5 websites

1. The Oldest Living Things on Earth
http://www.rachelsussman.com/oltw/

This website is the work of photographer, Rachel Sussman. Sussman is a contemporary artist that travels the world to take photos of the oldest living organisms on Earth. The photographs are from all over the world and range in many different subjects. She has received many awards for her work that began in 2004. She captures these ancient organisms in one single frame and she has done an incredible job doing it.

This photo was my favorite of her series. It was taken by Rachel Sussman in Antarctica. This photo really caught my eye because of the vivid colors. The photo if so impressive to begin with but at the angle it was captured with the ocean at the bottom makes for a unique look and feel. Lines are used in this photos to emphasize where land meets water. She used the rule of thirds with the mountain to the left. It is the first thing you see because of the contrast of the dark green and black mountain with the white, dreary background.

2. Killer Time-lapse
http://blog.ted.com/how-to-create-a-killer-timelapse-with-joe-capra/

This website was about a photographer named Joe Capra who travels the world to take time-lapses. The featured video is from his trip to Rio, courtesy of Panasonic. Capra talks about the tedious process of setting up his camera in the right location and what it takes to get the perfect time-lapse. He also explains the importance of having the right music that fits the tone of your work for a good finished project.

video on his website

The video that Capra did of Rio was incredible. What was so interesting was how he chose to take each shot with a different angle and how each shot is set up to perfectly capture the scene. The shots of the street have lines that constantly move and change. He frames a lot of his shots that stay constant in the time-lapse, but the center moves as time passes. I was really impressed with his work. He has a very detailed technique and is noticeable by the quality of his work.

3. 6 Types of Photos 

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/01/6-types-photos-know-make/

This website shows six classic photos that every photographer should know of and how to take them. You learn really helpful tips to create interesting photos, but most seem for very experienced photographers. A lot of the tips show how to distort photos to create a unique effect.

This was my favorite photo from the website. I found this technique to be the most interesting and surprising. I was intrigued by this photo at first because it didn't even look like a photo. This is a very different way to take architectural photography because is makes the subject look small and toy like. The bottom of the photo is framed by buildings. Th focal point is in the center, making it balanced.

4. Projector Brought into the Forest

http://petapixel.com/2015/01/01/projector-brought-forest-turns-nature-glowing-wonderland/

This website is about two guys who went into a forest for six weeks to photograph nature with a twist. They set up projectors and projected images onto the wildlife. At night, these projections made the forest look like it was coming alive with bioluminescence. The detail they used is very precise and realistic. I was surprised by how these people took a piece of technology that I have only ever seen in a classroom and made art with it.

video on website

This video was really interesting. The projections made the forest look like it was coming alive with life. I couldn't have known it was from a projector if I hadn't seen the Behind the Scenes. I was surprised by how much work it took to make a video clip only a couple of seconds long. These animators projected moving lights onto wildlife in a forest at night. It took almost two months for the guys to get all of the shots.

5. Spiral Staircases

http://petapixel.com/2014/12/19/disorienting-beauty-spiral-staircases-old-abandoned-buildings/

This website was about European photographer, Christian Richter. He travels across Europe looking in abandoned buildings to find spiral staircases. As a child he would explore abandoned building for fun. Now his job is photographing them. He uses a Lightroom and Photoshop to lightly process his images. He takes his photos from the top looking down for the disorienting effect. 

This was my favorite photo of the spiral staircases. He used the rule of thirds with the bottom of the stairs on the left center of the photo. The lines of the stair lead to the focal point and create movement within the photo. This photo is my favorite because of the colors in it. None of the other photos had a color that stood out to me because they all follow a faded neutral color scheme.