LO1- Duncan Philpott

Duncan Philpott 

Genre

Duncan Philpott is an Action/ Adventure sports photographer. Though he also does photo journalism which he describes as "Capturing the moment." He also does a lot of commercial photography, which is when his photographs are used for advertising purposes. And he also does a lot of personal photography, just for fun. This often includes using social networking sites, most notably Instagram, as this is a great way to showcase his work.

 Purpose and Meaning

As Philpott does a lot of commercial photography the purpose of his photography is generally to advertise.

Photograph analysis

I particularly like this image because it is, I think, a perfect definition of ''Capturing the moment'' which he himself stated was his aim. I think what immediately draws you in to this image is the use of leading lines. There are multiple sets of leading lines in this image and they all draw you towards (what appears to be) a firework in the centre. I also like the way he has used such a dark black and white filter so that he is really able to capture the light in the images, I think that creates a great contrast and makes the image more interesting.