M42 lens on my 5diii, bokeh and depth of field test

A video I recorded of my Hasselblad firing the leaf shutter

Battle of the Feathers!

Float like a butterfly sting like a bee

Documentary

Nan Goldin

Nancy Goldin was born in 1953 September 12.
She moved to New York after she graduated and began to photograph the gay and lesbian subculture.

Alec Soth...

http://chichesterportraitphotographer.co.uk/blog/

I really like the work of Alec Soth. When I compare Alec Soth to the work James Natcheway, Sebastio Selgado, and Timothy O'Sullivan produce I Find his work much more appealing to me. Not because I don't like the work the others have produced but because the work I do and am interested in seems to coincide with his style in composition. Although this is not a portrait by Alec Soth, but by Tobias Key who was inspired by him. I certainly see the inspiration. The subject is a pink hatted female staring directly into the camera. The depth of field is shallow, so the background is blurred. It's possible that the woman is on a beach. The vintage look is achieved I feel. With soft colors complimenting her skin tone and the blue beach contrasting her pink hat. I think this was well thought out and well executed. I would be happy to have something like this in a portfolio. The subjects posture is in mind but I don't sense any stress. There isn't much tension in the photograph. Her eyes seem to be one third of the way from the top and the water line seems to be one third of the way from the bottom. The background being blurred balances the frontal scene as if interwoven in complimentary pieces. This photograph  definitely helps me become a better photographer, when I see photos I like I absorb everything in it so I can imply the same techniques in my own pursuit in photography.

Stephen Shore

Stephen Shore 1-8 Yuma color photograph

In 1-8 Yuma a long road stretches into the horizon line vanishing at the mountains.
Stephen Shore took this picture in color, using a slower shutter speed in order to get a expansive depth of field. The technique seems to incorporate the rule of thirds, the horizon line is about one third of the away from the bottom. A composition technique used to make things appear more interesting. Stephen went on a road trip when he took this picture in 1972, from New York to Texas. This is the highway he was on. This photo is one of the many from the road trip. I feel like it ties into his other work when I notice the framing of the picture, and the sepia tones. I think Stephen takes note of the geometries in his working space. The edge of the frame is often parallel to some line or another. The vertical lines in this photograph seem to have been planned to be equidistant from the frames edge, guiding your eye towards the vanishing point. These gental nudges, even the cloud above, keep the eye drawn inwards. I like these subtle cues. It affects me because I sometimes take pictures like this but it makes me want to plan more unconscious markers in my photography that push or pull attention one way or another.