I have been inspired by the work of Ken Paul because he specifically focuses his
photography work on action/extreme sports, mainly on BMX. In 1999, Paul became the editor and art director of Chase BMX magazine, later to also become a photographer for the same magazine: “It all went hand in hand and before I knew
it, I was behind the lens as much as I was in front of the computer.” This is a quote from his blog on his own website demonstrating his passion for photography and capturing action, movement and motion in his images. Ken Paul has travelled the world taking a wide variety of different types of photos, mainly capturing
the movement of BMX tricks in mid-air. He’s taken photos in locations that
contrast from as far apart as Eastern Europe and Japan.
Ken Paul’s work links into my work very
similarly as I take photos of action/extreme sports in motion. This is why I
have taken a particular liking to his images. Ken has produced some effective
images by using the thirds rule; he captures the fore-ground, middle-ground and
back-ground all in different thirds of the picture, then by using a high shutter speed setting on his camera he captures the object or figure at the peak of action creating a satisfying and
interesting result. His techniques are quite rare in the present days line of work because its difficult to capture a image of movement in such a simple way, yet still making it look so interesting.
I have been inspired to use Ken Paul's work because it is interesting and related to my project. I have decided to experiment with his ideas by using my own photographs and using Photoshop techniques to create different effects that portray movement and stand out by being unique.
photography work on action/extreme sports, mainly on BMX. In 1999, Paul became the editor and art director of Chase BMX magazine, later to also become a photographer for the same magazine: “It all went hand in hand and before I knew
it, I was behind the lens as much as I was in front of the computer.” This is a quote from his blog on his own website demonstrating his passion for photography and capturing action, movement and motion in his images. Ken Paul has travelled the world taking a wide variety of different types of photos, mainly capturing
the movement of BMX tricks in mid-air. He’s taken photos in locations that
contrast from as far apart as Eastern Europe and Japan.
Ken Paul’s work links into my work very
similarly as I take photos of action/extreme sports in motion. This is why I
have taken a particular liking to his images. Ken has produced some effective
images by using the thirds rule; he captures the fore-ground, middle-ground and
back-ground all in different thirds of the picture, then by using a high shutter speed setting on his camera he captures the object or figure at the peak of action creating a satisfying and
interesting result. His techniques are quite rare in the present days line of work because its difficult to capture a image of movement in such a simple way, yet still making it look so interesting.
I have been inspired to use Ken Paul's work because it is interesting and related to my project. I have decided to experiment with his ideas by using my own photographs and using Photoshop techniques to create different effects that portray movement and stand out by being unique.
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