Unit 57: Photography and Photographic Practice

Research of other photographers work (P1, M1, D1)Lewis Dunn

Photographer: Atiba Jefferson

Theme or focus of images

When analysing and researching Atiba Jefferson’s photography who is a well-known skateboard/ extreme sports photographer I came across a variety of different examples of photo’s which can be taken in the skateboard industry. My personal favourite will have to be the black and white shot of Andrew Reynolds just above, for many reasons why I think this is a good photo e.g. it has been taken mid trick showing the expressions of all the people surrounding and also singling out the main object and purpose of the whole photo which being Andrew Reynolds throwing a very unusual trick down many stairs based randomly in the street. As the photo has been taken or edited in black and white it is very difficult to know what time of year it could be as there is no colour used although I did realise that there are leaves on the trees and the clothing the audience are wearing I will judge that it was took during spring- summer times. I researched the location where this photo was taken I read up that it was taken somewhere in Portugal during a skate tour explaining the large amount of people fascinated by the tricks.

Composition

Viewing the angle the photo was taken from it seemed that Atiba (the photographer) took this photo from eye level as the people surrounding are all the same height as the photo. I think that he chose to take the photo from this angle because it’s showing you what it looks like from the person’s point of view at this specific moment giving you the feel of atmosphere being at that place at that time. I think that Atiba had zoomed in just slightly to specify that the photo was taken to focus on the person doing the trick and possibly the trick itself as Atiba uses a lot of his photography for magazines which look more into skateboarding. Also they might have been buildings or other people in the background which could have ruined the shot so he could have zoomed in or even cropped the photo to extinguish the objects or people from the shot. Also he has un-focused the people surrounding the skateboarder this just shows that the photo is focused on the skateboarder only.

Techniques used

Think shutter speeds, rule of thirds & depth of field

Looking more at the technical parts of the photography used he has verified the shutter speeds of a majority of the photographs I have focused on, for the main photo I have been analysing there doesn’t seem to be much light coming through

but it’s hard to tell due to the fact that it is in black and white

Strengths & Weaknesses

What you do and don't like and how it can influence your work