Artist Log - Erik Johansson

Erik Johansson 

 I chose Erik Johansson as he is a photographer very into his editing, I really like this as it separates him from other photographers who only do a small bit of editing. Through his incredible editing skills he has created some amazing photos that look simply phenomenal, each photo is unique and have a bit of the weird and crazy Erik in them because no one else could think let alone make his ideas come to life. 

I like this photo because I believe it's the one of the first photos you should view before look at Erik's other work, this is nice and calm, very little light, it has a nice feel to it. I really do like this photo as it shows the editing skills of Erik as well as the photography. In this photo I really like the way Erik uses the light from the doors as the only source of light in the photo, the rest of the picture has a dark tone and gloomy atmosphere but the light from the doors can represent safety of a sleep walker perhaps or fear of the dark. 

This is an amazing photo, it's as if the would is falling into it's self, it's an amazing concept and Erik makes the idea come to life. His edits always feel realistic and powerful. Colour is used a lot in this photo as the majority of it is green, it gives quite a warm feeling but also some danger. This photo could represent how our countrysides are being changed, the way the land is falling looks quite mechanical leading me to believe that the reason its falling away is do with manmade reasons.

This photo is bright but has  dark sense to it, the clouds are grey and the overall tone is quite dark, this leads me to believe that this photo is about travelling, the women holding the bags adds to this idea. As for the bubble I believe it's meant to symbolise safe traveling possibly by plan. The grey clouds show turbulence and the bubble the plane. 

This is an incredible image as, the editing is just simply incredible, the two houses are almost directly opposite each other. The tone of the image is dark and cold, this adds to the photo as it is quite clearly cold, the photo does actually make you feel a little cold, it is a powerful image that uses some of the formal elements to create an atmosphere that com ease out of the photo.  

I would like to use Eriks' editing abilities in my work, it would take a long time ad a lot of effort but with the way his photos have turned out it seems to be worth it. 

Erik's work is still fun to look to look at and that's how he has influenced me, I want fun and exciting photos and i try my best to deliver that idea across my one work as well. I believe that if i can work on my editing skills i can create some phenomenal pieces such as some of Erik's, and if i can't get my editing skills to that standard, I'll do my best to create a surreal atmosphere with the camera itself. I feel as if Erik Johansson has helped me to develop my depth skills and has gotten me to think more about what I'm doing, getting the correct composition to make a good photo.

To summarise Eriks' work, I believe him to be a great artist and someone that everyone should look at for a while, its beautiful and unique, that is what makes Eriks' work so special and amazing. His work is simply incredible and he is one of my favourite artists, I really love the way he can create an atmosphere and that's why ill continue to love his work.