Photographer 6- Randy Olson

Many of Randy Olson's pictures have been featured in National Geographic similar to other photographers that have inspired me.  His photos also show emotion and especially with the one below, amazing lighting and intriguing subjects.

Photographer 5- Henri Cartier-Bresson

 

These photgraphs were taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Bresson is known for his street photography, which personally, I believe is very fascinating.  He captures every day life at interesting angles, and unique views.  He inspires me to believe I can do just the same.

Photographer 4- Carol Guzy

 

I love the emotion Carol Guzy portrays in her photography.  In these pictures and many others of hers, she ventures off into dark places of the world where suffering is more than common.  She reveals the feelings of the people she comes across, and shows to the world their lives.

Photographer 3- Ansel Adams

 

Ansel Adams photographs landscapes in unique ways, attracting my eye.  The picture above me showing the road is very interesting with the leading line, and the contrast.  His photographs show movement(such as in the bottom picture) and feeling.  

Photographer 2- Steve McCurry

 

I love McCurry's photography because he is able to capture so much emotion with just a click of a button.  This picture of the Afghan girl made the cover of the National Geographic, and gained a lot of attention.  McCurry is able to make photographs that speak to you.

Photographer 1- Sam Abell

 

After hearing Sam Abell speak about his photography at our school, I gained a new found respect not only for him, but for photography as well.  With two of his pictures named in National Geographic's Top 50 of all time, Abell explained to us how he spent hours capturing the photographs(such as the one above).

Solarization Photography

 

This photo was taken by Emmanuel Radnitsky.  This photo intrigues me because it was taken in 1930.  I've never thought about photography's history much before this.  For such a simple photo, I really like the contrast the solarization effect gives the picture.  What's interesting is that "Man Ray" discovered solarization on accident, and ended up controlling it to create the look he desired.

This photo of my sisters bike, turned out very interesting solarized.  I like the look of the metal on the bike, as well as the look of the railing.  To improve this picture, I would've maybe placed the bike in a less distracting area.  If I were to give myself a grade, I'd give myself a 93.