Natalia's Photography Blog

When looking for inspiration for my final photography assignment, I actually stumbled upon Loreal Prystaj's work that she did with the mirror. This is what inspired me to try using a mirror in my work. I did don't see all of these photos, but without even trying, I think I created some photos that have a similar feeling to them, especially the one with the sky in the reflection. I think the idea of reflecting the sky in the surrounding nature can represent a few things, such as recognizing that all energy on earth comes from the sun originally and is then just converted into other forms of energy by living organisms. Especially in the photo below, the surrounding grasses look to be dead, which is heavily juxtaposed to the bright blue and lively sky. I think moving forward, I may try and also use the mirror to cover and distort my body. By replacing what should be the identity of her body with a reflection of nature, a whole new layer of how humans and nature go hand in hand is ...

  Alex Webb creates photos that seem so perfect that they almost look photoshopped, but from what I can tell, they are just highly posed and thought out as to make such a perfect composition with interesting subjects and colors. The photos all depict multiple people places around the scene in a very balanced way.  The picture above specifically has a perfect shutter speed to freeze the people in the photo but is slow enough to show the motion of the spinning globe. This looks like a different part of the world than in the U.S., so I think seeing it as someone who has never experienced this lifestyle makes the image more impactful. Even though it is different than I am used to, we are all on the same globe.  The precise composition and colors jumping out of the images are Webb's signature moves. I feel like Alex Webb also photographs different types of communities and explores the interactions between people in these communities. He captures these people in what seems like...