Research of three photographers that use composite images.

1. By Sue Crickmore

2.  Mauricio Candela
 Nathan Spotts
 Joel Grimes

3.  http://mauriciocandela.com/
 About
 Mauricio Candela’s passion for photography
started in advertising as an art director.
Throughout his career he had the opportunity
to work with top-notch directors and
photographers that crafted and inspired him.
At the same time, he started honing his skills
and applying his creative knowledge to this
discipline. He learned to live off his ideas, and
one day he realized that the best idea was to
live off the vision that he has behind the lens.

9.  http://www.nathanspotts.com/
 Professional Freelance Photographer
 Throughout my life, photography has been with me.
My initial inspiration came from my parents. My
current inspiration comes from everything around
me, particularly the beautiful places I go and the
wonderful people in my life. I've studied at the
Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and my
works have been shown and published by multiple
art and design magazines, books, and galleries.
Aside from this online gallery, Nathan's work can be
viewed on deviantART and the Behance Network.

16.  In the industry he is known as a celebrity and
commercial photographer
 Mostly portrait photographer
 He photographs portraits of top athletes
 Photographs client and background separately
and then blends them together
 His backgrounds are HDR
 Uses a wide angle lens for backgrounds
 Makes use of converging lines to help the
viewer focus on the portrait or will shoot the
background straight on.

17.  He likes to create a super hero so he
photographs his models without a smile
 His style has a gritty look to help contribute
to the super hero image he likes to create.
 He will produce a self assignment once a
week for his personal portfolio. This helps
him to stay creative.

18.  He was influenced by the renaissance
painters as he considered them to be the
master of using light
 He used the Rembrandt triangle cross light
look.
 Mastering the transition from shadow to
light will give your images shape and
dimension.

19.  He creates a look that could be real but also has an
element of fantasy.
 Retouching is done using a tablet.
 He shoots on a tripod for a sharper result.
 His lens is open at the sweet spot – 2-3 stops from
wide open.
 His portraits are shot at 24 to 35mm
 Backgrounds are shot with 16mm
 3 light set-up – side lights and beauty dish
 He blends a black and white copy of the image with
the colour image to give it a de-saturated look.
 Grain is added to the image to give it a gritty look.

30.  http://mauriciocandela.com/
 http://www.joelgrimesworkshops.com/Joel
_Grimes_Photography/Behind_the_Scenes.ht
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 http://www.nathanspotts.com
 The Candid Frame 136 Joel Grimes, 8/4/12,
podcast.
 http://kelbytraining.com/author/joelgrime
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