Photos in the Style of Brett Weston

For my history class, we had to chose a photographer we admired and not only write a paper analyzing his photos, but also take photos in the same style.  I chose Brett Weston.  He's known for high contrast black and white photos, that are crisp and simple.   So for those who don't know Weston's work here's a few samples:

Forest. Brett Weston, 1971

Sculpted Leaf. Brett Weston, 1979

Now for my photos:

Simple Spring

Lake Michigan

It's been a while since I've posted.  I've been busy with school, but just haven't posted anything.  Wanted to share these shots from Lake Michigan from Sleeping Bear Dunes.

Buddy Guy Concert

We went to see Buddy Guy last night in Cincinnati.  Watching an 81 year old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame blues guitarist was really cool.  I also had fun playing with the camera that Tad and Rita gave us.  It was cool that not only did it do manual, it was also able to shoot in raw (native format, that saves more info than jpeg).  I also chose to post-process in b&w given the heritage of blues.  Hard to believe that Buddy Guy is 81 years old and still moving around the stage like a youngster!

Gathering Steam

I keep shooting photos that I think will form a cohesive final project.  Plus spring is in the air (well, maybe...) and I love the buds and flowers this time of the year.

Walk in the Park

Today was the first day of spring break from classes.  It's been a crazy 7 weeks getting use to being a student again.  I've been shooting a lot of photos and learning a bunch about my style.  Today I went out and did some shooting for my pleasure, but keeping in mind what I'm thinking about for the final project of this semester.

Wandering Slowly Down the Trail

So, I had a business trip this past week.  We finished early and I had a chance to find a cool park.  I saw a gator, some osprey, a sandhill crane, a gopher tortoise and some lizards.