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Photographer Research Project

Photographer Research Project. David Doubilet. Biography:. David was born on August 28 th, 1946 in New York City. He started taking photos underwater at age 12 using the Brownie camera. He graduated from Boston University in 1970.

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Photographer Research Project

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  1. Photographer Research Project David Doubilet

  2. Biography: • David was born on August 28th, 1946 in New York City. • He started taking photos underwater at age 12 using the Brownie camera. • He graduated from Boston University in 1970. • David had decided to take pictures underwater because he had a passion for undersea majesty of light and how it captured it. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0227_030228_belize_doubilet_2.html

  3. David's Work also appears in the books he wrote. Light In the Sea, was published in 1989 by Thomasson-Grant in the USA Pacific: An Undersea Journey was published in 1992 by Bulfinch Press Under the Sea From A to Z written by Anne L. Doubilet with photographs by David Doubilet was published in 1991 by Crown Press (Random House) Fish Face by Phaidon Publishers (2003), The Kingdom of Coral: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef by National Geographic Books (2002) Water Light and Time by Phaidon Publishers (1999). Since 1972, David has shot more than 60 stories for National Geographic magazine. 1995-1996 Doubilet and his work are featured in a national advertising campaign for the Rolex Watch Company. http://www.diveglobal.com/photography_film/the_greats/doubilet.asp http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/02/0227_030228_belize_doubilet_2.html

  4. David is known for underwater photography. He is one of the worlds leading underwater photographer. Underwater photographer is about taking exciting and rare photo graphics. It’s the process of taking photographs while under water. It is usually done while scuba diving, but can be done while snorkeling or swimming. Type of Style: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_photography

  5. David was inspired to take underwater photos when he was growing up in New Jersey by the green sea coast. • He started taking above and below photos in black and white with the brownie camera. • Then in the summer and winter when he went to Small Hope Bay Lodge on Andros Island in the Bahamas he would take pictures there. • He worked as a diving guide and on days off would take his camera. • David later spent several summers working as a diver and photographer for the Sandy Hook Marine Laboratories in New Jersey. • Basically David discovered an interest for taking underwater photos when he was younger. http://www.diveglobal.com/photography_film/the_greats/doubilet.asp

  6. Circling Pacific barracuda, New Hanover Island, Papua New Guinea, 1987

  7. Juvenile lionfish, Suruga Bay, Japan, 1989

  8. Moray eel in soft coral, Izu Peninsula, Futo, Japan, 1983

  9. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/doubilet/index.htmlhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/doubilet/index.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/doubilet/0273.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/doubilet/0275.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/doubilet/0277.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/doubilet/0279.html

  10. What is the lighting used? (Artificial (inside) or natural (outside). What direction is it coming from? -  What is the main subject of the photograph?  How can you tell? -  Explain HOW the composition works to make the photo so striking? Think lines, lighting, rules of thirds, texture, etc. -  What is the photographer trying to communicate in the photograph? Is there a story? -  Why did you select this photograph as opposed to any other? In the first photo there is natural lighting from the outside. The lighting is coming in from the top of the water. When I look at the photo the main subject to me is the diver in the water with the fish around it. I can tell because the fish are acting like leading lines. This photo is so striking because its one underwater and the way he captured it made the photo look good. With the fish acting as leading lines it help make the photo look good. I'm not sure what the photograph is trying to communicate with this photo. I selected this because I thought it was a cool picture and it caught my eye. Questions:

  11. 2. I think that the lighting in this photo is artificial. It seems like the lighting is coming from the camera that is taking the picture. The main subject in this picture is the fish. I can tell because the photo is zoomed in and the fish is the only thing shown. I think this photo is striking because of the way the photographer put lighting on this photo. In this photo the photographer wants people to feel when they look at this picture, like as if they were a fish and feel freedom of the weightlessness sea. I selected this photo because I really liked the way the photographer zoomed in close on the one fish.

  12. 3. Once again I think the lighting is coming from the camera so its artificial. The main subject in this is the fish. I can tell because the photographer zoomed in close on the fish again. I think the picture it striking because instead of taking a full body picture of what the fish looked like he decided to only take half of it. The photographer had said that its hard to take underwater photos because fish look at you with their fish eyes and you look at them with your human eyes and they cant comprehend on what your saying. The reason I chose this photo was because I liked the fish in the picture and the way he decided to take it.

  13. 4. This photo looks similar to others with the lightning. I believe the photographer also used artificial lightning in this photo and that it came from his camera. The main subject in this photo would be the eel. Its nice how he could take the photo of the eel when he was in the orange coral. Since the eel has that camouflage color the orange makes it a lot easier to look at the eel. The only thing I don’t like about this photo is how that orange coral is so bright and is a distraction. The photographer says that sometimes its hard to capture these things. That he has to hide behind a rock sometimes and blend in with certain things so he can take the photo. I selected this photo because I found it interesting on how he was able to capture the camouflage eel.

  14. 5. The lighting in this photo comes from a strobe. The lighting was focused on the fished stomach and how you can see what's inside it. The main subject in this photo is the fish and its stomach. I think that because the light is mostly focused on that part of fish so it captures your eye. Honestly I don’t know what the photographer is trying to say with this photo. There could be a story to it but as far as I know there isn't one. I picked this photo because I thought it was an interesting on to look at. I really like how the lighting is in this photo.

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