Research - Nitsa

Nitsa is a Israel born photographer who now lives in Los Angeles.  I first came across Nitsa while researching Eric Kim as someone suggested he interview her on his blog.  I then came across her on facebook and flickr.  She became interested in photography in 2000 and claims she is not a professional photographer and still feels uncomfortable selling her prints.  Nitsa did not study photography and says she has learned everything through observation and lots of practise and countless errors.

Nitsa follows a no rules style of photography and prefers free form self expression.  She likes to photograph the big cities of America.  Although she claims she has never studied any kind of art or photography I really like her work and her style.

This image is called I'm a Robot which I think is due to the figures drawn along the wall although I am not sure.  Taken in Los Angeles this image has a good contrast with the high key and low key tones.  The image has been taken at a slightly tilted angle to show the upward street.  I think that the composition aspect of lines with the robot figures and the perspective demonstrates the rule of thirds.

I really like this image taken in New York which has so much detail which adds pattern and texture to a black and white image.  The image has a nice tonal range and contrast which is prominent because of the amount detail within the image.  I like the advertisement board in this image with the low key figures.  I also like the candid look on the women's face as she walks around the corner.

I really like this image taken from a high angle looking down on the street below.  This image has a really nice tonal range throughout and the pattern and textures.  There is a nice contrast present throughout the image with lots of different shapes tones and textures.

Close Call - This image is taken at a low angle and just catches the bike as it moves out of the frame.  This image shows the composition aspect of lines and the rule of thirds. Pattern is present in the ground and a really nice tonal range with equal amounts of high and low key tones.  Captured perfectly with the bike and the train coming into the frame.

I really like images shot in underground train stations. Shows the composition aspect of lines and the rule of thirds with a nice tonal range mostly being low key. I like the dimensions of the platform, train and the overhead light with the lone passenger standing on the platform.

I really like the colours which have been created in this image.  Public transport images are usually shot and converted to black and white or are quite dull in colour but this has the lovely yellow and purple which makes it really nice.  The subject in the train has been shot at the rule of thirds and also the people outside the window.  There is a nice contrast and the composition aspect of lines all around the image which guides the eye.

Again really nice colours used within the image.  The shop fronts within this image are really interesting and their is so much going on the eye is easily guided around the picture.  This image has been taken at a low angle and the perspective is really nice.  This has been post produced to create a grainy image but has kept the vibrant colours creating a really nice image.  The composition aspect of pattern and textures have been used within this image and lines are present all around.

This image taken of Brooklyn Bridge has been post produced and a shadow or reflection has been created of the bridge and the street light in the sky.  Shot in black and white this image has a really nice tonal range and contrasts with the sky really well.  The composition aspect of the rule of thirds is present with the arch and lines is present in the journey across the bridge which guides the eye into the image.

Kid and birds is a really nice image which has nice colours.  The composition aspect of the rule of thirds is present with the little boy. Pattern and texture is also present with the pavement and the road.  I like the colours of the boys clothing and the contrast with the pale background of the pavement and the road.