Charlie Waite - artist research

Charlie Waite is an established landscape photographer born in 1949. He worked in British theater and television before deciding to try his luck as a photographer. His work has been exhibited all around the world and he is also the owner and founder of light and land a company set up to provide photography workshops and tours. the main reason I have decided to research him is because of how his images seem to connect with nature displaying it as calm and soft.


I particularly like this photo because of the smooth transition between the trees and their reflection in the water. the entire image is in focus however it all seems to resolve around the central tree and disperses outwards into the distance.



I choose to also look at this image as I like how it makes you work through the photo vertically. this photo was taken using a film camera on skyscraper format with 120 roll film. another key reason that I choose this photo is because it again emphasises a smooth transition between colours due to the mist fading them in and out.

Jereon Stel - Emulation

This image was taken using a 1/2 second exposure time with an ISO of 80. I choose these settings as the mist was causing the photos to become grainy so using a low ISO reduced this and the slow shutter speed retained the brightness of the image. Unfortunately this photo is not as close to that of Jereon Stel's as I could not find a landscape similar to where his photo was taken. I have increased the blues in this image but as this it made the image appear very artificial this is as far as I decided to alter the colours in order to create the chilling feeling produced by the work of Jereon Stel. 

Damon Clarke - Emulation

To recreate Damon Clarke's original image I have taken photos of a leaf with the sun as back lighting. For this photo I have used a aperture of f/8 to capture the detail across the image as well as an ISO of 80 to counter act the sun however this still left the image much brighter than the image I am trying to emulate.

This is the final image after I have edited it. I have altered the colour balance as well as healing the hole in the leaf in order to bring it closer to the target image. In addition I have also altered the levels to increase the contrast which brings out the veins in the leaf and added a vignette to darken the edges leading your eyes to the brighter centre.