Photographer Research Project

1. Photographer Research Project By: Erika Marshall

2. Jessy McPherson Biography • -Jessy was born February 18 1976 Torrence, California • - Education High School graduate, Cascade High school class of 1994. • - Where his/her work appears (publications/newspaper/magazines/museums) Primarily facebook. However he has sold several prints to friends and family. • - What style of photography he/she is known Primarily known for outdoor nature photos.

3. - Explain what that style is about His style is all about capturing (photographing) something that gives me a positive emotion when he sees it. If he can still feel that same emotion when the picture is complete, then he feels that he took a good picture. • -Where do they get there inspiration: His inspiration comes from the environment he is in. He likes to find beauty in everyday things that most people pay no attention to. Influences would be seeing amazing picture somewhere and wanting to know the photographer was able to capture something so amazing. It was like a burning passion since he was a kid, but had no idea where to start.

4. - Any Unusual or interesting facts about the photographer He likes to have fun and enjoy the moment. Life is full of millions of moments, when those moments are good, he uses photography to help him remember and appreciate them. When he goes out to take pictures, He will get in his car and literally not know where he is going. He lets his instincts direct him. If he is driving and he comes to a crossroad, he will look both ways, if for whatever reason one direction makes him feel happy and inspired, that is the direction he will go. He has gotten himself lost more than once doing this. But these times are when he finds the coolest things to shoot.

5. -The lighting used in this photo is natural lighting • -In this photo the lighting is very dim so i cant tell where it is coming from • -The main subject in this photo is a bridge. The reason I can tell is because the side it looks like railing of a bridge. • -This photo has leading lines and texture because of the side railing and the texture is the wood of the bridge. • -The story of this photo is the older looking bridge. • -I used this photo because I liked the way it looked like its taking you somewhere.

6. -The lighting is natural and the light is coming from the left. • -The main subject of the picture is a mountain. • -In this photo I like the lighting because its not to dim that you cant see what the picture is. • -I think the photographer is trying to communicate that nature is beautiful. • -I selected this photo because I liked how it had a reflection on the lake.

7. -In these pictures natural lighting is used. • -I think the lighting is coming from the left in these two pictures. • -The main subject in these pictures is the park bench. • -I think what makes these pictures so striking is the leading lines, and the texture. • -I think what's being communicated in these pictures is the seasons. • -I selected these pictures because i liked how they are the same angle but different seasons.

8. -The lighting used in this picture is natural lighting. • -I think the lighting is coming from above in this picture. • -The main subject in this picture is the bridge and water fall. • -I think what makes this picture so striking is the leading lines, lighting, and texture. • -I chose this picture because I liked the way that both sides of the photo are the same.

9. -The lighting used in this picture is natural. • -The main subject in this picture is a flower. • -The thing that is most striking in this picture is the texture. • -I chose this picture because I liked the colors of the flower and the detail of the flower.