Martin
Amis is a photographer based in UK. He often cites the work of American
photographers Alec Soth, Joel Sternfeld and Mitch Epstein, William Klein, Bruce
Gilden and Martin Parr. His photographic projects demonstrate a contemporary
look at modern society. His innovative imagery and oblique approach to
documentary photography make him one of London Art's most interesting.
First
photo was taken from unexpected perspective or just unusual picture of
windmill. Photographer has set faster f-stop, and focus on parts of the
windmill: pole, blades and rotor. Flowers that are on the front of the image
blurred and stay out of focus. Elongated shapes of blades and different sort of
the lines such as pole’s elements and stem of the plant create ascending
movement altogether. The only thing that bothers my eyes is sharp stop on the
top of the windmill. It seems that upper part of the image is empty and carry
no meaning. It could be improved by setting top of the windmill closer to the
upper frame of the image or may be including more out of focus elements that
would balance the picture.
The second
image, if it is compared to the first one, does not let the viewer to look any
where else, but the center. Objects on the left and right side create “frames”
that does not allow viewer’s eyes to leave the image abruptly. Moreover, the
shadow in down the center and light blue building in the background meet each
other’s contrast right in the middle. It adds more attention to the subject
matter in the center of the composition. And finally, brown-red color of window
frame, flower pot and turkey leads to find all the clue of the image by pulling
all awareness to the center.
The
third image is established on light and shadow interaction. This time, linear shapes
creates perpendicular quality to the view out of the window. Photographer uses
shallow depth of field to put in focus a dark magenta curtain and its folds. However, curtain has dual responsibility in
the composition: it not only frontal subject, but also a layer that laid on the
top of the view out of the window. Blue sky color and green color of grass in
relation to the magenta, acquire new shades of the same colors. Or may be it is right to say that curtain obtains
different shades of magenta.
Works
of Martin Amis really has got my attention because of composing color and light
assignment. Those photographs teach me how to understand better a relation
between light and color and how to make perfect compositions that would lead
viewer throughout subject without losing interest.
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