Jackie Ranken

1. Select an Artist

Link to Jackie Ranken’s gallery: Jackie Ranken

Five characteristics: 

Black and White: The majority of the creation has a color contrast of black and white of her photo has color contrast. Using this color contrast removes any distractions from color. It helps the viewer focus on other aspects of the image, such as the subject, the textures, shapes and patterns, and the composition.

Nature: The majority of her photographs are landscapes. Also, the focus elements are primarily plants and trees, highlighting that she mainly focuses on nature.

Lines: In Jackie Ranken’s photograph, she emphasizes the line by using thin objects such as trees, branches, etc. The lines are all facing different directions, and sometimes the string matches. These lines create order, and these lines are the dominant object in the photo. 

Tone: Jackie Ranken’s photographs mostly have a dark tone; she uses color contrast of white and black to emphasize the focal point. However, she uses lights to highlight the focal point, colors the background dark, and uses light to highlight the focal point, successfully creating the contrast between the object and the background.

Focus:  In Jackie Ranke’s photographs; she likes to highlight one dominant object in front of the camera; he usually uses focus to keep the audience’s attention on the main subject instead of the background. 

I selected Jackie Ranken as my first set since she uses black-and-white color contrast throughout her photos. In addition, she uses nature as a dominant element, which relates to my vision of saving nature.

2. Respond to an Image:

Photo analysis: <SHEEP>

I selected this photo to analyze since it demonstrates Jackie Ranken’s signature characteristics. She utilizes the shadow of the trees and sheep to create a pattern. For example, in this particular photo, the tree and the shadow form a straight line, and the sheep form a dotted shape. The object and its shadow create an illusion that if the viewer doesn’t concentrate on the photo, they will never guess what the thing is. In addition, the photographer Jackie Ranken uses her other signature characteristic: taking nature photos in black and white filters and making aerial photo imagery. The tone of the picture adds more and conveys the audience naturally emotively. Jackie Ranken strips away the color from her image, and as a result, it automatically has a more timeless and nostalgic feeling and can transport you back in time to days long ago. Jackie Ranken’s abstract is always related to nature and landscape, primarily in black and white. I want to try to create a photo-taking landscape and wildlife, using visual techniques such as shadows and black-and-white filters.

3. Contact Sheet:

Link to contact sheet: contact sheet

Yellow: The photographs I selected for the Yellow categories are those that are out of focus of the picture frame and include unwanted objects. Moreover, the pictures didn’t have the effect I wanted or didn’t fit my vision. These photos are all categorized as yellow.
Green: Among the pictures I took, I selected the photo which had better quality and had iconic moments and compelling composition, light, color, and subjects. Also, I chose images that show the focal point, such as trees, branches, and leaves.
Red: I selected these pictures from the green set of photos, it was chosen because it best fits my vision, and the branches were well shown in the pictures. Moreover, these photos reflect the inspiration from My selected photographer, Jackie Ranken. It shows the best relationship between light, shadow, line, and element.

I selected these two photos for red. I was particularly drawn to these images since they captured exciting lines and objects, emphasizing the majesty of the tree and the branches. I also liked how the colors and tones I used in lighting and techniques complement each other perfectly, making this photograph successful. Moreover, I did well in capturing the landscape in the style of a portrait, and it drew attention. I didn’t ideally choose the photos for my triptych. I want to work on research on Harry Callahan.