Photojournalism- Timothy Allen

I really enjoyed looking at Timothy Allen's photography. He takes color pictures, but uses the color to his advantage and creates different shadows from the light he uses. The photo below is of a biker doing a trick. The biker is not center-punched; Allen used the rule of thirds to frame him. Even though the photo is not in black and white he uses value because the viewer can see the dark and light areas in the photo. I like that the biker is just a dark figure and the background is a blue sky with clouds. It's a good contrast and makes the biker stand out. The dark edges of the photo help frame the biker too. I feel that the images shocks the view. The dark colors with a light background is not something that is seen all the time. The biker looks like he is jumping into the sky and it gives the photo a "wow" look. It seems amazing that a photographer could capture a biker looking like this. It's interesting to see a biker in a photo like this because now I see that there is art in everything we do in life, because I never saw bike tricks as a great photo. Now I am able to understand what a great photo it could be if caught at the right moment.

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