Andrew Wierda, Diversity of artistic photography (Art (ATEP 2017))

This is a collection of large/small aperture, long/short shutter speed and high/low contrast photographs recently taken by myself (with minor touch ups). I wanted to put emphasis upon, and thus display the diversity of skills/techniques that can be used in photography to create a visually pleasing result. My intention is to show the viewer how there is never a single way to take a photograph, and why it is so vital to know how to adjust the camera settings in order to stress features such as bokeh or motion. As well as showing the diversity of photography, I also wanted to show the diversity of artistry. In the first shot, I show the artistry of the frame and how angles can be used to create otherwise impossible photographs. In two of the shots, I use a particularly long shutter speed and manipulate light to imprint on the sensor something you would otherwise not see with the naked eye. The photographs of the paw and the tunnel contrast the extreme difference in aperture between them. The paper on the grass is unbelievably untouched in terms of contrast, saturation or photoshop. I will leave the ostensible meaning to you, but I will say, look closely... On the topic of creating the image you see and in the words of Ansel Adams, "You don’t take a photograph, you make it.”

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.