1 Million People Follow This Photographer On Instagram, And After Seeing His Pics It’s No Wonder Why
They say practice makes perfect, so photographer Jason M. Peterson should be pretty close to excellence by now. During the last 25 years, Peterson has been taking black and white pictures, constantly pushing his limits, and his persistent artistic efforts have gained him a whopping 1-million-strong following on Instagram.
"To me, my photos aren't about black and white at all," Peterson told My Modern Met. "I am trying to capture human emotion, make the viewer feel something. Black and white helps focus on that emotion—color is one less thing to be in the way of seeing the feeling."
Peterson is an expert when it comes to bringing out the best in shadows, playing with angles and lines, or simply composing the shot. His portfolio has a huge variety of photos, including cityscapes and street photography. They're bold and graphic, and the strong visual storytelling that Peterson learned in the advertising world (he works as the Chief Creative Officer for Havas North America) blends with the aesthetics perfectly.
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Try scrolling up and down really fast, it creates a really nice effect.
So would I now at the age of 72, and I used too build these 500 ft power station chimneys, and jump about on the scaffolding like young monkeys , I think If I had to go up there again and do the things we used to do 500 Or 600 feet up again with out any safety belts or restrainers like we used to do, it is a good job now they have these inspectors in checking the safety on these sites.
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Nope nope nope, give me a bathtub full of snakes before I would stand out there! Also, isn't the point of those viewing things to look down?? He could be just standing at a normal window to shoot across haha!
I would definitely prefer standing out there than in a bathtub full of nope ropes !
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No more, stairway to the heavens, to find ourselves once more, we float amongst the cloud, with pictures that we see.. Humans through the looking glass, standing in air to see, the elevator up And down, but really static, as you can see...KLL
They would tell us not to jump on the observatory box. I've always wanted to try though.
it would be so cool if the 2 beams of light aligned with the torch on the statue of liberty
if you scroll up and down fast it looks like the person is on different floors
This is really neat, because in a sense, it feels like a Pixar movie. Different people, all living different lives.
This gridlock almost looks pretty enough to resemble links in a necklace.
This is so much better of a photograph than some of his mirrored ones, or through the plane-window shots, or the other tricks he uses. Just really great composition, focus, contrast, and emotional content.
He is a photographer. But it is more appropriate to call him a photo artist as much of his work is highly manipulated.
Some of these pictures have been manipulated, (13 16 26 ) not that it makes any difference, they're still thought provoking and spectacular.
EVERY professional photographer "manipulates" their photos (most of them if not every). It's part of our world. I can't get over the people (not necessarily you Kenny) who feel compelled to constantly point it out as though it's some kind of brownie point for them or a negative (no pun intended) for the photographer. If the entire photo was drawn in, OK, but the photo still has composition and beauty. People don't seem to realize that if YOU see it, WE see it. You're not smarter than everyone else.
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ANOTHER photographer that proves you have to have skill/talent! Most are pics of very ordinary things. You have to have a photographers eye to know what will make a GREAT photograph!
This guy must be going places! If I had an Instagram, I would've followed him by now!
This photographer really knows how to play with the light. Fabulous artistry.
What I find interesting is that w 1mil followers he is getting 10-15k likes. Is this an instagram issue? Btw his images are manipulated. Mirrored layers, etc. jason would be the first to admit that.
WE KNOW!!! Why can't people just be happy for others instead of constantly finding fault? Hey instead of just enjoying the photos let's point out every possible negative thing about them instead. That's more the way we should be. Negative and b****y.
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Looking at these pictures I've come to realise that things don't necessarily need to be in colour to be inspiring. Like the picture of the rainbow..😇💝
OK, now look at mine profile. https://www.instagram.com/thankyouday/?hl=hr
I think this photographer really understands some of the most important elements of B+W work: high contrast is key; deep rich blacks and pure whites are crucial; going darker is usually better; use shadow to focus on one element.
I think black and white ruins many of these images. I'd like to see what they look like in color.
He is a photographer. But it is more appropriate to call him a photo artist as much of his work is highly manipulated.
Some of these pictures have been manipulated, (13 16 26 ) not that it makes any difference, they're still thought provoking and spectacular.
EVERY professional photographer "manipulates" their photos (most of them if not every). It's part of our world. I can't get over the people (not necessarily you Kenny) who feel compelled to constantly point it out as though it's some kind of brownie point for them or a negative (no pun intended) for the photographer. If the entire photo was drawn in, OK, but the photo still has composition and beauty. People don't seem to realize that if YOU see it, WE see it. You're not smarter than everyone else.
Load More Replies... ANOTHER photographer that proves you have to have skill/talent! Most are pics of very ordinary things. You have to have a photographers eye to know what will make a GREAT photograph!
This guy must be going places! If I had an Instagram, I would've followed him by now!
This photographer really knows how to play with the light. Fabulous artistry.
What I find interesting is that w 1mil followers he is getting 10-15k likes. Is this an instagram issue? Btw his images are manipulated. Mirrored layers, etc. jason would be the first to admit that.
WE KNOW!!! Why can't people just be happy for others instead of constantly finding fault? Hey instead of just enjoying the photos let's point out every possible negative thing about them instead. That's more the way we should be. Negative and b****y.
Load More Replies... Looking at these pictures I've come to realise that things don't necessarily need to be in colour to be inspiring. Like the picture of the rainbow..😇💝
OK, now look at mine profile. https://www.instagram.com/thankyouday/?hl=hr
I think this photographer really understands some of the most important elements of B+W work: high contrast is key; deep rich blacks and pure whites are crucial; going darker is usually better; use shadow to focus on one element.
I think black and white ruins many of these images. I'd like to see what they look like in color.
