www.georgelepp.com

Sometimes the best way to learn about photography is just to admire the work of other great photographers.  So in that spirit  my new “Photographer of the week” is George Lepp.  I have been admiring his images for many years.

via www.georgelepp.com.

ART WOLFE-Digital Stock Photography-Nature and Wildlife Photography

Some incredible photographs, by one of the best check out this page — ART WOLFE-Digital Stock Photography-Nature and Wildlife Photography.

Photograph — the subject defined

Looking at the images that I have started to put together for this assignment the first thing that strikes my attention is the simplicity of the great compositions.  When I look at a great photograph there is no question about what the main subject is.  Now there are many ways to bring the viewers attention to that main subject, but the important factor is ensuring that the viewer knows right away what the main subject of the photograph is.

The Wow Factor

We have been debating about where to start here.  But, we feel, that before we get into all the nitty gritty of how to take photos we need to look at what we would like to take photo’s of.  So for this assignment we are going to leave our shiny new camera’s in their bags and take a look at some photographs.

By the end of this assignment we should all have a total of 20 photographs.  10 of our own, and 10 from anywhere else.  I want you to go out and search old magazines, and internet sites and adds — anything you can find that has photographs.  The goal is to find 10 of your favorite photographs.  Don’t analyze — just go straight from your instincts.  Look for those photographs that make you say “wow”.  Now go and take a look at your old photo albums and shoeboxes and cd’s, anywhere that you have some of your own photographs packed away somewhere.  Now, pick your favorite 10 of these.

Once you have all of your photo’s together take a look at them — lay them out on a table or in a slideshow.  Now start to look at what all of the good photo’s have in common.  Is it the lighting, the composition, the expression or gesture of the subjects?  Look at the subject of the photograph — what does the image say? — to you.  We will look at the images that we picked later in the week and try to find some common themes among them.  Until then I have posted a few links  that may get you started in the right direction.  Have some fun with this — but really think about that Wow factor