Stunning Underwater Photographs by Christy Lee Rogers are Reminiscent of Classical French Baroque Paintings

The underwater ‘muses’ photo series by Christy Lee Rogers is reminiscent of  French Baroque painter Nicolas Poussin.

The Hawaiian visual artist produces her colourful, luminous works by submerging her models interlaced bodies, draped in vibrant fabrics, into water and capturing the refraction of light which gives the photographs a painterly effect.

Christy Lee Rogers poolside in between shots.




Nicolas Poussin: A Dance for the Music of Time 
(c.1634 - 1636

Dogs Catching Treats! by Photographer by Christian Vieler

German photographer Christian Vieler has been snapping these amusing gobbling quadruped shots since 2013, when he bought a portable flash that allowed him to work with shutter speeds as fast as 1/8000th of a second.

 He was with Lotte, his Labrador retriever, when the equipment arrived. “To make her move and in order to test the ‘freezing options’ of the flash, I started throwing treats at her,” Vieler said. “Days later, when I cleaned my hard drive, I noticed how funny the shots were.”

These hilariously sweet images will certainly add some joy to your day.

Go Behind the Scenes with Lighting Master, Albert Watson, As He Photographs Preeminent Dancer Sergei Polunin

I had the good fortune to meet one of my photography idols a few years ago. Albert Watson was gracious and generous with his time and knowledge.  He is a living master who continues to inspire and push his creative vision well into his 70's.


"Behind Albert’s vision and his subtle play with light is great skill that takes his images to a higher level of art. He transforms a great image into an artistic experience." [Via Profoto]

Sergei Polunin by Albert Watson

Albert Waston at work

How to Create Compelling Portaits

Check out my first blog post for the New York Institute of Photography here.
I am proud to be part of this great institution and look forward to many more blog posts to come. Stay tuned!
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Cheers!
Anthony

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Photographer Profile ~ Glen Luchford

Glen Luchford (born 1968) is a British fashion photographer and film director. Luchford first signed with the New York Agency, Art and Commerce, at the age of 24. In 1997, he signed exclusively to Prada, and has since shot advertising campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Levi's, Mercedes-Benz and Calvin Klein. He has collaborated extensively with British artist Jenny Saville with shows at Gagosian Gallery, MOMA and The Victoria And Albert Museum, and has had editorial work featured in magazines such as The Face, Arena, i-D, UK,French, US and Italian Vogue. Luchford's style is influenced by his love of cinema. He prefers to work in the studio using elaborate lighting set ups to create his evocative and cinematic images.[via wiki]