Bobby Mallernee's critique on Zieph Playing with light

The first picture immediately captured my attention. You are peering through a bicycle tire’s spokes. Half of these spokes are light and half are completely dark. The red line cutting the dark frame of the picture adds another level to the photo. Throughout the collection of photos you are made aware of some great decision Zieph has made. His placement of the camera in each photo proved to be vital in capturing his light. The alternative perspective seems to come in play with every single photo. He made top quality use of his black and white photo. The techniques that have been taught in class have clearly been applied. One thing I would have done differently, is instead of two pictures of the sky only used one. He has such a broad range of the type of photo that he can capture, that it leaves me wanting more. To have another type of unique photo would only enhance the artwork more. All in all these photos used all the aspects of the project correctly, and the artist showed a clear ability in raising the bar.

Bobby Mallernee’s critque on Zieph’s Art Work. Sequence

Bobby Mallernee’s critque on Zieph’s Art Work.

The three movement photos Zieph captured were astonishing. He was able to capture so much emotion through his artistic mind. The first set of photos I found particularly entertaining. He used the landscape and nature around him to create a great landscape. His sequence captured a rock being thrown over his head, only to come crashing down in a pond. The splash was captured perfectly in the last photo making for a perfect ending. I really enjoyed the placement of his camera, he used his timer settings to the fullest extent.

            The second photo was captured through a fish eye lens. This was able to bring an alternative perspective into the mix. There were several frames within a frame to be appreciated. To cap off the message in the second photo, a real conceptual item was put in place. The stunt man has a girl in the bottom right shown sitting, and watching his every flip. This brings the idea of maybe just maybe the man is performing these stunts to impress her. Its always fun to look at pictures and make up a story in your own way, this particular photo did a good job at capturing just that.

            Lastly the third photo caught creativity at its peak. The horizon was used perfectly. He changed focus’s throughout his photo sequence. This change of focus really made the photos become more and more appealing. Then, there it was, the photo to elevate my opinion on the whole sequence. The third of four photos brought a particular interest to my eye. There is smoke blowing in the wind towards a man walking in the water, with ripples surrounding him. The way Zieph captured just half of the guy blowing the smokes face helped elevate my interest.

Movement & Sequence

Playing With Light