Ryan Lowry
I like the saturated colours in the photograph, somewhat making the photograph seem quite retro thus evoking a nostalgic feel. I chose to research into Ryan Lowry amongst other photographers for the first project, as I liked how their photography revolved around snapshots of sights in everyday life and experiences.
This photograph from Grout is another example of that everyday life snapshot likeness, photographing something so mundane and unsightly (as it is a picture of garbage). This kind of style echoed in both Grout, Shaw and Lowry's photography is something I want to take inspiration from.
I like Kiuchi's slightly cartoonish but very simplistic illustration style, and the use of the green and red combo to make a playful illustration piece.
This Southwood piece seems to contrast the two other pieces by her that I picked out, in that this is a more blocky, minimalistic print, compared to the other two, which seem to emphasise on the fine lines of the drawings. I like the use of the complementary blue and orange, which makes the print visually striking. I also like the irregularity of the tiles in the background of each building.
I like the simplicity of Nathaniel Russell's works, and the minimal usage of colour, which seem to closely relate to the Lost Letter illustration project, thus choosing him to be one of the influences for this project. I like the general way each object and letter is illustrated, as they are done irregularly and unevenly, with almost little precision to its form, which gives this illustration character.
I like how this photograph truly feels as if we were looking at this exact moment in the photographer's own perspective, instead of viewing the photograph from a third person point of view.
I like the chaotic and frantic nature of the subject matter in this photograph, as it feels more raw and again, seeming like a sight directly seen through the eyes of the photographer, compared to staged and planned photograph-- which is ironic, as this is a photograph of models.
Again, I like the limited use of colours, so that the illustration does not look so overwhelming. I like the pops of red, in contrast to the more muted blues, skin tones and the soft yellow.
I like the fine detailed illustration style of the above two of Eliza Southwood's works. In the fish print, I like the use of lines to show the contouring of the fishes' bodies and fins. For both prints, likewise with Kiuchi's work, I like the use of red to bring out the print even more.