Unit 208- Theme 1 - Johnathan Chritchley ,Landscape Photographer.

Johnathan Critchley was born in Wimbledon in London . At the age of fourteen Johnathan fell in love with the sea after moving to Lymington , which is on the south coast of England . Johnathan started to study photography and helped various photographers that worked in marine and travel . Johnathan moved to France in 1998 living very close to the town of Biarritz ,which is on the west coast and lays on the french / spanish boarder . This is where Johnathan probably able to produce shots of the ocean /landscape ,with the Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees mountains right on his door step .Johnathan travels the world working in and around the ocean where he creates most of his images ,Johnathan is passionate about the sea and classic sailing boats.

Johnathan's images are seen all around the world in exhibitions , galleries, home decor shops, magazines ,book and also form parts of many fine art collections internationally .Johnathan writes for some magazines including a monthly column for a UK publication -Black and White Photography.

Some of Johnathan's clients include- Athena , Next Interiors , John Lewis and many more national and internationally.

I love Johnathan's use of light in his black and white landscape images as this produces  great detail in his photography ,I also like his attention to detail and the composition of all of these shots.  

In this image the vertical  leaves of the water iris gives lines, along with the trees , there is shape in the hut , trees and bushes that surround the lake. I think if this shot was in color it would look to busy with different shades of green and brown where as it is, with the quality of light it shows the detail in everything .

This shot is one of my favorites I've always been drawn to water . This image shows good composition ,texture in the leaves and foliage that surrounds the falls and the water looks almost frozen in time due to the slow shutter speed. the rule of thirds is vertical in this shot with the water sitting nicely in the middle third .

The misty location gives the back-ground a tonal range of the hills in the distance.I like the texture and lines in the wall and I like the way the wall curves, it leads your eyes towards the distant sheep . There is shape in the curve and in the trees .

Unit 208 - Theme 1- Joe Cornish ,Landscape Photographer

Joe Cornish was born in Exeter in 1958 . Joe began studying art at Reading university where he first became intreged with photography . Joe graduated in 1980 and spent two years in Washington and two further years helping out in studios and with other photographers in London which eventually prepared him for a career in mainstream commercial photography . Joe's love of the out doors and a meeting with the highly acclaimed Charlie Waite in 1986 helped inspire Joe to change his path from commercial photography to travel work , and provided the photographs for at least thirty travel books . Joe also worked for Raleigh International in 1991 which was to inspire a love of wild places and wilderness and helped create the path that Joe follows to this day . The National Trust played apart also inspiring Joe to become involved in environmental conservation                                        
whilst taking photographs for their books .

Joe Cornish Lecture -Burton College 8/ 12 /10
Joe Cornish came into Burton college on  an evening in December , Joe talked about his life and how he became a landscape photographer . Joe explained about his techniques and elements  that enabled his to take such absolutely fantastic shots which he presented to all during his presentation talking us though most of his images. LIGHT , light and timing playing  a massive part in the the end product , fab photos . Joe also brought along some of his cameras and equipment talking in detail about his choices of composition and exposure , it was great to see what Joe works with and some of the extras that he thinks in necessary whist going on his walks through the land .  
 I have chosen research and chose these images that belong to Joe Cornish, for the composition of all of his shots , the colors , the textures and the way he uses the light to infuse color in to his photographs , they are also very pleasing to the eye.                                                    

Unit 208-Theme 2- Irving Penn ,Portrait Photographer.

Irving Penn : Small Trades .

The pictures I have chosen are from a series of portraits that Irving Penn created in 1950-51 called "Small Trades" this set of images relates to my portrait unit 208- theme 2 . My set of photographs related to this theme is called The Butcher ,The Baker And The Candle Stick-Maker .

