Michael Kenna:

In all of the photos the photographer focuses on one specific object in nature

The images all have black and white in them

Many of the images use texture

The images use line to show the different branches on the trees.

Many of the images highlight the specific object in black and the background in white

The artist uses many formal elements such as line and texture to show the interesting part of nature as well as showing the viewer interesting pictures of trees. The artist also uses black and white to create a mood and atmosphere in the overall image and enhance the viewers experience with the interesting color schemes. The artist tends to focus on highlighting a specific object in nature and then show the background as well to show the entire frame and not only focus on the specific nature but also on the background and sky. In the images the artist uses black and white to show contrast between two different things in the image such as the background and what the artist is focusing on.

I have chosen this photographer because he takes extremely good pictures of nature which are abstract photos and shows an interesting contrast between black and white. I will not focus on black and white images but he inspired me in a way to take interesting pictures of nature and trees. The photographer relates to my vision because his images focus on one specific image and the main idea of his photos is to highlight pieces of nature and show the interesting part of nature as well as the beauty.

“We see in color all the time. Everything around us is in color. Black and white is therefore immediately an interpretation of the world, rather than a copy.” I chose this particular quotation because the quote shows the photographers main ideas of his photos and shows his interpretation of the photos. He talks about how black and white is an interpretation or a perspective of the world. He is trying to show a different perspective of nature and show it to the world because as he said we see color all of the time. The quote helps me understand this photographers work because it shows how he interprets his photos and his main ideas when he takes his black and white photos of nature.

Respond to an image

I chose this image in particular because the image is almost completely in black and is a different and interesting perspective compared to the other photos in my gallery. The image is also very interesting because it shows a really interesting tree but not much of a background in the photo just specifically focusing on that one tree.

The entire image is in black which is really surprising because most of his images are in both black and white and show an interesting white background but this image only focuses on the specific tree and is colored in black for the most part which is a really cool perspective.

I think tone is the most important part of this image because the image is in black which shows more of a darker tone as black is most commonly referred to as a darker color and the use of color creates a more of a dark tone to this image. Tone can be seen and the tone in this image creates an interesting perspective of the image one which people do not see.

I think tone is very important because tone creates an interesting atmosphere to the image and can change the mood in the image. This image shows a more darker tone due to the lighting and darkness on the tree and in the entire frame. Throughout this image the photographer uses tone and tries to create an abstract image through the use of tone and texture to create an overall interesting image.

My chosen artist photographs are abstract because each individual image focuses on one specific element and in this photograph the photographer uses tone as well as texture to create an interesting abstract image. You can clearly see the interesting texture on the tree which this photographer is trying to highlight. In his images he also uses tone to create an interesting atmosphere he creates tone through the use black and white color variations. The color in his images also change the mood of the image and change the perspective of the image while highlighting an important part of nature.

I like how he uses black and white images to create contract in the images between specific objects and show a difference between the background and the specific part of nature that is being shown. I also really like how he incorporates formal elements in his photos. In his style he shows the interesting texture on the ground or shows the texture on different trees.

I will adapt a similar style one where I will be highlighting a specific part of nature while also showing an interesting background but in my style I will not use black and white as I want to have more color variations in my image to create a more interesting image. This artist inspires me to take better photos and to show a cool perspective of different parts of nature such as trees,

Revised Vision Statement for set 2:

My vision is to highlight important parts of nature and to show the texture of trees and different parts of nature. My aim is to show the importance of nature and highlighting the beauty which you can see in many parts of nature. I will take photos in the style of Michael Kenna.  I am particularly inspired by nature photos and I want to create an interesting style that highlights interesting parts of nature and showing a different perspective of nature. I will take pictures that have elements of texture as well as color to create an interesting sensation to the image and my ultimate goal is to show the importance of nature and why we need to keep our nature persevered because of how nice it can be.