Research for project 2
The object of the photo was certainly to show Deep depth of field although I noticed that I’d used a 19mm lens at only f/3.5 aperture. I could of course chosen a much higher aperture but I did not a have a tripod to hand and the scene (ambient light) was dim.
A photo that I took in July 2015 in a region called Teruel, Spain.
Research of other photographers:
Fay Godwin – 1931 – 2005
Renowned mainly for work in landscape but also produced some portraiture work and abstract work, during her career. She first became interested in photography in 1966 taking photos of her young children.
Godwin produced some spectacular landscapes and, naturally those works represent the use of deep depth of field. She was born in Germany and travelled extensively until settling in Britain.
One picture I will draw out for analysis is the one below.
The distinctive view offers several focal points. Firstly, the leaning stone and the hedgerow that leans at the same angle in distance. There is clarity in the whole frame, the eye can see clearly into infinity. One other focal point is the rock to the lower left of the frame balancing to some extent the composition. The foreground has the leaning stone and the background the hedgerow.
Below image 1: Mona Khun. Image 2: Fay Godwin (1976)
3. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and received her US Citizenship. Kuhn earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles.
Apart from Kuhn’s more etherial work in her nude portraits, she made some standard portraits such as this one above. The naturalness of her subjects comes about with her developing a close relationship to the people that she photographs.
References:
1. Godwin F. (1976) http://www.faygodwin.com/landmarks/im05/index.html [accessed September 2016]
2. Kuhn M. (2011) [accessed Sept 2016]
3. Biography of Kuhn M. http://monakuhn.com/pages/view/bio/ %5Baccessed Sept 2016]
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