6 Photographers
Two French graphic design leaders, Thomas Couderc and Clément Vauchez, are responsible for HELMO. They primarily produce graphic work, although their work shows an exceptional talent for incorporating photography with design and type. This photograph is interesting coming from HELMO because their design mind is displayed through the composition and coloration of the fog. I really like the surreal feeling this photo conveys, the mundane winter forest setting mixed into the mysterious illuminated and colorized fog. I chose this photo because of the emphasis and interesting use of artificial color.
This beautifully shot Yujean Park photo caught my eye for a couple reasons. The overall composition is very well done with the decaying fishing boat and the winter road both creating a strong diagonal force in the photo. The lighting also really interests me, the shadows in the photo also create diagonal line, but in the opposite direction to the road and boat, which acts to create the motion of an X in the photo. I chose this photo because of the use of line and movement that is created in the motionless abandoned subject matter.
I found the texture of this Lauren Pelstein very interesting. I think that the use of black and white really emphasizes the texture of the forest that is literally dripping from everything in the frame. I chose this photo because I think is it difficult to shoot an interesting forest landscape photo, yet this image has completely captured my attention, it makes me want to explore this forest and feel all of the moss and walk through the muddy swampy floor. It reminds me of some of Sally Mann’s landscape work.
I choose this Tob Seelie photo for similar reasons to the the first HELMO photo. I really like this play with color and artificial lighting mixing with this smokey mass. I really want to experiment with this technique myself, maybe see how fog and color can interact in different settings or with different objects…
Similar the Yujean Park, I’m initially drawn to this Tod Seelie photo because the X formed by the two diagonal lines, although in this photo these lines are much more pronounced by the padded jousting mallet being crammed into the face one of the knight riders. I love the motion and spontaneity captured by this photo. The background is slightly blurred where as the bikers are frozen in focus. I chose this photo because I find that the timing and framing executed by Seelie makes for a very fun and interestingly composed photo.
Davide Faggiano is an Italian multimedia artist. I chose this photo because I found the media really interesting, the use of black paint on the subject really highlights all of the lines and wrinkles in the human face. I think this in interesting and relevant to our consumer culture which typically will disguise any line or blemish in a persons on face. I think it would be interesting to experiment with photographing body parts or objects covered with a solid color paint to see what kind of effect it can produce.
