colors work incredibly well, the red connotates love and passion, which also ties in with the heart shape, that the birds are creating with their heads. Each individual color stands out in the image, as the background is in blackness. This photograph has been taken with such care and detail that it looks like a painting.

I like how the image is framed, the two birds are placed in the middle as they are the main focus of the picture. The heart shaped that they are crating with their heads, is placed in the middle at the top, which dominates the rest of the image.

Analysis of 'Eryphanis' Photographed by Igor Siwanowicz

'Eryphanis' Photographed by Igor Siwanowicz

Ignor Siwanowicz is famous for taking Macro Photography.I particularly enjoy his work, as it has a range of photographs from different areas such as; Insects, Humans, Flowers and many more.

The Image on the left caught my eye from the start, Igor has captured the photograph from a low angle which is making the moth/butterfly look larger than reality. This adds an interesting effect to the image, as the photograph is being shot from a low angle, Igor has captured every little detail of the insect, from the fur on his body to the colors and textures in its wings. Natural lighting was used to enhance the colors in the photograph, as it was taken outside. The photo appears to be taken in the 'golden hour' either before sunrise or after sunset where everything things in the image turns to a golden color.

Eryphanis also uses the 'Rule of Thirds', which is where the image can be split into nine different sections, and in each section there would be a different part of the image. This image's main focus point is towards the left hand side, as it has all the detail of the insect. I particularly like how the image is framed, the subject on the photo (moth) is on the left hand side, not central and not taking up the whole frame. With the subject being on the left hand side, there is nothing but emptiness on the right hand side, which separates the image, so its not to clustered.

Artist Inspiration

Artist Inspiration:

Dewdrop Reflection (Brian Valentine)

Water and Rose

Another Vision (Kristina Buceatchi)

8.365 I saw the sea (Lux Tenebra)

A Flower (Indah Susanti)

Macro Photography

Depth of Field:

Limited depth of field is an important consideration in macro photography. This makes it essential to focus critically on the most important part of the subject, as elements that are even a millimeter closer or farther from the focal plane might be noticeably blurred. Due to this, the use of a microscope stage is highly recommended for precise focus with large magnification such as photographing skin cells. Alternatively, more shots of the same subject can be made with slightly different focusing lengths and joined afterwards with specialized focus stacking software which picks out the sharpest parts of every image, artificially increasing depth of field.

Lighting:

The problem of sufficiently and evenly lighting the subject can be difficult to overcome. Some cameras can focus on subjects so close that they touch the front of the lens. It is impossible to place a light between the camera and a subject that close, making extreme close-up photography impractical. A normal-focal-length macro lens (50 mm on a 35 mm camera) can focus so close that lighting remains difficult. To avoid this problem, many photographers use telephoto macro lenses, typically with focal lengths from about 100 to 200 mm. These are popular as they permit sufficient distance for lighting between the camera and the subject.

Macro Photographers

John Shaw

John has been a professional nature photographer since the early 1970s. His work has been published in many publications and books, including National Geographic, Nature's Best, National Wildlife, Audubon, Outdoor Photographer, and many others.

Some of his best work:

Personal Investigation Ideas

For my 'Personal Investigation', I wanted to photograph something different, which will keep me interested until January. I have two ideas, 'Identity' and 'Macro', below i have brainstormed where these ideas could lead, for possible photographs.

Identity/ Portrait

- Emotions

- Street Life

- Style/Fashion - Winter, Autumn, Summer and Spring

- Narrative

- Family/ Family Relationships

- Make up/ Colour

- Objects

Macro -

- Insects

- Flowers

- Water

- Animals

- Nature

- Humans (Eyes)

- Interior Objects

Examples from professional artists:( Stephen Eastwood)

Identity with the use of objects

Identity with make up

Macro - Nature Photography ( John Shaw)

Flowers and Insects

Wildlife

Personally, I think I am going to explore the Macro side of photography as there is a broader spectrum of images i could portray. In Addition, I photographed identity last year for my AS coursework. I think that i will be able to get some interesting and unusual photographs, using the theme macro.