Irving Penn born in 1917 .Penn was an American photographer and was renown for his sophisticated fashion images an incisive portraits. Irving Penn was brother to motion picture director Arthur Penn ,Irving intended to become a painter but at the age of 26 his work took a different path . Irving took a job designing a photographic cover for the magazine Vogue ,Penn decided that he would start to put his own stamp on the covers and soon established himself as a fashion photographer. In 1950 Penn married , Lisa Fonssagrives , a model whom he had photographed and produced some of his best work. The images that Penn had produced portrayed elegance and luxury ,with exceptional compositional refinement and clarity rather than the norm of elaborate props and  backdrops. Penn became an influential portraitist ,he photographed many celebrities ,they would sit for hours whilst Penn produced the image that portrayed their personalities to the camera In his portraits the subject is usually posed in front of a plain back-ground ,in natural light from a northernly direction with formal sophistication .A series of photographs produced in 1950-51 were called "Small Trades " these shots were of laborers in New York , Paris and London ,they posed formerly in their occupational uniforms /work wear holding the tools of their trade.

Three hundred of Penns pictures were published in a book called Moments Preserved  (1960) he also produced other books including Worlds in a Small Room (1974) ,a collection of portraits of people he came across in remote foreign regions .In 1996 Penn donated his archives to the Art Institute Of Chicago .  

Penn's studio.

All of the portraits below are shot with plain backgrounds they show the subject in the uniform /work wear which portrays the occupation in which the subject works .

The Fireman. 

The Charwoman.

The Road Sweeper.

 Pompier Fireman With Hose.

The Milkman.

The Seamstress.

The Coalman.

Steel Mill Fireman .

Ballroom Dance Instructors.

The Commis Chief.

Unit 208 -Theme 1 -Tom Mackie ,Landscape photographer.

Tom Mackie has been a photographer nearly all of his working life . Tom has a degree in commercial photography and spent his first five years in Los Angeles working in industry and architecture , during this time Tom spent some time traveling the western states where he produced many panoramic photographs . This made Tom decide that commercial studio work was not for him . Realizing that landscape photography was what he now wanted to pursue Tom Mackie moved to the United Kingdom in 1985and continued with full time landscape photography . Tom worked with digital , panoramic and large format equipment, Toms use of light and bold colors is what he is best known for . Tom has won accolades from the British institute of professional photographers , Ilford awards and business calender awards .Tom Mackie has published two books - Tom Mackies landscape photography secrets and Digital SLR experts : Landscapes  ,this latest book is a collaboration with four other professional photographers . Tom Mackie has also written articles for photography magazines and lectures to other professional and holds workshops in UK and abroad .
                                                                        

My misty morning.

In Tom's shot he has good composition in a clear defined area, with shape and pattern in the trees , texture in the grass, contours in the mountain range and the rule of thirds applies horizontally .I like my shot ,the clarity of the detail in the mid-ground ,even the blurred barbed wire in the fore-ground and the softness of the morning mist. I knew if I went to this area at this time of year and the time of the morning I hoped I would achieve this . 

Mysterious.

In Tom's shot he has achieved color,shape and form ,texture in the leaves and the Fly Agaric  with good composition with the subject nestled in the fallen leaves . In my shot I needed to open the shutter a little more to let more light in or use a reflector. I chose this area for this image as it is well known for a wide range fungus .

Soft Sunset.

Tom's sunset has , tonal ranges of color ,the mist encourages more shape and lines in the  hills with the trees in the central view point and texture in the fields in the fore-ground . My shot needed more control in the settings with the shutter being closed a little more to allow a little less light entering the camera and a tripod. This shot was taken looking across the valley near Ashbourne.

In the photo Tom has taken there is more light ,shape and texture this makes the colors more vibrant in this shot. I took this shot trying to achieve the same as Tom's ,my image lacks light which would make the colors probably as vibrant ,so if I return back to shot this image again I would wait for the sun to reach it ,or shoot elsewhere to achieve .               

There is lots of either light or refection seen here in this shot with texture of the stone peering through the movement of  rushing water.

Tom's shot above has texture,lines and pattern in the grass  and color in the reflection of the water. The image above left hasn't quite the same effect if I had moved back a little and caught the grasses in the water.

