This is a private blog site to support the Photography AS/A2 classes I run in Bournemouth - I use it to share ideas, research, useful (I hope!) material, and point out good photography stuff on the web.
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Richard
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Nick Brandt – Wildlife Photographer
Posted on September 12th, 2009 No commentsIf you’re wondering what relevance wildlife photography has to your fine art project, think again. It is an unforgiving genre that demands huge technical competence and the fleetest of reactions.
And just occasionally along comes a photographer who lifts the results out of the simple documenting of other species into something much, much more. Nick Brandt works in medium format black and white film, then retouches the scanned images in Photoshop. Websites don’t do the work justice because the technology cannot yet render the range of subtle tones on screen as well as a final print.
Giraffes In Evening Light, Maasai Mara, 2006 Picture: NICK BRANDT
I think this is one of my favourites – you can see a lot more at http://www.atlasgallery.com/atlas.php
Would you prefer to see these images in colour? you can read something of his working practice here.
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