Gregory Crewdson
Gregory Crewdson is a well know American photographer known for his highly staged and manipulated scenes of suburban life. His work has always been set in and around Boston, Massachusetts, . He shoots half his work in the studio and the other half in real neighborhoods. He usually takes around 50 photos of the same scene without moving the camera, that way when it comes to post production he's able to have complete control over the image. He has the ability to exaggerate various elements of the scene, adjusting the focus, lighting and just about anything else he chooses. Crewdson does not use digital, but instead shoots on large 8x10 film, giving his images that surreal quality he's so known for. When he's satisfied with how it looks, he makes extremely high resolution scans of the negatives to further preserve the original quality. Crewdson's goal as a photographer is to eliminate all aspects that people usually associate with photography, such as blurring, soft focus and grain. He knows this is simply impossible but attempts to do it anyway. He wants the viewer to just fall into the world of the photograph with no distractions in-between.
The photo above caught my eye because it is extremely powerful and emotional yet at the same time so simple. It shows a man in a business suit looking down at the ground, standing in the middle of the street in a late night rain storm. His car is parked behind him with the door open and his briefcase sitting on the ground next to it. It looks as if could be in a small city's downtown area, it also looks like he could be holding something in his left hand ready to drop it. This photo could be read many different ways, but to me it looks as if he just got let go from his job and doesn't know what to do next with his life. The composition of this photo is very well balanced with the main subject centered in the scene and trees framing it on either side. The lighting is another key component of this image, creating the right atmosphere for the scene. The detail in the photo is amazing and really does pull me into the scene completely. It looks like he used a slow shutter speed, just from looking at the lighting, but its hard to tell what was added in post processing and what the raw photos looked like. I think this image is very effective at conveying the ideas Crewdson had in his mind and is able to create the surreal, painting-like effect to pull the viewer into the scene.
The photo above caught my eye because it is extremely powerful and emotional yet at the same time so simple. It shows a man in a business suit looking down at the ground, standing in the middle of the street in a late night rain storm. His car is parked behind him with the door open and his briefcase sitting on the ground next to it. It looks as if could be in a small city's downtown area, it also looks like he could be holding something in his left hand ready to drop it. This photo could be read many different ways, but to me it looks as if he just got let go from his job and doesn't know what to do next with his life. The composition of this photo is very well balanced with the main subject centered in the scene and trees framing it on either side. The lighting is another key component of this image, creating the right atmosphere for the scene. The detail in the photo is amazing and really does pull me into the scene completely. It looks like he used a slow shutter speed, just from looking at the lighting, but its hard to tell what was added in post processing and what the raw photos looked like. I think this image is very effective at conveying the ideas Crewdson had in his mind and is able to create the surreal, painting-like effect to pull the viewer into the scene.
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