Still Life Photography With Accents of Nature

Cherry Blossoms

Inquiry #13: Lewis Hine & Jacob Riis

Lewis Hine, 1913

Jacob Riis, 1890

Lewis Hine
B: September 26, 1874
D: November 3, 1940
Hine hoped to achieve the attention of the public for issues
such as child labor exploitation and governmental affairs.

Jacob Riis
B: May 3, 1849
D: May 26, 1914
Riis hoped to bring attention to social issues, including
but not limited to child labor issues.

I hope to live in Washington when I am in my mid-thirties, and I want to be working as a biochemist or pharmaceutical doctor working to develop new medications and coming up with cures for different diseases and illnesses.

Spring Break Project Plans

Still Life Photography with Accents of Nature

1.  Linus Lohoff

ii. http://www.linuslohoff.com/

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iv.  Linus was born in Germany, and was always a freelancer in his days when in universities.  He loves to travel and is currently living in Barcelona.

2.  Jenny van Sommers

ii. http://www.jennyvansommers.com/editorial/

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iv.  Jenny failed art school in Australia, and now lives in London photographing for several magazines including Vogue and Dazed.


3.  Jonathan Knowles
ii. jknowles.co.uk
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iv. Jonathan works as a advertisement photographer, and is the photographer who worked on the Black Sabbath album cover, and advertised for Coca-Cola, Smirnoff, O2 (creator of the bubbles), and Guiness.  He currently resides in London.

4.  Robert Sulkin

ii. www.robertsulkin.com

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  iv.  Robert began photographing in the 1970s as a social landscape photographer and has continued to do so for the last 30 years.  He slightly references media influence, technology, and animal rights through his photographs.

5.  Lafugue Logos
ii. https://500px.com/lafuguelogos/
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iv.  Lafague lives in Japan and is a freelance photographer.  She believes in her photographs showing spirit and poetry.

"My Plan"

1.  I am planning on having my project during the day of Spring Break, and lighting it with a white side light, each scene.  I will be taking photos of still life scenes that are composed of all man-made objects, with one accent of something that will be directly from nature, like a leaf, or a fresh fruit or vegetable that is full of color against the bland background of the scene.  It will all occur in my house or backyard.

2.  I chose this photo project to emphasize the idea of humanity versus nature, and I love still life because I feel like the type of photography tells a story that you just can feel and know, but can't necessarily put into words exactly why the photographer posed their subjects the way that they did.  I am planning on photographing one per day over Spring break, with whatever is on my mind, at mid-day as to get the best lighting.  There will be at least one or two white lights on the subject to light it perfectly.  I hope to stretch my creativity levels and I hope to learn more about who I am as an artist and if this is the type of photography that I most want to pursue, and what kinds of things I want to say with my photos.  I anticipate the brainstorming and how I will set the scenes and what they will look like when I finish the project and how the photos will change how I look at myself as an independent artist.