The theme of this weeks showcase of mobile photography from Mobiography’s Instagram hashtag #mobiography features 10 images that frame lone figures within their compositions. By including lone figures in your photos and surrounding them with negative space or dark shadows you are able to create a sense of isolation as photos such as Andy Bakk’s ‘Tranquility’ or Mark Fearnley’s ‘Timeline’ image.
Featured photographers this week include; Andy Bakk, Harry Bosch, Anita Elle, Manthan Patel, Jen Burnett, Laurence Bouchard, Mark Fearnley, Ervin Vice, Behrang Afshar and Nicholas Decoopman.
Do you have a favourite photo from this week’s showcase? Let us know which in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Finally, hashtag your photos with #mobiography for a chance of getting featured in future showcases.
T r a n q u i l i t y
‘T r a n q u i l i t y‘ by Andy Bakk – “This picture was shot on a Sunday stroll by Lake Mjosa around sunset. There was only me and another man there in this exact time, and I managed to get a shot of him when he had passed me and was heading in the opposite direction. The light was very flattering at the time, and I am also very pleased by getting the trees on the left side into the frame.
I used Snapseed to sharpen, add a noir filter to get the atmosphere I wanted (though I loosed a beautiful colour palette by doing so), making some slight changes in colours and contrast and adding some vignette.”
“M”
“M” by Harry Bosch – “There are films that we remember a lifetime and whose scenario, light, aesthetics haunt you and nourish the imagination. This was the case with the M le Maudit (M – Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder) of the brilliant Fritz Lang.
It was early in the night and when I saw this gentleman I immediately recognized Peter Lorre (M), the decor too was perfect and could look like a Berlin street from the thirties. The light was also perfect. .. A miracle somehow!
I thought that the silhouette effect would reinforce the dramatic side of the image. For my images I only use Hipstamatic and my mobile phone. He was loaded with W40 and Helga Wiking as lens. I just corrected the contrast with Snapseed. I have only one regret, that of not having published it in Black and White, the atmosphere could have been more agonising? But I wanted to preserve the color to remain faithful to the spirit and spontaneity of mobile photography. It’s up to you ! “
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‘Untitled‘ by Anita Elle – “This photo was shot with Hipstamatic Classic using lens Benedict and film C-Type Plate with flash Triple Crown.”
Standing Tall
‘Standing Tall‘ by Manthan Patel – “I made this photo on my iPhone 7 plus. Photo was made at one of the farms in outskirts of my city. While I was passing by I saw one lone farmer working hard on his farm and behind him was one tree standing tall. Morning sun behind them made contrasting figures of the farmer and the tree. And also tills on the farm leads eye directly to the man and tree. The first round of editing was done in Snapseed and after that the image was edited in VSCO. Generally I edit all my photos in a similar fashion. “
Curtain call
‘Curtain call‘ by Jen Burnett – “This image was shot inside a wonderful museum that was originally a home designed by architect Philip Johnson. This large window in the great hall has terrific light in the afternoon and the curtains create a soft diffusion. I waited around a while and saw this lovely woman wearing a hat walking by and knew I would like that silhouette. I used the iPhone 7 native camera, no attached lenses, and edited in VSCO. “
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‘Untitled‘ by Laurence Bouchard – “This photo was taken at the International Forum in Tokyo. It has these really cool high walkways in the building so I wanted to see how good the iPhone 7 would be from a high distance. I used the zoom slightly. I then made some slight tweaks in Snapseed – the main one being use of the vignette filter. “
Timeline
‘Timeline‘ by Mark Fearnley – “This shot was taken on the Millennium Bridge, London. I positioned myself under the bridge as I wanted to capture the strong lines. Then, I just waited for a human element and this guy happened to walk by. I edited it in Snapseed with contrast and vignetting.”
I take comfort sometimes in knowing that the universe is so vast and strange that earthly events cannot be anything other than insignificant
‘I take comfort sometimes in knowing that the universe is so vast and strange that earthly events cannot be anything other than insignificant‘ by Ervin Vice – “It was taken at Gasworks Park in Seattle, at the base of an old slag heap that years ago was overgrown with grass and turned into a very popular local park. You can almost always count on someone walking along the top of the hill and being placed in stark relief against the sky. And with the moody skies we get at this time of year, the results are bound to be the evocative in some way.
It was processed with Hipstamatic using T.Roosevelt and the Jane lens. “
“Drown in…!”
“Drown in…!” by Behrang Afshar
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‘Untitled‘ by Nicholas Decoopman
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