Monday, September 3, 2012
Natural
Recently I’d join
the public and other photographers by using filters on my images and I really
enjoy using them but today I decided to go old school! Leaving my photographs
as is and only did a minimum of tweaks here and there. So you can see the real
colours of my flora and objects that I photographed. Hope you “like”...
Labels:
Close-Up,
Drosanthemum Hispidum,
Durban Flora Photographer,
Flora,
Flowers,
Green,
Macro,
Natural,
Osteospermum,
Pink,
Pipe,
Rust,
Yellow
Friday, August 31, 2012
Black & White
Black & White
photographs always have a timeless look to them. I used to change a lot of my
images to black and white but I haven’t done it in a while. I forgot how it
brings out the beauty of your subject and how it shows the texture of the
objects. A simple brick wall can look so timeless by changing it to black and
white. Hope you see the beauty in the simple things like I did...Enjoy!!!
Labels:
Black and White,
Close-Up,
Durban Flora Photographer,
Flora,
Macro,
Texture
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Master Photographer - Karl Blossfeldt
Karl Blossfeldt was a botanist and
photographer in turn-of-the-century Berlin. His entire photographic output is
devoted to plant parts: twig ends, seed pods, tendrils, leaf buds, etc. These
he meticulously arranged against stark backgrounds and photographed in
magnification, so that unfamiliar shapes from the messy vegetal world are
revealed as startling, elegant architectural forms.
Monkshood 1928: http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/tag/karl-blossfeldt/
Maidenhair Fern 1928: http://standrewsrarebooks.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/photo-eye-new-photobook-acquisitions-in-special-collections/
Self Portrait, 1895 |
A master photographer who inspired me to specialize in Close-Up (Macro)
Photography...and here is a famous quote from him.
"My botanical documents should contribute to restoring the link
with nature. They should reawaken a sense of nature, point to its teeming
richness of form, and prompt the viewer to observe for himself the surrounding
plant world.” – Karl Blossfelt
To look at more of his work you can visit his website at:
Maidenhair Fern, 1928 |
Monkshood, 1928 |
Information: http://www.profotos.com/education/referencedesk/masters/masters/karlblossfeldt/karlblossfeldt.shtml
Self Portrait 1895: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestand:Karl_Blossfeldt_1895.jpgMonkshood 1928: http://www.soenyun.com/Blog/tag/karl-blossfeldt/
Maidenhair Fern 1928: http://standrewsrarebooks.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/photo-eye-new-photobook-acquisitions-in-special-collections/
Labels:
1896,
1928,
Close-Up,
Karl Blossfeldt,
Macro,
Maidenhair Fern,
Monkshood,
Plants,
Self Portrait
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Walk About
I found images in one of my folders on my PC that I forgot to blog about but I did add them to my Facebook page... I took these images on the 11th of May from our garden.
Labels:
Close-Up,
Durban Flora Photographer,
Filters,
Flora,
Flowers,
Macro,
Sepia,
Wild Flowers
Friday, June 29, 2012
Master Photographer - Imogen Cunningham
Cunningham turned
her attention to both the nude as well as native plant forms in her back
garden. The results were staggering; an amazing body of work comprised of bold,
contemporary forms. These works are characterized by a visual precision that is
not scientific, but which presents the lines and textures of her subjects
articulated by natural light and their own gestures. Her refreshing, yet formal
and sensitive floral images from the 1920’s ultimately became her most acclaimed
images.
"I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent."
If you want to see her art work, you can go to her website...
http://www.imogencunningham.com/
Information: http://www.photographywest.com/pages/cunningham_bio.html
Self Portrai 1974 |
A Quote from the One and Only and who inspired me to specialize in Flora
Photography!
"I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent."
If you want to see her art work, you can go to her website...
http://www.imogencunningham.com/
Calla Lilies 1925 |
Magnolia 1925 |
Information: http://www.photographywest.com/pages/cunningham_bio.html
Self Portrait 1974: http://www.photoliaison.com/Imogen_Cunningham_Published/index.htm
Magnolia 1925: http://grainsoflight.tumblr.com/post/1305946510
Labels:
1925,
1974,
Calla Lilies,
Imogen Cunningham,
Magnolia,
Master Photographer,
Self Portrait
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