To succeed as a photographer requires dedication and devotion to the craft. To master it requires attention to detail, often in the face of difficult challenges. Capturing someone's spirit in a single moment can be challenging, but Yousuf Karsh immortalized this in his works.
https://karsh.org/reflection-180-years-in-photography/yousuf-karsh-george-bernard-shaw-1943-2/
Being different and obsessed with creativity is part of what it means to be an artist. If there is one theme that really resonates through Loretta Lux's work of photography, it's the ability to express herself.
Perhaps the best way for artists to live creatively is to push themselves further and further, until something special happens. Such was the case for Jacques-Henri Lartigue, who went from taking documentary-style shots of sporting events, to making abstract paintings, and eventually to developing photographs with a deep surrealistic quality.
For all its appeal, photography may appear to be an impersonal and rather creative medium. Yet, using techniques developed over time, you can achieve a more organic, unique style in your photographs, as Hiroshi Sugimoto has done in his photography works.
There are many different types of balance that can be used in digital art, and each has its own unique effect. Some of the most common types of balance include symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. By understanding these different types of balance, you can create a piece that is both aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound.
Last week I introduced balance and dove head-first into symmetrical balance. This week we’ll be taking a look at radial balance art.
If you haven’t noticed, I like to start the year with a blog dedicated to returning to the basics.
We’ve got a really short post this week and it will be the last one that I write for this semester. So if you look for them every week, just know that I’ll be coming back again in January with more helpful thoughts/materials that you can use in your digital classroom!
Back by popular demand is another installment of movies to show in the classroom! Last spring I reviewed some of the short artist photo series from The Art of Photography YouTube Channel.
