Name Of Artist: Philip Hyde
Dates Of Artist's Life: 1921-2006
Personal Background
Philip Hyde was born and raised in San Francisco, so he is an american. He was a humble man who lived in the house he built for 50 years located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California with his wife Ardis. He went to the California School of Fine Arts, now known as the San Francisco Art Institute. He studied under many other good photographers such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and even Dorothea Lange. His work was well known and praised, his work was featured in over 80 books and over 100 major publications.
Style
His art posses lots of color, attention to detail, and lighting. His photographs look very well timed and composed. He uses the natural light in his landscape settings to create and capture stunning nature landscape photos. He includes lots of notable features in his photos that are common to nature such as trees, water, big landmarks, and other amazing things. Lots of his photos seem to be taken in the evening, which was also part of his style. He liked to take pictures in warm places more than cold places, adding to his love for bright colors in his photos. Bright colors are his signature feature in his photos.
Philosophy
The major ideas behind Philip's artwork was personal and social. He loved nature and landscapes, this is why he became a landscape artist in the first place. He wanted to not awe people with his work, but he wanted to stimulate empathy and love in his photos. He captures nature how it is, and does not tamper with any of his photos. His main philosophy was to just "tell it how it is". He wanted to show natures beauty by focusing on its bright colors and stunning features.
Influences
Philip has helped me to focus on color in my photos more, and how everything in the photo worked together. He has taught me to not go crazy over perfecting a photo setting, but to allow nature to do its thing, and just capture it. He also has brought to my attention how much light plays a role in photos, and the shot you will get because of it. Lastly, he taught me to have fun with it and to enjoy nature and its natural beauty.
Dates Of Artist's Life: 1921-2006
Personal Background
Philip Hyde was born and raised in San Francisco, so he is an american. He was a humble man who lived in the house he built for 50 years located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California with his wife Ardis. He went to the California School of Fine Arts, now known as the San Francisco Art Institute. He studied under many other good photographers such as Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and even Dorothea Lange. His work was well known and praised, his work was featured in over 80 books and over 100 major publications.
Style
His art posses lots of color, attention to detail, and lighting. His photographs look very well timed and composed. He uses the natural light in his landscape settings to create and capture stunning nature landscape photos. He includes lots of notable features in his photos that are common to nature such as trees, water, big landmarks, and other amazing things. Lots of his photos seem to be taken in the evening, which was also part of his style. He liked to take pictures in warm places more than cold places, adding to his love for bright colors in his photos. Bright colors are his signature feature in his photos.
Philosophy
The major ideas behind Philip's artwork was personal and social. He loved nature and landscapes, this is why he became a landscape artist in the first place. He wanted to not awe people with his work, but he wanted to stimulate empathy and love in his photos. He captures nature how it is, and does not tamper with any of his photos. His main philosophy was to just "tell it how it is". He wanted to show natures beauty by focusing on its bright colors and stunning features.
Influences
Philip has helped me to focus on color in my photos more, and how everything in the photo worked together. He has taught me to not go crazy over perfecting a photo setting, but to allow nature to do its thing, and just capture it. He also has brought to my attention how much light plays a role in photos, and the shot you will get because of it. Lastly, he taught me to have fun with it and to enjoy nature and its natural beauty.