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Websites; http://www.azuldefusca.com.br/Blog/fazendo-a-foto-ansel-adams/ http://www.renaissancesociety.org/site/Exhibitions/Images.Thomas-Struth-Photographs.60.2810.html http://www.holgadirect.com/holgadirect-interview-michael-kenna/

Ansel Adams:  This photographer is known for nature inspired photographs, anywhere from the jungle to the city streets. This piece is a black and white photo of a lit bridge at night. I visually enjoy this piece because it is very complex, yet simple, and it keeps you guessing what the meaning is. Also, I am unsure weather he digitally enhanced the reflection or if it was actually reflected that bright which adds even more interest to the piece.

Thomas Struth: Struth is known for a wide range and variety of artwork, and this piece is one of his famous city scape pieces. The sheer simplicity in this piece is what I love most, and the fact that it is so simple and elegant looking and could be put anywhere. It would look perfect mounted on a simple white or black background and look expensive in a home. The thing I want to take away from this piece and use in my own work, is taking pictures of simple things, and editing them or making them black and white to make them elegant looking.

Michael Kenna:  Kenna takes many nature inspired pieces, from wildlife such as birds, to landscapes and more. A majority of his photographs are in black and white, and like this picture are very simple in design, yet complex at the same time. I love how he makes something as simple as birds flying in the sky look so beautiful, and important, and somehow makes them seem dramatic, and eerily interesting. The thing I'm going to take away from this piece and use in my own artwork, is I am going to also try and take dramatic black and white photos of simple nature pieces like he does.

My Project: Clearly all these photographs were filtered with a black and white filter in photoshop, and I plan on doing the same thing, although that may change depending on the colors of the photo and how they look as a whole in color vs black and white. I also may try to do a photoshopped reflection to make the reflection brightness to the degree as it is in Adams piece. I will focus on the use of level horizon because mine will all be photos of nature inspired places, and having a level horizon greatly increases the look of the photo. My concept will be to find the beauty in other things that are otherwise just common everyday sights, and to make them look interesting, and not boring as they usually are when we are used to walking by them. Lastly, I am going to create a series of photos in order to make the concept one of traveling and the beauty in adventures and finding new places to go, and that we don't have to be going anywhere special in order to find a beautiful and inspiring place.