Photographer Spotlight: Branislav Kropilak
Branislav Kropilak is a photographer from Slovakia. Full gallery of his “Landings” series after the jump.
Photographer Spotlight: Olaf Veltman
Ah, Mr. Veltman. I wrote an essay in college on Olaf Veltman’s award winning “Deal With the Devil/Reassuringly Expensive” campaign for Stella Artois (the idea being that Stella is worth it’s higher price of admission, even if that price is your soul). I guess that was back during the summer of 2005. He’s a very curious and rather reclusive photographer, having isolated himself on a remote farm near the small Netherlands town of Lieveren. He is primarily a commercial photographer working in advertising.
One of Veltman’s greatest attributes is that he possesses an almost uncanny appreciation for the minutest of details; during his work on the Stella campaign, Veltman shot from a third story office (image above), and realized that he needed to replace the background in the office windows with something more appropriate. Veltman’s solution was to take a helicopter to an oil refinery and shoot three stories in the air so the perspectives would be correct when he fused the two images together later in post production. Another such example of Veltman’s attention to detail is a story of him waiting hours on end to catch a storm as it was rolling in and waiting for the clouds to be just right be before he took a single image.
His works are often described as painterly in nature, both in his use of color and composition.
“Perspective-wise, wide angle works better for me. I like the lines disappearing into the background. The Golden Century paintings of the Dutch masters are painted in wide angle, and my grandfather used to take me to the Rijksmuseum to see the Master’s paintings each year.”
He’s a master at what he does and I hope you will enjoy his work as much as I do. Large gallery after the jump.
Photographer Spotlight: Kalle Gustafsson
Kalle Gustafsson is a photographer from Stockholm and is represented by the skarp agency.
Gallery after the jump.
Carl Warner’s Foodscapes
Gone fishing: Only sustainable fish were used to create this seascape, including oysters, scallops and crabs in the foreground, mackerel and herrings for the sea itself, and pollock and sprats for the banks. Thyme stands in for trees, while the boat is a marrow with a mangetout mast
Crazy foodscape art by photographer/artist Carl Warner. Gallery after the jump.
Photographer Spotlight: Brigitte Niedermair
I just came across Brigitte Niedermair’s work today, and my first thought was that Robert Mapplethorpe had been reincarnated. More information and image gallery after the jump.
Via: Design You Trust
Artist Spotlight: Ceslovas Cesnakevicius
Ceslovas Cesnakevicius is 30 year old digital artist from Lithuania. My first thought when I saw Ceslovas’ work was “René Magritte.” And with the balloons, top hats and umbrellas seen in Ceslovas’ work, I don’t think the comparisons are unintentional, to say the least. Gallery after the jump.
Via: booooooom.com
