Author: Nia Goodall (goodallphotos)

Michaels Challenge

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In recent months there has been a rise in popular photography trends such as the Ugly Location Challenge which transformed into the now known Hobby Lobby Challenge. This challenge was popularized by Kelsey Maggart who was simply trying to get a floral image during the middle of winter. The trend has spread across America and spurred other teens and photographers to follow suit. However, Hobby Lobby wasn’t as enthusiastic about this challenge as many people were and even kicked out multiple photographers. Luckily Michaels Craft Stores began encouraging photographers to take on the challenge at their stores, they even went as far to post on their official Facebook page that they wanted people to come and be creative. Photographers such as Jessica Kobeissi hopped on the opportunity and delivered a beautiful interpretation of the challenge.

I decided to hop on the trend and try it for myself. I had an amazing experience at the Michaels store near my home where every employee was very kind and encouraging throughout the whole process. I even saw another photographer doing the same as I and taking pictures of their friends as well. I think this is a fun challenge that people should try even if you’re not a photographer. I attempted to expand outside of the floral section and added some other areas of the store into my images. I hope you enjoy my interpretation of the Michaels Craft Store Photo Challenge.

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Dramatic Portraits

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I’ve recently tried to get better at taking portraits of people. Here are a few of my favorites from a recent photoshoot that I did. If you like any of these make sure to comment which one is your favorite, I love having your input on things.

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Landscape Photographs

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After studying the work of Ansel Adams I was able to come up with these photographs. Vote using the poll at the bottom of the page or comment below your favorite picture.

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Macro Photography

Portrait Photography

Architecture Photography 

Abstract Photography

Portrait Comparison

Abstract Photographs

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After studying the work of Aaron Siskind I was able to come up with these pictures of my own. Take the poll or comment below your favorite of 1- 8.

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Architecture Photographs

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After studying the work of architectural photographer, Berenice Abbott, I was able to create my own architectural photos. Please take the poll or comment below your favorite image of the 1- 11.

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Portrait Photographs

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After studying the work of Richard Avedon I was able to take these portrait pictures. Comment below which is your favorite of 1-29 or take the poll at the end.

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Macro Photographs

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After studying the work of Heather Angel and other macro photographers like Edward Weston I was able to emulate their styles to create a gallery of macro photography. Please comment which image is your favorite or take the poll at the end of 1-13.

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Heather Angel

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The photographer I chose to emulate for Macro photography is Heather Angel, a macro and wildlife photographer.

Heather Angel is a macro and wildlife freelance photographer. Angel has been photographing for a very long time and even owns her own photographic agency where she gives classes to amateurs.

Angel tends to use lighting with a flash opposed to natural lighting so that she can highlight the features and detail of the subject. In macro photography Angel focuses on flowers and small animals such as insects and spiders. She uses a long lens to capture the detail up close of whatever she is photographing.

Angel was inspired by Eliot Porter who was a wildlife photographer. Angel actually graduated with a degree in Zoology and Marine Biology. She married Martin Angel who was an oceanographer who was also an inspiration to her nature photography.

Angel uses digital cameras for all of her photography. Her favorite camera is the Nikon D4 and the D800. Angel also recommends that people use tripods when photographing things in detail as well as a shutter release so that the camera won’t shake and make your photo blurry.

When Angel is photographing flowers for Macro she places the flowers on a piece of glass with a piece of black velvet underneath the glass. By doing this is adds depth and dimension to the photograph and really makes the colors in the flowers stand out more than anything else.

Angel records the things that might not be apparent in the picture like the emotions she wants the picture to show and captions she thinks of. Angel recommends writing down your exposures that look best and then comparing at different angels to get the best possible image.

I chose some of my favorites of her work, but I will link her gallery here as well so you can pick your favorites.

Aaron Siskind

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I chose to emulate Aaron Siskind for the Abstract photography style, also known as Abstract expressionism.

Aaron Siskind lived in a period of abstract expressionism. Abstract expressionism is a period of time around the 1940’s where art was really focused on making photographs that looked similar to abstract paintings. Abstract expressionism emerged during the chaos of World War II because photographers wanted to portray some sort of hope and show a different, bold style of photography.

