Masters+Photo_Jansen



 After doing research on this free choice project, I found myself leaning towards the idea of telling a story through a series of images; a story that emphasizes simplicity and beauty and freedom. I looked at the artists such as Frans Lanting, Robert Bergman, Paul Caponigro, Sabrina Ward Harrison, Margaret Bourke White, and Galen Rowel who all demonstrated strong and complex photography that inspired me for this free choice project. In the end, the style of photography by Frans Lanting, Sabrina Ward Harrison, and Paul Caponigro paralleled to my final idea the most. The first image in my banner is by Sabrina Ward Harrison. She is known for using text, usually written like in a journal, on her photographs. Because my idea is using a series of images to tell a story, I thought using written text would help enhance that idea as well as add complexity and uniqueness to my piece. The second image is by Frans Lanting who is known for his nature photography for National Geographic. What inspired me about this photograph specifically was the color and movement. I love how it looks like the cheetah is in action yet the image is still clear and somewhat focused. With that being said, I wanted to incorporated this sort of idea of chaotic movement and the idea of time passing as I tell this story of images. Finally, the last photograph is by Paul Caponigro. He is known for his shots of landscape which are absolutely beautiful and serene. The simplicity of his work is what inspired me the most. I want to incorporate images of nature within my story to sum up my overall theme of beauty. In the end, I will demonstrate unity within my series of 4 or so images because in order to tell a story the images must all connect in some way, and I will also include movement, similar to the cheetah image, to enhance my theme of freedom. I will make this project complex enough by, again, creating a series and adding hand writing and using Photoshop to edit the images and bring them to life.

http://www.thelateafternoon.com/sabrina-ward-harrison http://franslanting.photoshelter.com/gallery-collection/Portfolios/P0000XNDLnRPNsNM http://www.theharrisongallery.com/artistDetail_12237_Paul-Caponigro.htm