Michael Mironov

So, as I was looking for large format photos to go with my last journal, I came across a large format photographer named Michael Mironov. I was instantly attracted to his fantastic print quality and all the great textures in his work. I decided to make this week's journal about his work because I was so drawn to it and I thought it was a great example of the possibilities of large format photography.

I love the composition in this one, but I think I am most drawn to the textures in the trees (especially the one in the front) and how each blade of grass can be seen.

This image has great depth and amazing details. I love the way each door is framed by the door in front of it and then ends with a view of a tree placed perfectly within the frame of a window.

The water here seems to be both hectic and calming. I love the soft, foggy surface in contrast to the crazy, intense rapids.

This image I enjoy for the same reasons mentioned above. However, in this one I also love all the lines of texture in each splash of water and how it resembles hair or fur.

This image intrigued me because I loved the creepy, mysterious, almost dreamlike feeling it gives off. All the boards and buildings seem to be wobbly and falling down and there is a very extreme sense of depth that goes back into the image. Also, I think the almost white sky really adds to it because it intensifies the contrast in the print and makes the whole scene really pop out more. I just love the sense of uneasiness this photo gives off.

I have always been particularly interested in waterfalls because they're always so beautiful and very photogenic. However, I love this image not only for the waterfall, but for it's amazing contrast. I love how the high contrast intensifies the textures in the ground and the rocks, but at the same time is balanced out by the water, which is softer and more gray. I also love the depth and how it draws the eye from the top of the waterfall to the bottom of the rocks. It creates a lot of movement that really makes the viewer feel as if they are part of the waterfall and going through the stream and all the rocks into the nice, calm pool.

Large Format Photography

David Ward

I love the sense of depth and the blue tones in this one. It's almost surreal, even though it's just a bunch of rocks on the beach. It's also very calming.

I think this one has great colors reflected in the water; I love how the orange and green blend together and contrast each other. I also think the mist at the edge of the waterfall is very beautiful.

Kim Weston

I love the composition of this one and the shape that is created by the tutu as the dancer reaches down. I also love the contrast and how you can still see textures and folds in the tutu even though most of it is white.

I just thought this one was a pretty landscape. I love the dark blue evening lighting against the snow (it really adds to the atmosphere). I also really like the depth and all the large, triangular shapes created by the mountains.

Matt Bigwood

I love the crazy focus in this one (I'm assuming it was a special lens). The weird spiral around the edge really draws the eye to the center of the image, especially to the woman and the little girl and it makes the image seem almost dream or memory-like. Without it, I think this would just be a simple little park picture.

Chapman Baehler

I wasn't sure what to make my journal about this week, so I decided to just find a portrait photographer who's work I found interesting. I came across Chapman Baehler, who mostly photographs bands/singers. (Some musicians he's photographed include: Iggy Pop, Nine Inch Nails, Kelly Clarkson, John Mayer, Nickleback, Korn, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Alanis Morissette, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Rascal Flatts.) I really enjoy his work, not only because they're great photographs with interesting colors and compositions, but because he actually goes outside to shoot his subjects. I normally don't like staying in a studio because I get bored way too easily with it, so I thought it was interesting to find a photographer who also likes to go out to shoot.

BEHEADED!!!!! lol XD

(Ok, so this last one isn't a musician, but I just love this image. I love the girl's pose because it makes her look really young and playful and I love the way her dress is hanging. I also like the vignetting, the old-looking house, and the dark, neutral tones, because of how it makes the mood seem a bit creepier and more dream-like.

Also, I included this one just to show something he's done that WASN'T of a famous band/singer.)