Calah Jones Artist Post 9

1. Assignment photographer Thomas Peschak for National Geographic uses a Nikon D3S.  This camera has a 12MP 35mm full frame.  It's used best for low-light images but in Peschak's case, this works great for underwater images.  It has very low noise at high ISO settings to allow him to keep taking pictures underwater at any time of the day or night.  The camera also works well with capturing large, fast-moving objects in the frame. 

2. Peschak's sturdy but simple pictures are usually underwater capturing wildlife in the sea or on land with nature.  Peschak studies for days behind the computer before getting behind the lens reading scientific reports and research on the subject matter that he plans to photograph.  Using the information he educates himself with and what he visualizes in his head of what he wants to capture, Peschak sketches out his desired frames.  Sharks are his main focus in his work.  He studies whale sharks, white sharks, tiger sharks, bull sharks, and even great white sharks.  In each of his images he tries to focus on time and proximity.  Because his subject matter is usually moving (the animals, the rough waters, himself, etc.), those are the two main factors in creating his great images.

3. I thoroughly enjoy Thomas Peschak's work.  Although the pictures are of sharks, which would normally be threatening and scary, his pictures are calm and open to me. I like how he captures the animals in their environment like photographer Steve Winter does.  His work has good quality allowing me to see the image clearly even underwater.  His photos on land, however, are not my favorite.  Some of his work has a lot of underexposure in his photos.  But that is because of the camera he uses since it uses such high ISO settings.