Exhibitions...




                                   A review of the Jonathan Beer exhibition in the campus gallery.

As part of the Photography degree industry day we were given a talk from Jonathan Beer, he also set up an exhibit in the gallery.
A local photographer, Jonathan specialises in commercial photography and has keen eye for detail and sharp images which allows him to print at large sizes without a loss in quality.

After talking with Jonathan I was surprised that he uses very little Photoshop and chooses to take great care in camera to ensure each element of the image is right. This shows in the exhibition he has produced.

In the gallery all of the walls are painted white which helps focus the attention of the viewer to each intricate detail on display. Even the way the photos are hung (with small black clips) leave the viewer with nothing to distract from the awe that his work commands.

The high quality of the work combined with the presentation and layout of gallery leaves viewers amazed by the work. His quality shines through when printed at such large sizes and I was left feeling inspired by his level of professionalism.




My favourite piece from the exhibit is the image above from his ‘exploded’ project. I spoke with Jonathan about this piece in greater detail when he visited the gallery. To create the image, he took apart the camera and made a 3D model of the exploded camera which he photographed to get the correct perspective for the final image. He then photographed each piece individually and placed the imaged over the top. Going about creating the image in this way allowed for perfect detail and lighting on each section of the subject.

When viewing the image, I feel inspired to put more effort into the finer details of my own work. His images give viewers something to aspire to when creating their own work because he has set the standard very high.
Below is an image that I created using photoshop, the location is the university campus with Jonathan Beers exhibition as the background. I have then used photoshop to create a composite photo using 2 other images. 



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