PhotoShop

Today we were working with photoshop and using the various tools.

• Clone Stamp- The clone stamp copies selected parts of a picture.
• Marquee Select- This tool selects a shape of your choice allowing you to edit.
• Magic Wand- This selects objects in the picture by shade of colour.
• Lasso- This tool allows you to make a shape with the mouse so you can edit it.

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My Landscape Photos

All these pictures where taken from the top floor of the mall car park.

Big Tree (13/11/08)

When i went to take this picture i saw a train passing by but the camera wasn't on so instead i saw the tree and thought it would be a good picture.

Lampost (13/11/08)

When i was taking the picture it looked better in real life because i could see the church roof.


Crane and Church (13/11/08)

This picture was taken rfrom the other side of the mall car park so i had a better view of both the crane and the church roof.

Landscape Photography - Andreas Gursky

Photographer - Andreas Gursky
Birth Place - Liepzig
D.O.B - 1955
Photography Style - Landscape

Influential Works
1.Chicago Board of Trade II, 1999
2.Rhein II, 1999
3.Shangai, 2000
4.99 Cent, 1999

1.What does Gursky take pictures of?

Andreas Gursky takes pictures of landscapes. Landscape pictures are usually of natural scenery but Gursky usually takes pictures of manmade constructs.

2.How does his photos make you feel?

His photos don't make me feel anything because they are everyday things that don't seem intresting.

3.How have these pictures influenced you?

They haven't influenced me because i haven't taken any landscape pictures.

Rule of Thirds

Most landscape pictures can be divided into three, the top is often the background, the bottom is often the foreground and the middle (usually the pictures' focus) is called 'The Golden Third'. 'The Golden Third' usually contains the subject the photographer is trying to take.

For example, the picture above at its busiest in the centre, with less in the background and a fair bit of detail in the foreground.

Photographer - Robert Capa
Birth Place - Budapest
D.o.B - 22.09.1913
D.o.D - 25.05.1954
Photography style - Social Documentary

Influential Works
1.Troops landing at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6th 1944
2.Soldier taking cover at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6th 1944
3.Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936.
4.Boy soldier, Hankou, China. Late March 1938.

Robert Capa takes pictures of war and the effects war has on normal people.

His work makes me feel sad for the people who suffered during these times.

This person doesn't influence my photography because i try to be original with my pictures.