Famous+Photographer

Steve Bloom
1. Give some historical background on their life. /20 Steve Bloom is a write and a photographic artist who specializes in capturing dynamic and lively images from around the world. He was born in South Africa in 1953, he later moved to England in 1977. While Bloom was in London, he co-founded one of the largest photographic special effects companies. During the early nineties, he started to photograph animals, and within a short period of time it was apparent that his concerns for wildlife could be displayed through his photos. He has won a number of awards for his work including the Power of Photography Award, the Golden Eye of Russia, and Lucie Awards. A copious amount of magazine publishers and many photographic publications such as Life, Time, Terre Sauvage,National Geographic, Geo Airone, and Geographic have featured his photographs. Steve Bloom's books are published internationally, in over seventy editions. To promote his work, he has had a number of exhibitions, either current or in the planning stages, aw well as large outdoor exhibits in city centers.

2. Describe their influences. /5 Steve Bloom's influences comes strictly from nature and the living world. He uses those influences to capture images to voice out his opinion which concern the subjects, such as endangered species in their environment, or people living in Africa during the apartheid years.

3. Describe their style and major genre (Documentary, Fashion etc.) /5 Steve Bloom's photographic style clearly expresses his concerns for the living world by bringing certain subjects into focus. His major genre can be varied as he has vast experience in the photography world. Bloom's work could be narrowed down to Nature, Wildlife, Portrait, and Underwater photography because of his photographs of nature all around the world, and of people living in Africa, Asia, South America, and the Tribal Amazon.

4. Upload a minumum of 5 Photos that represent their work. /25 What design elements are apparent? Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Describe the use of light.

The design elements that are apparent within this photo are diagonals, depth of field, direction, and elemental relationship. This photo is a good representation of this photographer's work because of how beautiful the capture is with the shining rays of light from the water's surface, and how still the school of Scad and the Hawksbill turtle look. A portion of the light is coming from the surface where the sun rays are shining through and it looks like the underwater camera's flash has gone off.

The design elements that are apparent within this photo of a male African Lion are triangles, balance, framing, and depth of field. This photo is a good representation of this photographer's work because of the serene feeling this fierce feline is giving to the viewer. The light source in the photo is naturally from the sun.

The design elements that are apparent in this photo of a giraffe drinking water are triangles, depth of field and dynamic 's' arrangement. This photo is a good representation of Steve Bloom's work because of its overall composition and it's really interesting to see the spray of water from the giraffe's mouth, in great contrast with the background. The light source is from the sun and possibly the flash of the camera to balance out harsh rays.

The design elements that are apparent within this photo are diagonals, the rule of thirds, and direction. This photo is a good representation of his work because of the landscape type of photo captured. The light source is the sun peaking through the clouds.

The design elements that are apparent within this photo of Wildebeest are dynamic 's' arrangement, diagonals, depth of field, balance, and elemental relationship. This photo is a good representation of Steve Bloom's work because of the event that he capture of the Wildebeest crossing the Mara River in Kenya, during the Great Migration. The light in the photo looks like it is from the sun.

Background 20/20 Influences 5/5 Style/Genre 5/5 5 Photos and Description 25/25 Total 55/55