Tales by Light episodes 1-3

The photographer that really interested me was Richard l’Anson. I really liked how he got really into the events and participated in some of the ones he photographed. I thought his photos really told a story. It allowed the audience to see the event almost as though they are there watching or even participating in the event. I thought it was really cool that he traveled all over the world to photograph many different events of many different cultures.

 My favorite event he photographed was the Holi festival in India. I thought his photos were really amazing. I liked the candid photos of the people participating. It was cool that once he got a shot of the festival from above, he took it a step further and went into the area crowed with people. Richard l’Anson got really great photos in there even though it was really crowded with colors and people jumping around. Even after he got those photos he went to the part where the women were beating the men and ripping their clothes off. To get good photos he had to go in and get beat himself. I think this just shows the lengths a photographer has to go to in order to get the best photos.

 From these episodes, I learned that sometimes the conditions you hoped for aren’t the best and that it might take many tries in order to get exactly what you hoped for. I also learned that in order to get the best photos, you might have to do things you don’t necessarily want to do like parasailing after having a major injury, or getting your clothes ripped off of you and getting beat, or climbing an active volcano. Another thing would also be that it is a good idea to go to the place or something like the place you want to photograph in advance to plan out and practice exactly what you want to do or to see what the lighting and environment is at the time you want to shoot. For example, Darren Jew went out to a shallower area to photograph the Georgia’s Rig at night with long exposure prior to photographing the 70-year-old biplane wreck. This allowed him to practice long exposure under water as well as allowing him to figure out the time when the lighting was ideal in order to get a great photo.

Something that surprised was that the photographers risked their cameras to get good photos. For example, flying their camera over an active volcano on a drone or taking it the festival were powdered paint and colored water could get on it. Watching these parts stressed me out a little bit but I thought it was worth it in the end with the amazing photos they got.

Overall I am really liking these videos. I think it is interesting to hear from these photographers and to see their thought process for getting their idea of a perfect photos. I really liked all of their photos and I can’t wait to see the rest of the photographers.