1st shoot final images - SonnyCallicottPhotography

This is my first final image for the project, I decided to focus on landscapes and try to re create the work of Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams predominantly takes his photos in the mountains and I didn't have access to really tall mountains so I decided to take the photos in the forest. The main focus of this image would be the tree on the left hand side of the rule of thirds grid. I also like how this gives the photo a very strong composition. I also like how the branches are very dark and then feeding off the branches the leaves are very light which shows a juxtaposition feeling within the photo. I feel this image could have been improved by using the long exposure technique to make the water look misty and foggy which looks like a cloud of dust covering the river bed.

I also like how this image has a very strong composition by having the tree placed in the middle of the frame. I like how underneath the tree is very dark but then surrounding the tree its very light and shows a difference between shadows. To make this photo better I would use the burn tool to make the outside of the image darker to give the middle tree even more of a striking feature and draw the viewer into the centre of the image even more. Overall I didn't really like this shoot because I didn't have access to taking my images in the mountains as Ansel Adams did in his shoots. So with my next shoot I am going to completely change to Urban photography but still use Ansel Adams techniques such as black and white. This will link Ansel Adams work to Dan Holdsworth.