The second photographer that I have chosen to look at is Jerry Uelsmann, I was recommend his work by another member of staff that had more experience with double exposure photographers. I have selected a few of his images as he only has a small sample on his website. The first image I have chosen is this image here a double exposure consisting of a view of a person standing on the edge of a hill or a mountain top and that seems to have been exposed with what seems like a tornado but is probably an interesting formation within the clouds, if looking at it for purely aesthetically purposes the image is very pleasing to the person viewing it, and the use of black and white with the dramatic lighting is very reminiscent of Ansel Adams who was famous for his dramatic lighting of his subjects. The second image that I have chosen to look at is the image of water exposed with the human form layered under it. The photographer has used image manipulation to mirror the image on both sides of the photo. Technically the image is very interesting it uses rule of thirds and a horizon point can be viewed in the image at the very back and centre the eye is drawn to this naturally with the leading lines contained in the image. The third image that I have chosen to look at is a double exposure of three girls stood on the shoreline I am unsure of what this image has been exposed with but it seems to be an image of water, although the placement of the image makes it seem as if the three are pointing towards the image in the centre of the frame. Again the use of black and white adds tone to the image and again is comparable to Adams the use of dramatic greys and blacks within the work to add tone and feeling to the image. Although I admire the work of this artist I find that I can’t really use his work to inspire my own, although I like the landscapes that he has used for the basis of his own work I find that I would rather do more street photography for this project.
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