Daniel Picard is a graphic designer and photographer, most known for his photos involving iconic figures of pop culture. He takes figures of various comic book characters, Star Wars characters and makes them come to life. He uses quite a few rules of composition, such as the rule of thirds and leading lines, which make his photos visually appealing and interesting. I chose to study Daniel Picard instead of Hot Kenobi, another fantasy photographer, because of Picard's more realistic portrayals of his characters. I chose these two photos of Picard's work to share becasue they show great creativity and they tell stories.
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A watermark is a design on a photo that identifies the owner of the photo and the photo's copyright information, so the photo is not copied or stolen by another. They are extremely important, as many people attempt to claim artwork as their own when it's not and/or sell it without the owner's permission. Watermarks prevent that, as they tell who owns the photo. They can be easily applied using many photo editing softwares. They can be a signature, text, a logo, as well as other things, and often include the name of the artist, the date the photo was taken, a phone number, email address, or website of the owner. If your watermark is not registered, you can only recover damages if someone infringes. However, if you do register it, you will have full legal protection.
Aperture, Depth of Field, Shutter Speed and ISO are all fundamental aspects in the composition of photographs. Aperture controls how much light enters the camera. ISO controls the camera's sensitivity to that light. Depth of Field is how much of the photo appears sharp. Shutter Speed is the length of time in which the shutter of the camera is open. The four work together quite closely. For example, when photographing a subject far away, the wider the aperture, the more depth of field there is. To change your depth of field, instead of changing your focus distance, you can change your aperture. Of course, this also will change the ISO and the Shutter Speed, as those come hand in hand with aperture.
Josef Sudek was a Czech photographer. He fought in the first world war, which lead to his right arm being amputated. After the war, he became a photographer, well known for his still life photography. His photos are black and white with good use of contrast, they are simple with a clear subject. He uses leading lines to emphasize that subject and rule of thirds, making his photos visually appealing. One of his most photographed subjects is an egg. He does use other subjects for his still life photos such as vases, bread, and flowers, which help him practice various Rules of Composition and lighting. He teaches photographers that simple photographs don't have to be boring, but can be very intricate and artistic.
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