One of the photographers mentioned in class is Bryan Schutmaat. For most of his photos he uses muted tones and short depth of field to isolate his subjects. His landscapes usually contain a poignant object or objects to either lead your eye through the image or to hold your gaze, inviting you to ponder the lonely isolation. His portraits are close to medium range with sharp focus on the eyes while he lets the background stay soft with just enough detail to complete the narrative.
The series is aptly named "Grays the Mountain Sends." I can't help but wonder, is this what happens to the small towns once its main industry is exhausted or become obsolete. Not only the town but also the people of that town. No one in the portraits look happy to be there or even very hopeful of the future.
The portraits of the people are very nice as well as the landscapes. Their facial expressions give off different emotions but only a good photographer like this gentlemen was able to capture that.
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