Art History-Heather Buckley

Heather Buckley is based in Brighton and is a graphic designer. She runs courses on photography in Brighton. She blogs about different styles with help on how to do them such as Fill Flash and the use of different lenses.

1. Foxgloves and Bee Heather Buckley 2014

Picture 1 has sharp vibrant colours of the foxglove and it has been taken from a low angle with a wide angle lens.This has the effect of distorting the edges of the picture making the picture looked curved. She has also used a technique known as fill flash which fills in the shadows that are created by the sun. This can be seen in the inside go the flowers as they are very bright.

 This picture was entered into a recent competition which Buckley won. It was taken in Brighton much like the rest of her work, due to her location in Brighton.

It is a landscape picture of a foxgloves and a bee, the picture has captured the bee in flight as it is about to land in the flower. 

The picture was taken at a Brighton flower show, which is where majority of her photography is taken. The picture has a main subject of the flower and the bee which creates a natural feel to it which was a theme in the competition.

2. Beach of the dead, Brighton Zombie walk. Heather burley 2013

Picture 2 if from her Album the Beach of the Dead. Its is another Brighton based event that was photographed by Buckley. It is a landscape portrait that has been cropped. She has used a fisheye lens which much like a wide angle gives a more circular distortion around a centre point. The technique fill flash has been used again to get the subject and they back ground lit up in brilliant vibrant colours such as the blue sky and the fake blood on the subject. This gives the pictures a surreal look which fits the zombie theme.
The picture shows a man dressed as a zombie, with fake blood and cuts. He is positioned to the side of the picture, distorting him and drawing your attention to the uneasy feel of the distortion which, can be linked to how uneasy a zombie would make you feel.
The event has other picture and was intended to capture the event that was taking place called "Brighton Zombie walk". This is a theme in Buckleys work where she uses local events to inspire her photography. 

3. Fully automatic on camera flash- Heather Buckley  2011

Picture 3 is an example from Buckleys guide to help other people understand fill flash. It was used to demonstrate how Fill flash can take way a lot of the shadows that are created. The picture shows a man with suntan cream surrounded by people which questions why he is there and why he is holding money in his hand. 
Buckley has used the fill flash to eliminate the subject and the sky, and on the clear day it was taken it produces a very blue sky. The use of the wide angle lens has brought the subjects knee out of proportion and has bent the sky around the subjects head. 
The purpose of the picture was to demonstrate the fill flash technique but I'm and unable to find any other reference for what it was originally taken for but it is gives a very good idea on how to use fill flash.


To conclude I am going to use fill flash in my initial shots to take influence form Buckley. I'm able to use this idea to present a view point of a camera that is unique to the camera. I will also use a wide angle lens to try to get the angle and the fill flash working together yo create a image that a camera can produce.