Autumn final image

Here is the photo that I have chosen as my final image for autumn, I have chosen this photo as i really like the intensity of colours on the leaf in there foreground and how it contrasts with the colour of the grass in the background, I really like the composition and think everything within the photo works well. I feel this photo portrays the season of autumn through the colours on the leaves .

Autumn images

Here are some of the more successful photos that I took relating to the season of autumn.

The above 5 images have a larger depth of field that some of the other photos that I have taken. The first two photos are of trees, some of the leaves on the trees have started to change colour yet the majority of them are still green as they have yet to begin the transition into autumn. The third photo is of a lake with lots of trees around it, the main focal point in this photo is in the foreground on the twigs and fence with everything else out of focus. The last two photos are of trees, in both photos the leaves in the foreground have changed colour with the leaves in the background still fairly green. I do like these photos however I don't feel they are very good in showing the word autumn.

In the photos above I have looked at leaves on trees, within each photo I have used depth of field by having the foreground in focus and the background out of focus. I really like these photographs, I feel the show the season of autumn within them due to the colours on the leaves. I really like the different compositions and I think that creating depth of field makes for a more interesting and effective outcome.

The eight photographs above are of leaves on the ground, I feel that the last four photos are more successful than the first four photos due the the colour within them, I feel they are better at showing autumn due to the colour. I feel the first four photos are less successful as I don't really like the compositions and I don't feel they have as much of an impact as their is not that much colour within them.

I am going to choose my final photograph relating to the season of autumn from all of the photo above.

Autumn

I went out a few different times during two weeks because the colour change of leaves was still in process, meaning that every time I went out leaves were different colours depending on what point of the transition they were at. From doing the research I had a much clearer idea of what type of photograph I wanted to capture to show autumn, I wanted to create depth of field within my photos, either by having a selective focal point on one point where there lots of the same shapes or foreground vs background by having either one of the the main focal point of the photograph.

Contact Sheets

Below are some contact sheets containing the more successful photographs that I took relating to autumn.

Further Research

When I think of Autumn, my initial thoughts are of the colour change of the leaves, trees and Halloween.

I feel that the thing I want to focus on is the colour change of leaves and trees. I quite like abstract imagery and I think that I could find some interesting compositions. I have looked at a few different photographers already but now I have decided to be more specific with what sort of work the photographer produces.

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© Cora Miller 

 

© Jim Powers

I have found these photos which are taken during Autumn. I really like these five photos, some of them are very abstract which I think is very effective within a photograph, as well as depth of field. I feel that these photos show the direction in which I intend to take this assignment, these are similar to the ideas that I have in my head. I want to focus more on the leaves and the colour change on them during the season of Autumn, which is showing the colours within the landscape.

(Above photos taken from http://www.betterphoto.com/)

John Shaw

John Shaw has been a professional nature photographer since the early 1970s. Having had his work published in numerous publications and books, such as National Geographic, Nature’s Best,, National Wildlife there are just a few amongst many others. He received his first-ever outstanding photographer award in 1997 which was given to him by NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association). He was also chosen to be a featured legend behind the lens by Nikon in 2002, whilst Microsoft gave him an Icon of Imagining in 2006, these are just  a few of the many thinks that Shaw does. Having published six books on nature photography and six eBooks on Photoshop and Lightroom, he has photographed on every continent from Antarctic to the Arctic. Having once produced work on different film cameras, he now prefers to use digital due to its advantages.

I have looked at the work of John Shaw, whom I really like.Having said that I like abstract imagery I feel that some of his work is very abstract, due to the composition and colours. He sometimes takes close up shots which I think can make something more interesting, he looks a lot at nature and landscape, from animals to rock formation. There is always a lot of colour within his photographs which make them stand out due to the intensity.

Below are some examples of his work:

I feel that some of the photographs above show some of the ideas that are in my head, such as trees and leaves in Autumn and the colour they go, I find it interesting how leaves change colour at a certain time of the year and how they do not all change to the same colour they vary from red to yellow, which is more interesting to the eye than just one colour.

(http://www.johnshawphoto.com/)

Frank Zipperer

Frank Zipperer is a freelance photographer who lives in Arlington, Virginia. Having previously being in the army, he has never been formally trained as a photographer. He has attended a course from the New York Institute of Photography as well as numerous seminars and workshops that have been informative about photographic techniques. He has had a passion for photography for over forty years and some of the photographers that influence him the most for the style of work he is interesting in are Edward Weston, Paul Strand, John Sexton, Clyde Butcher, Imogen Cunningham as well as the artist Georgia O’Keeffe. He loves being able to share the vision of what he finds within nature with other people through the lens of his camera. Zipperer is a member of the Professional Photographer of American, the National Association of Press Photographers and a founding member of the North American Nature Photographers Association. Within his work he concentrated and specializes in nature and fine art photographs, although he also enjoys photojournalism.

I have looked at Frank Zipperer's work as something that I want to look at is colour, and his photographs are focused on using colour and tone. I find his work effective due to the intensity of colour within his photos. As it is strong and stands out, you get a sense of what he is trying to say through the photograph. 

Below are some examples of his work:

(http://www.fzippererphoto.com/)

Christopher O'Donnell

Christopher O’Donnell likes to show a vantage point within his photographs what is rarely seen in reality, to show beauty, emotion and serenity. He says that there are countless mesmerizing scenes among us within our every day life that are hidden from society; his goal is to expose and show these scenes to the world so that he can share everything that he sees. After he left college he returned to the coast of Maine where he has perused his love of landscape photograph. Main is perfect for landscape photograph as it is relatively untouched by human interface therefore everything is natural. He explores the seasons of the year, therefore his work changes every season, he does this to create photos that are unique to him and in his style.

Above are photos of Christopher O'Donnell's work, these photos are taken during Autumn. I really like O'Donnell's

(http://christopherodonnellphotography.com/)