Famous Photographers
Essay by theepikaa123 • February 24, 2013 • Essay • 545 Words (3 Pages) • 1,777 Views
Peter Lik is an excellent landscape photographer. He was born on 1959 in Melbourne, Australia. He had got his education and training in he photography field by teaching himself on his own. Influences that inspired him to become a photographer is when he was given a camera as a young child. This photographers also moves from Australia to Los Vegas, where he opened multiple galleries with his work for sale. He also took the challenge to take photos of all 50 US states. One thing that makes this photographer interesting is the fact his picture are very artistic. This can go from the angle of shots to the variety within the photos.
This picture is called autumn mist. This pictures shows both the trees and bushes very well. There are many elements like line, colour, texture, and value. Principals throughout the pictures can be asymmetrical balance, repetition, contrast, and unity. Rules of composition are leading lines and surface view. Therefore there are many strengths to this picture. If one this were to be fixed maybe making the colours of the leaves more vibrant to give emphasis on the subject matter.
This picture is called eternal flame. The subject matter in this picture is a flower. Elements throughout this picture that make it strong are colour, texture, value, and space. Principals can be balance, contrast and unity. Overall this makes the picture strong. Rules of composition that are applied are filling the frame and surface view. This picture is very well done but to make it stronger the photographer could have put the flower in the middle intentionally.
This picture is called midnight storm. The main subject matter is the lighting and the storm itself. The elements in this picture are colour, line, texture and value. The principles are movement and contrast. Overall the image is very strong. A rule of composition that is applied to the picture is rule of thirds. This picture is good but to make its better, there could have been more clarity and focus in the picture. The picture has too much movement that make it distracting.
This picture is called mesmerize. The subject matter in this picture is the variety of rocks. Elements throughout this picture that make it strong are colour, texture, and space. Principals can be balance, contrast, repetition and unity. Overall this makes the picture strong. Rules of composition that are applied are filling the frame and birds eye view. This picture is very well done but to make it stronger the photographer could have made the colours of the rocks more saturated then dull. This somewhat dose does not draw the viewer all the way throughout the image.
This picture is called desire. The subject matter in this picture is a canyon. Elements throughout this picture that make it strong are colour, texture, shape and value. Principals can be balance, contrast and movement. Overall this makes the picture strong. Rules of composition that are applied are filling the
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