Masters of Photograpy- Inspired by Josef Sudek

                                                               After

Shadows: +9

White: -35

Blacks: -24

Saturation: -100

Before

After

Shadows: +13

Whites: +44

Black: +28

Saturation: -100

Before

After

Shadows: +13

Whites: +24

Blacks: +13

Saturation: -100

Before

                                                             After

Shadows: +26

Whites: +38

Blacks: +35

Saturation: -100

Before

                                                             After

Shadows: +32

Whites: +10

Blacks: -68

Saturation: -100

Before

                                                           

 About Josef Sudek

• Born on March 17, 1896. Died on September 15, 1976.
• Lived in Czech
• Before Sudek was a photographer, he was a bookbinder until he was badly injured by the Hungarian Army on the Italian Front of World War I. He was hit in the right arm by friendly fire. After a month, his arm was amputated in Graz. After he had his arm amputated, Sudek was given a camera but he had no experience with it. He studied photography for two years in Prague under Jaromir Funke. He would always use big, heavy cameras despite his one arm. Sudek's early works included many pictures of Saint Vitus Cathedral. He published 16 books in total. He died at the age of 80 in 1976.
• Joseph Sudek was the first photographer to be honored by the Republic with the title of 'Artist of Merit'. He was shy and never married. He never appeared at his exhibit opening and there were a only a few people that appeared in his photos. Sudek also kept a renowned record collection of classical music.

I chose this photographer because simple yet complicated work fascinated me. Joseph Sudek inspired me to never give up. Even though he only had one arm, he still went on in his life and found something that he loved : photography. It was very interesting learning about his life and his photography.  

Before

This Picture is how it looked like before I tampered with it. The rules I used are the Rule of Third, Texture, and Leaving Space.

After

Temperature: +11

Tint: +14

Exposure: -0.10

Contrast: +12

Highlights: +5

Shadows: +8

Whites: 0

Blacks: +27

Clarity: +11

Vibrance: +14

Saturation: +10

I cropped the picture so it looks like I used the Rule of Thirds. After I was done cropping it, I used camera raw to change the temperature and the other settings.

1. Rule of Thirds

2. Texture 

3. Leaving Space

                                                    

First Portrait

                                                                  Temperature: +4
                                                                  Tint: +9
                                                                  Exposure: +0.20
                                                                  Contrast: -17
                                                                  Highlights: +15
                                                                  Shadows: -19
                                                                  Whites: +18
                                                                  Blacks: -35
                                                                 Clarity: +27
                                                                 Vibrance: +13
                                                                 Saturation: +23
                                                  I changed the setting on Camera Raw.

Depth Of Field

Self Portrait

Rule 3: Texture

This is the Rule of Texture. The leaves on the tree has texture as you can see. There are different sizes of leaves.

Rule 2: Leaving Space

This is the Rule of Leaving Space. As you can see, there is a big gap next to the tree where you can see the clouds.

Rule 1: Rule of thirds

This is the Rule of Thirds. Right Next to Nisha, my friend, There is 2/3 of a gap and she only takes up 1/3. >:D