Photographer #4

Fay Godwin
I have chosen this photographer because she was one enlisted in my exam paper when I chose the question of aspects of the landscape, therefore I would like to study Godwin further as I feel she is going to be a good landscape photographer whos aspects are portrayed in a brilliant manner, otherwise she wouldnt of been one of the few photographers to be of focus in the exam question. I have also chosen this photographer because the brief research which I conducted, the pictures I discovered were very beautiful and very simplistic, I really find natural images with no meaning but pure beauty very aesthetically pleasing.

In this image Godwin has used a wide angle lens to take a picture of the landscape of a country field. This image has been turned into black and white which enforces a simple feeling to this image which I really like. I like how the black and white shadows across this image and how some of the tones in certain parts have been altered, for example, the cloud.I love how the clouds in this image are quite dark it reminds me of a dreary day however the light of he sky suggests the hope for the sun to come, which further suggests perhaps the sight of a rainbow.

This image has influenced me to not just put black and white on an image and just for it to sit there, but to experiment with changing the different options on photoshop black and white layer, as this can create an appropriate outcome for the image, which could suggest something opposite to what there is without the black and white, for example, this really could be a sunny day however with black and white it doesn't overly seem like this.

In this image Godwin has again used black and white and this time I think she has used it in a brilliant context as it brings a depressing vibe to this image. I think this fits the image because of what is actually in the image. In this image a car is half submerged into what seems to be a lake, the car is wrecked and seems crashed which suggests there was a car that was in a crash and it has drowned in the lake, perhaps even killing passengers. This image creates a story that could let your imagination run wild, something I really like about this photo.

This image has influenced me to create a photo which poses a question to the audience and makes them think of multiple stories which could be conjured due to the image, for example, in this image I guessed that there has been a car crash however this could of simply been an abandoned car. I think this brings a bit of fun to art as you dont just look at it, it makes your imagination run wild.

In this image Godwin displays reflection however it is so perfect (slightly off in length), yet looks like repetition. The trees seem to be reflecting in a very still lake, I find it very beautiful. This image has been turned into black and white by Godwin, which seems to be a running theme within Godwins work. The sky is a grayish colour and the branches of the tree seem to look like a solid black which creates a sort of silhouette look.

This image has influenced me to consider what black and white can do to an image, the black and white in this image has created the look of a painting, I would really love to be able to create an image like this, however it takes the correct lighting and the correct setting to be able to form a picture like this which is simply a reflection however manages to look like a shadow, a silhouette and a painting all at once.

In this image Godwin has taken a picture of what looks like a tree growing attached to the ground, in this picture I think the imagery is absolutely breathtaking. I personally think that the way this tree looks makes it look as if it is a hand leading up from the wrist. The grooves on the tree make it look as if it is an old persons hand with wrinkles. To me this suggests that this is mother natures hand reaching out to nature. Godwin has put black and white on this image which drains all the colour which really draws the attention to the tree and makes it the focal point.

This image has influenced me to consider the angle of which I take pictures, as it can completely alter an image into something completely different. it has also influenced to take more pictures of trees however not in the conventional form, i am influenced to differentiate the angle and to perhaps experiment with close ups to focus on the patterns of the tree, perhaps this could be an aspect.

Overall I really like Fay Godwin as a photographer and I feel she brings a certain spin on landscape photography and contorts it into beautiful imagery that really does look like something completely different. I usually think the black and white theme can be quite tedious and too repetitive however I think with Godwin it makes her work original because of the way she uses it  creating a feeling and a narrative within her portfolios.