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The above images were created by Thomas Flechtner. They are from his series called “Sakura”, which is composed of 12 images. This series was made in 2003. The meaning behind this series was to show the true nature of nature itself, in color, motion, and aesthetics. I quite enjoy looking at these images. All the images in this series were good, but I was drawn to these two images. These images instill a sense of calmness and peace in me. I like how they are out of focus so you can not tell what they are immediately. You have to look at them to tell that these are tree branches. I also like the snowy quality of them. It feels like the trees are blossoming in winter. When these images are on display they are quite large and they are lit from behind. This gives them a very nice glow. I would like to be able to see this series in person someday. I feel that seeing them in person would add a whole new layer to them.

Gregory Crewdson is an American Photographer. His work is all staged, but it is made to look not staged. Crewdson started his work when he wanted to make his own short film, but he realized how hard it would be to do an entire short film so instead, he made images that looked cinematic. Almost all of Crewdson’s images for this series, “Twilight”, were done in the same small town. However, some of his images are on sets that he and his team build from scratch. When he photographs in the small town he uses either people from the town or people from his crew. When it comes to Crewdson’s images his attention to detail is amazing. In the set above every little detail was a choice made by Crewdson. He also took several pictures of every production. Most, if not all, of his images were a compilation of the best elements from each of those pictures. In the end, this series had 40 images and it took him 4 years to complete. Crewdson’s work just blows me away. I could never have the patience o

  Abelardo Morell is a photographer who is well known for his camera obscura work. A camera obscura is created when a room is completely dark then a hole is created to let in a small amount of light. When this happens whatever is on the other side of the hole is projected on the opposite wall. What makes it really interesting is that it is projected upside down and if anything moves outside it moves inside too. So you can watch the outside world from inside a room. This shows how a camera works, except cameras have prisms inside to flip the image right side up. Morell found the idea interesting so he created a whole series with camera obscura's. In a regular camera obscure, the image is not always focused nicely, but Morell found a way to fix that. He created a lens that he attached to the hole so that he could focus the light. He wanted to show the world in interesting new ways and force a new perspective on the world. I really like Morell’s work because it makes you see the wor