 

I love the color ,shape and form in the leaves in this image.above.

I tried to recreate Tom's shot ,although tom has again more light in his photo the idea was there ,his shot also contains texture and form . Timing and sun light would have improved my shot.

Again Tom has texture in the leaf litter good composition and form , the colors are exact with a hint of extra light there is shape and lines in the fungus .

  When I went out to take my images I always had someone with me for heath and safety reasons I kept to paths or asked permission to enter on private land always watching footings and position of tripod.In my camera bag as well as my camera (finepix s5600 ), a lens cloth ,set of spare batteries ,extra empty xD cards, tripod , brolly  in-case of rain , lose change and a fully charged phone .                                                    

Unit 208- Theme 2- Lewis Hines Portrait Photographer

Lewis.W. Hine was born in Oshkosh Wisconsin USA in 1874 . After graduating from school he worked in various jobs before going to the university of Chicago in 1900 where he met a professor of education Frank          Manny, Frank had recently been appointed superintendent of the Ethical Culture school in New York . In 1901 Hine moved to New York after being asked to accept a position as an assistant teacher at the school by Frank and at this time Hine had began to use a camera as an educational tool to photograph school events . Hine then decided to return back to school himself by attending the school of education at New York Plymouth Rock. By 1905 Hine had received a degree and continued to photograph at the EC school in New York . Hine was also helping in a photograph club at this time and met a man called Paul Strand whom deemed to be influential and in 1905 was considering a career in sociological photography leading Hine into his next line of work with The National Child Labor Committee and by 1907 he had his first freelance assignment with them . In 1908  Hine was working and receiving a monthly salary from the NCLC and photographed child labor practices ,during the next seven years Hine traveled photographing mines ,factories , canneries ,textile mills and agricultural industries .
Hines photographs started to make a point to the public that children were being deprived of childhood ,health ,education and a chance for a future. Hines work on the subject changed the publics attitude towards child labor and strict laws were enforced .
In 1912 Hine started a family and by 1913 had established himself as a successful social welfare photographer , for the next seven years Hine continued to travel ,exhibit and lecture for the NCLC . In 1917  Hine excepted a position with The National Red Cross spending the next two years photographing refugees and displaced civilians in war torn Europe . During the 1920's Hine undertook various assignments and in 1924 was to be awarded a medal by The Arts Directors Club of New York at an exhibition of Advertising Arts ,Hine found it difficult to make a living at photography even though he was famous ,then in 1930 Hine was hired to photograph the construction of the Empire State Building . In 1931 Hines work was exhibited in the Yonkers Art Museum and Hine then went on to publish a book in 1932 ,Men and Work .
In 1939 , sponsorship for Hine retrospective of specially made large prints were exhibited at the riverside museum in New York , with the works of Paul Strand and Alfred Stieglitz were to be included too.
Lewis .W,Hine died in 1940 and his son Croydon donated his fathers prints and negatives to The Photo League after finding little  interest elsewhere ,eventually they were then donated again to The George Eastman House.


                                                        
   Lewis Hine's black and white images of people and children really strikes me  , he manages to capture reality and the individuals personality in their working environment in his work . Lewis Hines is also famous for capturing images of child labor between 1908 and 1912 . Each of the images below tells a story of the working conditions , the age of the workers and some intricate machines and work needed to be done in their every day lives.                                                        
 I have Chosen photographs of people in their working environment as this is what I have been doing in my unit 208 ,theme 2 .                
                                                       

  The light and detail is fab in all of the shots on this page, Lewis has got the workers and their machinery/placement  in the frame and you can tell the line of work each individual is undertaking ,showing a story in all of his images .The shots draw you in, and you seem to be wanting to know more about the real people in the photographs.

The Butcher

And His Tools !

        

All of the pictures above have been taken for research from the website below an not used for any other publishing uses . 

       http://www.multimedialibrary.com/framesml/IM12/IM12.asp