Trent Parke

 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 use it. Edit: After some experimentation, perhaps he used a shutter speed that was open long enough for someone to move and cause a blur, but short enough for people to stand still at the same time? I feel like I am most likely wrong but I tried messing around just to see what'd happen.

This next image is less about light and more about a sort of emotion that is brought about in this image, as well as other technical aspects. I myself have taken images similar to this, keeping the shutter open for a long time and lowering the aperture as to keep the image from being underexposed, even if the ISO is set to the lowest point possible. I like this one because I enjoy the sense of danger, as well as the cinematic shot look to it. Just the speed of the car and the absolute danger of the man on top is great and so outlandish. Also, depending on how fast they were going, different shutter speed settings can create different effects as long as you do a good job tracking, which you can clearly see Parke did.