frederick h. evans

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Frederick H. Evans

Frederick H. Evans was a British photographer that specialized in architecture. His

work is highly influential for many reasons.

All of his work was

done in film and

were mainly

printed in a

platinum print. I

really like this

style of printing

because the sepia

tone emphasizes

the age of the

structure. I find

that this form ofprint really brings

out the detail in

the rafters. This

photograph also

has converging

lines created from

the ceiling. Here

the edges of the

roof lead us into the apex where we see brighter highlights that add important

tonality to the image.

His use of tones is also carried through all of his

images. Its seen clearly in this photo where the

light from the window illuminates the wall

feature, which brings out its detail. Its also

interesting to see that in both photographs

Evans uses symmetry to accentuate the beauty

of the design gone into the arches. Fredrick H.

Evans also uses long exposures in his

photographs to really bring out the finerdetails. This also means that he would have had

to use a tripod to stabilize the frame. Another

thing that is astonishing about his photographs

are the fact that they are pure. There is no

manipulation involved in his printing.


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As you look at Evans work it

becomes even clearer that

converging lines and symmetry play

a big part in making a photo look

desirable. It helps to show off the

quality of the architecture gone into

parts of the buildings. I really like

this picture as it represents what I

want to base my project on. I like

the way that hesframed the shot

to show off what is important, the

doorway. He has used the sunlight

in the picture to create a high

contrast look. This really brings

out the detail and texture of the

archway and decoration. Thebackground appears to be fairly

simplistic so that the viewer can

focus on the intricate design of the

door. I find that in this photograph

the wall to the sides of the door

create converging lines that lead

your eye into the middle of the

frame.

Again in this image, Fredrick H.Evans uses symmetry to lead use

to the beauty that is the

cathedral. However in this

image, Evans uses the trees to

frame the building. In contrast,

this photograph differs to the

doorway for the fact that there is

a lot more going on in the

background and foreground. In

this photo the pathway with theshrubbery lead us to the

entrance of the cathedral.

Where as in the doorway

picture, the wall and stairs take

us towards the doorway. I have

also noticed that his photos are

taken from ground level to give

the audience a realistic

representation as to how it was

when Evans was standing there.


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I think that Fredrick H. Evans would really contribute to my work for a couple of

reasons. Firstly I can use his doorway picture as inspiration for my own series of

photos. I like his use of symmetry to help show off the best parts of the building and

also his use of sunlight to help boost the contrast in the image.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_H._Evans(11-11-2013)

http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O%3AAD%3AE%3A1

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