We are all creative. Some of us draw, build, design, play music, photograph or any number of other creative pursuits. And we need inspiration (literally -to breathe into). Inspiration leads us to our own creativity.
I came across a photographer who is a master of impressionist photography and her work has inspired me to try it myself. Her name is Eva Polak and she has written a book about her photography and the techniques she uses. The book is entitled Impressionist Photography Techniques and it is published by Blurb .
I went right outside on this snowy day to try it myself. The photographs I've included were taken around my house and I used one of the photo techniques she describes in her book. The techniques are not created in Photoshop but done with the camera at the time you take the picture. I can't wait to keep doing this in different places. Practice is the key.
3 comments:
Very beautiful impressionist black and white photographs. Congrats. I know Polak's work and I enjoy her work and techniques so much. I love impressionist photography. It is very dificult to create imprensionist images on black and white language. The parameters are others.
Thank you! You have inspired me to get out the book again!
You are welcome. I am a early student of photography. As I was musician at past, I love Debussy's impressionist music. I am fascinated by Degas' light and Monet's brush strokes of them paintings. And I love black and white photography aesthetics too. I get all these sources to create my photographic exercises. Excuse me for the many ortographic English errors. I am Brazilian, my native language is Portuguese and my English is not so good as yours. I wrote a lot of words wrongly. Do it. Get out the book again. I enjoyed your photos so much. Regards.
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