Camilo Ramirez
About
Camilo Ramirez was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Bogota, Columbia. Photography was interesting to Ramirez, so he attended Florida International University, earning a B.F.A. in photography. He later moved to Boston, Massachusetts and attended the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, earning a M.F.A. in photography there. Ramirez currently resides in Boston and has photos on display in many exhibitions, including the New Hampshire Institute of Art Exhibit. Ramirez loves photographing the United States Gulf Coast and the focus of his images is the relationship between humans and the environment around them.
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With the good use of rule of thirds, this photo also has a property of depth and layering. The viewer sees that the birds are far apart but they seem close to one another, connected. The white background does a great job setting the viewers focus on the birds and the black tipped wings and heads really stand out in the photo. I really like this picture.
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The depth and the amount of content in this photo makes it really great. From the smoke billowing off into the sky to the dried up river, everything in the photo has a purpose and works together. The sense of depth given as you look over miles of trees to see a factory blowing out pollution makes for a great shot. The photo is fairly well balanced as well,a great work by Ramirez.
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This photo has great use of the rule of thirds and depth. The city and clouds in the background along with the contrast between the dark water and the light sand and sky make the photo stand out to the viewer. The parallel lines of the sand, skyline, and clouds gives an interesting layering feel to the photo. While not my favorite, the photo does show off great potential to become an even better photo next time.
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Reflection
I wanted to use Ramirez's focus on nature along with the framing and use of depth often seen in his work to take a picture with my own touch on it. Ramirez's photos focus on one thing in the midst of another and I would like to incorporate the style of having the main focus not be the entire photo and I can learn how to do this well by viewing his large collection of images. What I take away from Ramirez is to aspire to do something and then make it your own, make it unique with your focus not being someone else's focus, but another picture entirely.
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Resources
http://www.camramirez.com/
http://lenscratch.com/2016/04/camilo-ramirez/
http://lenscratch.com/2016/04/camilo-ramirez/