Photography Blogs

I love Pierre Cordiers work. His chemical paintings have so much depth and beauty.  The process of chemical paintings involves a great deal of experimentation and chance and due to his little control over the outcome, I find his work even more valuable and impressive.  This specific painting is one of my favorites. It reminds me of a walls of a cave or large rocks or some type of beautiful landscape. The colors created in this piece are beautiful. I love how its a gold color in the back and there is a wide range of darks and lights and shadows. The gold lining around each of the shapes is beautiful and makes this image even more eye catching. I would love to see this painting in person because the detail in every part of this is beautiful.  Pierre Cordiers contribution to the world of camera-less photography is timeless. His art is inspiring, unique, and really push the boundaries of what is possible with this type of art nd photography.

I found a lot of inspiration from Jerry Uelsmann when creating my final project. I love the beauty and surrealism in his work. He makes his images look dreamlike and effortless. I think the idea of taking two negatives and places them on top of each other to create one print is such a beautiful and creative idea that I really enjoyed doing.  I found inspiration from his work because of many reasons. For one, his ability to create such perfect exposures on both negatives used in the image is very impressive. He accomplishes perfect blacks, whites, and grays in both pieces of his print. After attempting this technique I have a great amount of appreciation for his perfection is his double exposures.  I especially love this image and would love to try and recreate something like this. The symbolism of the hands holding this scenery is beautiful and eye catching. I love the composition and how the clouds are perfectly placed in the middle of the hands. I also love how such a simple...