Vittoria Amati
Vittoria Amati is a marine photographer who has taken numerous photos of the sea life that lives in and around the coral reef. She uses very high shutter speeds for her photos in order to freeze the motion of the fast moving sea creatures. Her photographs are always in colour and a lot of them are very close up i order to capture all the detail of the sea life. As well as photographing the fish who live in the coral reef, she also photographs the coral as well. Due to the subject of her photographs, her photos are always very colourful and vibrant and look quite saturated. One of her aims is to show how beautiful all marine organisms are, not only the large ones like whales or colourful fish, but also the tiniest ones, like sea urchins or coral.She also sometimes uses software to edit her photos, so that they display the opposite colours. She changes the colours layer by layer while trying to keep the effect natural. Originally she achieved this effect by accident, but was happy with the result, and so added the effect onto 45 other photographs. She also takes a lot of her photos at night, as that is when the sea life is much more active.
This is a photograph in which the colours have been inverted, and the effect given makes it look almost like its on an alien world or that its on a microscopic scale, since the background appears similar to a group of cells. The background also makes the fish stand out, as due to the effect it looks slightly over-exposed, while the fish looks correctly exposed, and so makes the fish stand out a lot more when compared to the background.
This photograph has also had the colours inverted, although its less noticeable this time around. Instead for this photo it makes it look like the organism is projecting light, and also makes it look a lot larger - whereas the previous photo had the effect of being on a microscopic scale. This photograph also looks very alien, and in someways looks like an alien city, due to the lights. The dramatic perspective used for the photographs also makes the striped protrusions look a lot larger.
David Hall
David hall is a photographer who primarily focuses on sea creatures, although a lot of his photos also appear to have been taken in rivers. He focuses on more vibrant and colorful sea creatures, similar to Vittoria Amati, but instead she takes more photos of the coral than fish. Hall traveled all over the world in order to take his photographs - many of which have been taken in British Columbia. He often uses a modelling light for macro photography to help him find and focus on small objects, especially when night diving.
The Sea Lions in this photograph appear to have been painted in, which gives them a orange and golden effect. This helps to make the animals look more three dimensional, and also make them stand out more from the ocean background. You can also see the reflection of the light in all of their eyes, which also puts more emphasis on their eyes, making them look more alive and real. This photograph is also photographed from a mid angle, meaning it makes us feel equal to them, whereas a low or high angle wouldn't, and would instead make us feel more separate.
The angle at which this photograph has been shot at is a low angle, which adds dramatic perspective and makes this incredibly small creature seem like a giant. The perspective used also makes the plants in the background seem a lot bigger, almost like towering skyscrapers. The fact that this is also shot with the sea dragon facing away also helps it to seem larger than it is, as it seems disinterested in the photographer - unlike the photograph of the sea lions, which were looking straight into the camera.
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