Liam Drury's ART 240 Blog

 Trent Parke is a photographer who works with light manipulation. Many of his photos range from images that are blurred due to long exposure, as well as images with absolutely beautiful lighting. Many of his images require special equipment like underwater cameras. One thing all of the images have in common though is light. He says "I am forever chasing light. Light turns the ordinary into magical." He displays so in his images, showing off his eye for colors, beautiful yet not overdone contrasts, and spectacularly composed images.  The first image of his I want to look at is this one, which seems to have been taken while making the shutter open and close multiple times, capturing both the seemingly odd flash while still having the people seem clear as day in the image. How did he do this? Did he take half of the image at night and the other part during the day? It's extremely mind boggling how he does these images, and truly shows his understanding of light and how to us...

 David Levinthal is a photographer who works in forced perspective and illusionary photography. His ability to make small things look big and toys look like real people seems to be the main attribute of his work. Most of his photos are given a rustic look, making them look like old images of soldiers in the heat of war, or on a movie set. He most likely uses a micro lens (I believe that is what they are called) to capture the high detail on the figures. He also occasionally uses blurring images to his advantage to give the effect of an armature photographer not capturing the features of a soldier's face when in reality, the toy soldier has no face to show. In my own photography, I am using much larger figures and putting them in natural environments rather than staged settings in studios. He also uses lighting to give a dramatic effect, which is something I myself have also taken into account in my own images.  One Technique I see in his images is figure modification to pose t...