Alexandre Moreau

Alexandre Moreau is a professional wedding photographer in London shooting locally and abroad for destination weddings, however he also does other photography such as abstract and travel. I have chosen to look at Alexandre Moreau in more detail because I especially like the uniqueness of his abstract and travel photography, and the colours used. 

The first thing I noticed about this image is the colour. A range of  bright, vivid colours are clearly visible in the background of this image which is something I really like it. These colours create a sense of positivity. We can see a very clear, dark sillouette of what appears to be a young boy. Because of the significant contrast between the dark silhouette and the bright colours in the background, the outline of the boy can be seen very clearly so therefore shape is shown. The boy only takes up a small amount of the frame but he is the main focus of the image, as his shape is clear and sharp unlike the other silhouettes which are further away from the lens and slightly blurry. The coloured background is blurred which allows depth to be shown and black lines in the background contrast against the bright colours. The fact that we cannot clearly see any features of the boy creates a sense of mystery.

Contrast and shape are elements which comes across very clearly in this image. The black silhouette of the statue and pillars contrasts significantly against the vivid orange sky. This allows the outlines to be very visible so that shape is clearly seen. The pillars create lines in the image, and as they are aligned, depth is shown, because the pillars get smaller the further away from the lens they are. Although there is not much going on in the image It is quite effective in this situation.

This photo is from Alexandre's wedding work. The first thing that stands out is the colour. The petals are of quite vivid colours, and contrast is apparent as two of the bowls of petals are red, but the petals in the middle are white and pink. As well as contrasting against the red petals, the pink and white also contrasts against each other. The background is very out of focus which allows depth to be shown. The wooden bowls of petals also contrast against this background as it is mainly white and plain. The form of the bowls is shown by the dark shadows underneath them.

This image consists of mostly dark tones. I find this image very unique as is it taken at an unusual angle. Lines are visible in the form of the metal railings and the steps. The metal reflects the light creating bright highlights, and depth is shown as we can see the steps further away from the frame are smaller and less focused. The escalators add a sense of journey to the photo.

After looking at the photography of Alexandre Moreau I want to experiment more with showing depth in my photography, as I like the look of this in images and think that this is very effective. To do this I could experiment with different camera settings in order to create a blurred background. 

Moreau's work has influenced me, as I have been more experimental with bluring in my photos in order to show depth and have created some good images. I have also tried out different hues and saturations in order to control the overall feel of the images, the way he does.

A while after first discovering Alexandre Moreau's photography, I still enjoy the unicity of most of his work, however I find his wedding photography, which is what he focuses on the most, lacking interest as I prefer unique, abstract, and creative photography.