A photographer that has inspired me this six weeks was a
light photographer, Michael Ross. He is a part time photographer along with
being a part time musician, artist, car enthusiast and wood worker. Along with
all of that he is also a full time I.T. Executive. He currently lives in Plano,
Texas and has for about 40 years. His interest in photography began at an early
age when his uncle taught him. He has been taking photos ever since. He is a
solo photographer but he loves to help people improve their photos. He has
written a book called “Light Painting Photography- A Complete How To Guide for
Beginners” that teaches people new to light photography how to take amazing
images.
In his
photos, he uses bright colors and lights to get the perfect image. I really
enjoy these photos but what inspired me the most were his more abstract light
photos. I loved looking at the photos and wanted to try it. I loved
experimenting with the lights and moving them in different ways to get an
image. On Ross’s website he says, “Photography has taught me to see things that
might otherwise go unnoticed”. This also inspired me to look at everything as
an option for a good photo. When I first started photography it was really hard
for me to find things to take pictures of but now I find great photo
opportunities in the weirdest things.
This past six weeks I have been
experimenting a lot more with light photography and I love the outcome of the
images. My images aren’t exactly like Michael Ross’s but they have the same
concept. His images inspired me to experiment with something I haven’t done
much of before. I have done some light painting photography in the past but I
would like to try and get better images this time. I want to use different
things to get the images I want.
I like taking more abstract
photos like these rather than more posed photos of people. I like the freedom
of abstract photos and how much you can do with a camera and lights. When I look
at his images I am amazed by how he got the images and how much time it took
for him to get the perfect images.
Overall I think it would be
really cool if eventually I could take images kind of like his. I really like
his images but I would want to take more abstract images with super bright
colors and a lot of colors.
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