David Hilliard

For years photographers have developed newer more innovative ways to expand their art. artist such as David Hilliard have actively practiced alternate photographic techniques. for example, the using of multiple images to create a larger, more encompassing photo.this style has been around but David has managed to make its own. Hilliard began by documenting his life and the lives of those around him, he seen it as organizing the unorganized. his works can be seen as a mixture of documentation and construction reality.

he says "The construction of panoramic photographs, comprised of various single images, acts as a visual language. Focal planes shift, panel by panel. This sequencing of photographs and shifting of focal planes allows him the luxury of guiding the viewer across the photograph, directing their eye; an effect which could not be achieved through a single image."
i enjoy that you get a good sense of surrounding yet never loose focus of the subject. it provides a little more information on the artists propose.

Frank Dituri

I stumbled upon Frank Dituri on the internet, and was drawn to the irony in his pictures if that's the word I'm looking for. He has numerous different types of images, but the ones I found interesting were his pictures of these women in a church. Now these are not just any run of the mill women going to church to confess there sins, but on the contrary these women seem to be sinning whilst at church. Now the only way I knew they were in church was because of the titles, which are, Kneeling at the Alter and In The Church. As you can see they are very well photographed, and in black and white film which I love. The composition and lighting really add to the surreal quality that his pictures seem to convey. What intrigues me is the message that he is trying to put across, which I can only guess at, like with all art. What is he saying by putting these women in scantily clad clothing or just underwear in a church? Are they confessing their sins by sinning, showing God who they are without apology. It's interesting to look at his work from the 70s and see how he has become so much more abstract in his photography. I enjoy looking a picture and having to stop and really look to see what exactly is being photographed. It's ok not to know what really is going on in the picture, and that's what I think make some of Dituri's images so appealing to me. There was also an image that was a close up of a woman's but, and it's title was The Behind. I'm not gonna lie I had to stop myself from having a laughing fit. I don't know if Dituri's intention was laughter from this picture, but I like when I can see a piece of art and laugh, and not have to take it so seriously.

Oliver Weber

When looking at work from Oliver Weber, nicknamed the "street photographer", most people are magically taken into his images. He has a way of capturing physical composition with emotional experience. this form of photo is greatly admired. Weber's work falls into the realm of documentary photography, the art of capturing moments. Ways in which to become successful documentary photographer one must posses certain qaulities that allow for the perfect shot. First, one must be aware of one's surroundings. Next, one must develop an eye for what might classify as a good photo. Finally, timing, and positioning can all play a factor in creating images that grasps viewers attention and tell a specific story. Composition, point of views, and capturing the climax of an event are also great tools used for good documentary work, especially by Weber. His photos focus on people in there natural,everyday environments. he feels it shows the current reality of untold stories. a lot of the reason i find his method interesting are because they resemble my own. Oliver roams and seeks out his subjects as they exist in the world. the images can be sometimes gritty,focus alot on underprivileged communities, but they brings voice to all those whose crises for help that have been drowned out.

Deborah Hamon

Deborah Hamon combines artistic forms of painting and photography to create beautiful images that are truly spectacular.the combination of these mediums stand alone but together creates a new reality that is rarely seen.
The Australians work aims to represent girls and there transition from adolescence to adulthood. She marvels at the complexity of maturity and wonderfully demonstrates it in her art. it also shows the playful nature of young people and the beauty of the innocence of children. These life-like photos/painting of these children at play are incredible portraits that will be admired for generations to come.
Harmon admits to using photo-shop as a tool for blending these two different works, drawing a bridge between them.
Her work has been show internationally and has won numerous accolades for her pieces. The next showing will be this summer, where she will be one of seven photographers the showcase their work in the new Mexican museum or art, ending august 1st.

Chenman is one of the young famous fashion photographers that I love. The reason why I love her work is as you see. All her work is not only about how fashion those model wear and how pretty they look in the image, but also she put a lot traditional elements especially Beijing elements in to fashion work. It’s not only to show off how different but also she is telling all those old building and subjects could relate to fashion. And she also put a lot painting technique and other art elements into her work. She is trying her best to annotation her own fashion through her work.

After I knew about her and her work I start to love fashion photography. It is not my not been seen as art, but more commercialized. To me it is another type of art too. She is not only famous in China but also really famous in the fashion word. She and a really good reputation from movie stars and famous models whom had worked with her. They all said she did a really good job to express the virtue and beauty of everyone of them. Her successe is my goal to achieve my dream.

I am so happy to introduce you my friend Josh Zhang. He is a photographer, a teacher and also close friends of me. In the time I start love photograph, he have touch me a lot about how to open my view of this amazing art world and some time give me a lot knowledge of how photography is. Here I would like to show you some of his work had posted on national geography website.

All those image have perfectly showed his ability and how different from his image and other Chinese photographers. I guess maybe because he has been study aboard in Austria and also study from a lot foreign photographers. All his image seemed more meaning behind the image itself. And the way he uses natural light recourse. Another reason he image is really different is because his cultural background. He knows China better then other and he does combine both western and eastern elements together to tell story in his pictures. Most of his image on National Geography are took in some town of China, all he did is tell a story of normal people how those people’s life is. That s really strong element that photographer need to have.

Joel Sternfeld- Walking the High Line

Joel Sternfield's series called walking the high line, shows a paradox within New York City. The High line was created in the thirties to lift freight trains off of the crowded New York streets. Seventy years later it is all but abandoned (with hopes to make it a park in the future). As of right now, the high line is a pristine, overgrown grassland within a concrete jungle. This is the paradox that Joel works with. In a place where the only nature you find is man-made nature (central park), the high line is uncontrolled-left up to the plants, this is very evident in Joel's photographs. What is so pleasing about Sterfelds photo's is the surprise that they created for me. Not once would i have though that such a place would exist in New york city, where everything is controlled and made to specification. To this extent it sits as an oasis, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, away from humanity. Although the city is still visible from all around the highline, is searves and an area unique in a city of uniformity. this is the beauty of the pictures. Nature cannot be stopped, and decay will always happen- that is just a matter of life, and for all of humanities efforts against chaos, it still creeps in, and this is what Joel sternfeld shows with this series.