Coming into this people brief one of my big inspirations is photographer Morgan Silk. He has a ranging portfolio and his photographs of people have really inspired me. I love his style and the look to the images. Below are some of my favorite images of his.
Oscar Pistorius. South African sprinter with the reputation, 'fastest with no legs'. he is the world record holder in the 100m, 200m and 400m in his disability class. The images of him by Morgan Silk, in a way, fit in with my images of athletes at my Athletics Club. I like this image as it is a well lit, clean looking image and as with all of Silk's images the colours are very 'punchy'. It has possibly been lit with just one light and ambient lighting. The flash unit was probably placed at a 45 degree position.
Oscar Pistorius. South African sprinter with the reputation, 'fastest with no legs'. he is the world record holder in the 100m, 200m and 400m in his disability class. The images of him by Morgan Silk, in a way, fit in with my images of athletes at my Athletics Club. I like this image as it is a well lit, clean looking image and as with all of Silk's images the colours are very 'punchy'. It has possibly been lit with just one light and ambient lighting. The flash unit was probably placed at a 45 degree position.
This another image of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius. This to me looks as if it might have been taken after a training session or after he has ran a competition. The athlete looks quite tired and 'sweaty'. He is kitted out in typical, sprinter attire. Very simply lit but then I think that works well with the simple composition.
A very dramatic and atmospheric portrait of a young PC. Lit from the front and the left with very strong, harsh flash units. From a series (I gather from the rest of the work) about a riot or crisis. This image is titled 'the rookie' and the expression of the officer really does emphasize fear, a feeling which a new officer may go through when dealing with protests etc. The lighting adds to this effect.
This is a photograph taken for a GSW Worldwide advertisement for the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. For this image I think Silk makes use of a lot of light around him. I think Silk has used fill in flash just to bring out some of the details in the subjects face. I would imagine the rim of light around his hair has been created by the light from the shot. Possibly a very cleverly located shot.
This is a shot of a US Navy Seal. It is an environmental shot which, I think, Silk has pulled off very well. He has done the difficult thing of using artificial lighting when the sun is behind the subject. I again think that Morgan Silk has used fill-in flash to bring out the details in this photograph.
This is a very serious and dramatic shot of a US Navy Seal. The pose and the rifle coming right towards you creates a very dramatic atmosphere. Silk again appears to have used harsh, artificial lighting for this image. This has worked well adding to the dramatic effect.
Finally, this is another image of a US Navy Seal. The soldier looks alert and ready for action. This along with a very compact composition and the use of harsh lighting produces a very serious and dramatic image, portraying perfectly US Navy Seals.Overall I like Morgan Silk's work. I love how the images have been edited and the 'punchy' colours in the images. His images all seem to have an atmosphere to them, something which I aim to do when producing photographs. He uses light very well in my opinion.
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