Thursday, 12 May 2016

Photographers Research- Foster Huntington

Foster Huntington is an English photographer who has spent time travelling around in a campervan taking photos of the van and the places that he travelled to. I chose Huntington as one of my photographers because his photography shows many aspects that can relate to my theme, I also chose him because there are many different aspects of his photography that I feel I could relate to within my own work to make it better. I really like the ways he positions the van in his shots to show different aspects of his journey. I think that his series shows a journey as a collective and works best in that way.




























This photo shows huntingtons camper an parked on the beach, the props or objects on top of the van show that they are planning on surfing and being quite active. I feel that the fact it's a camper van shows that they are travelling for a long period of time because if they weren't then wouldn't need a camper van they could use a normal car. The photos very light and doesn't have much colour however it still conveys a happy feel. I really like this photo as it shows journey in a nice and traditional way.








This is another photograph of huntingtons that I love, the cars parked at the edge of a cliff so you can see the landscape from a high viewpoint. I also like how he's opened up the boot so that you can see the contents of the car. The sleeping bag indicates that they are sleeping in the car which again links to long journeys. This photo shows colour and a completely different setting from the photo above, which imply a that their journey has moved forward. 


This image of Fosters has changed location from the last photo that I looked at. The setting shows mountains in the background and a handmade fire in the foreground. The campervan has been placed so that the side and rear of the van is in view for the audience. I like this photo because it looks like they've parked up for the night until the morning. There aren't many complicated camera or editing techniques within this image, I think including this could improve the photos. 





This is the first photo of his that I have seen him use two camper vans within one photo. I like this photo but I feel that it's just what you see at first then there's nothing else to the photo. There's some contrast between the darkness of the trees to the lightness of the icy floor and bright white sky. This isn't my personal favourite of huntingtons but I can see how it links to my theme. 

Influence-
I can use one aspect of huntingtons photography within my own work, this would be the use of a vehicle that is typically linked with long distance journeys. I don't think that I would want to apply any other aspect of his images. 





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