Unit 31 l01
- 1. Portraitphotography or portraiture: is photography of a person or group of people that displays the expression, personality, and mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of the photograph is usually the person's face, although the entire body and the background or context may be included. Jimmy Nelsson Jimmy nelsons work is based around people from different areas of life from different countries and using portraiture to show the persons personality and mood in one photo. From the images you can usually guess the surrounding temperatures of the person and which continent they come from. Some of the portraits are close ups and some are mid shot but that’s generally all you need to capture the moment.
- 2. Landscape photography: shows spaces within the world, sometimes vast and unending, but other times microscopic. Landscape photographs typically capture the presence of nature but can also focus on man-made features or disturbances of landscapes. Adam Burton adam burtons work is all about landscape and reacuring theme of nature. He has photographed five of the seven continents and now specialises in the landscapes of the UK, particularly Southwest England. From hes images you see mostly green and brown and other earthy colours shows that he loves nature. Surrealism definition:Surrealism aimed at expressing imaginative dreams and visions free from conscious rational control. It looks at things you can picture using your mind. Surreal images more often confuse viewers as they’re non realistic so you have to use your head to understand it properly. christopher j christopher j is a photograther whos work is based around surrealism. His images mostly show men with surreal power. He puts a lot of effort in edditing his pictures to profection so they look real but not real. Most of his images have bad weather and are light grey.