Core Skills : Lens - Research

"Mark Adams"

 

I chose to do my research on Mark Adams because ever since I started getting interested in photography I have always admired his work. Mark Adams is the first photographer I have ever looked up on the internet just to learn more about him. The first time I noticed his photos was when I was doing research on Samoan Tattoos, the book that I had where I found his photos was called "Tatau". While researching Mark Adams I found this photo on his website "http://www.markadamsphoto.com" although the photo doesn't deal with a self portrait or shallow depth of field it was the photo that capture my attention the most. I've always been captivated by the black background and heavy shadow photos but haven't actually tried doing it myself. I try to stick with what I know and what I know is how to use the different depths of field from deep to shallow. I'm not as skilled in lighting as I am in the depth of field area but I try to learn more and more about photography in every class that I attend. I might try to take photos like the one I placed at the top as an experiment just to try and follow in the footsteps of Mark Adams but adding in my own techniques to it.