Siskind was one of the first abstract expressionist photographers. Siskind formed his photographs to look like paintings and to make his art something different. Siskind’s abstract photography is so different from any other because he includes so many different details and hidden meanings into the image.

Siskind believed all of his photographs represented something other than just the subject itself, as if his images were a metaphor for something deeper. Siskind’s images were always peppered with little metaphors and deeper meanings so that they always managed to be much more than just a picture. Siskind never used color in his abstract pictures so that the viewer could focus on the textures, contrast and subject of the image and not have any colors to distract.

Siskind always zoomed in tightly to his subject and mostly focused on sidewalk markings, graffiti and torn posters. Siskind would position a small section of graffiti marks off center and focus on the asymmetrical lines and the contrast to the dark background. He loved emphasizing line and tone in his work.

Siskind differs greatly from Ansel Adams because unlike Adams, Siskind zoomed in very tightly to his subject and didn’t focus on any of the surrounding area. Adams always made sure to include a lot of landscape into his pictures with a lot of different natural elements; contrasting this style Siskind almost never included the scene around his pictures.

I have included some of my favorite of Siskind’s work below, you can click here if you want to see a full gallery of his work.

Richard Avedon

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The photographer I chose to emulate for portrait photography is Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon is one of the few photographers who knew he wanted to be a photographer at a very young age.  His interest in photography started when he was 12 years old. When he got older he began photographing as a freelance photographer for Harper’s Bazaar. Avedon also ran a successful commercial studio where he photographed for Calvin Klein, Revlon, Versace and many others.

Avedon had a special type of lighting that he used which is now known as Avedon lighting. Avedon lighting is a combination of front, back and fill lights with a bunch of different reflectors. The lighting setups almost always involve a white background that strongly emphasizes the subjects face. The subject is removed from context and he focuses on their facial expressions. Avedon made sure that when he used white lights and a white background that his subject was wearing dark colors to emphasize them.

Avedon photographed people while looking their best or even looking their worst for a more authentic feel. Avedon also captured people when they felt uncomfortable or when they wore something that made them insecure. He conveyed his emotions through his subjects.

Avedon wanted to focus on real portraits of people. He loved the authentic look that facial expressions added to pictures. When he zoomed in tightly on a subject’s face then it allows the viewer to see the detail and true expression of the subject’s face.

I included some of my favorite’s of his work below, if you would like to see more of his work then check out his gallery here.

Ansel Adams

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The photographer I chose to emulate for Landscape photography is the great Ansel Adams. Adams is not only one of the best landscape photographers but he is also one of the best photographers and environmentalists of all time.

Born in 1902, he had an early love for photography. He visited Yosemite with his parents when he was 12 and fell in love with art, he took pictures of Yosemite with his Kodak No. 1 Box Brownie camera. Adams returned every year after that to photograph the natural beauty of Yosemite until the year that he died. Adams would often stay in the mountains for weeks at a time, searching for the perfect picture.

Adams never used a digital camera, he was very proud of using film and editing his images in the darkroom. He would stay in the darkroom for hours at a time to make the perfect print.

Adams best work was later in his life when he learned to drop his horizon line to show the contrast between the sky and the ground. Adams was a very instinctive photographer, his amazing instinct is shown in his most famous picture, Moonrise Hernandez. When he was taking Moonrise Hernandez he didn’t have a light meter, only his brain and this is now one of the most well known photographs of all time.

Adams made sure to always fill the frame with landscape and never left any blank space in his image. He also always makes sure to take multiple of the same scene with different exposures and shutter speeds.

Adams was one of the best photographers ever because he focused on the photograph more than any rules for good composition. Many disliked that he went against the rules of good photography but he continued to photograph the way that he wanted to. Adams was one of the first photographers to photograph for an artistic purpose rather than a documentary purpose. This is different from Bernice Abbott who strictly photographed for documentary purposes.

I included a few of my favorites of his below but if you would like to see his gallery I will link it here.

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