Actually Using the Light

Wow lighting really does make a huge difference in my photography...

Weekly Photographer: Julie de Waroquier

Julie de Waroquier is a self-taught French photographer. She usually works with a square format and beautiful lighting. A lot of her photographs appear to be photo manipulations done in photoshop. I can feel a lot of emotion from the girls in each photograph. Here is part of her artist statement:

"With my pictures, I try to show the limits of the post-modern pessimism, reminding us the value and the depth of the human being. That is why, through symbolism, I explore the invisible world which resides inside human minds and hearts. Fears, desires, and passions.

Weekly Photographer: Tim Walker

Tim Walker is a fashion photographer from London.  He specifically constructs every aspect of each photograph.  The lighting is beautiful and a big part of each photograph. The amount of detail in every prop, color, lighting, setting, and composition really captures my attention. Walker creates photographs that could only exist in a fantasy.

Weekly Photographer: Rosie Hardie

Rosie Hardie is a young English photographer who focuses on the staging and atmosphere of each photograph. She also likes to work with a lot of photo-manipulation and photoshopping.  She usually photographs in a square format. Each photograph has beautiful lighting. She also enjoys using herself as the model, so many of her photographs are self-portraits.

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Weekly Photographer: Tom Hussey

Tom Hussey photographed Alzheimer patients for his award-winning ad campaign. You can feel the disconnect that the patients feel when they see their own reflection. The photograph is a combination of two photographs of different people. The lighting is very nice and the color schemes are a bit muted. The resulting images are both fascinating and sad. I feel that Hussey did a good job capturing the mind of alzheimer sufferers. 

Weekly Photographer: Cari Ann Wayman

Cari Ann Wayman is a 22 year old photographer who takes self portraits in abandoned buildings. She's an explorer who sees stories in places and likes to tell them. Her photographs all feature a beautiful use of  the lighting, usually by using the natural lighting, but sometimes set up lighting.

Weekly Photographer: Julia Fullerton-Batten

Julia Fullerton-Batten portrays mother-daughter relationships in a cold way based on her own experiences growing up. She tries to portray the complexity of the relationship between the two as the daughter grows older through beautiful tableau photographs. These photographs feature good colors, lighting, attention to detail, and natural acting by the models.