Brief 1 - Photographers - Rut Blees Luxemburg

Rut Blees Luxemburg is a German photographer who mainly explores urban landscapes and public spaces at night time. She uses long exposures which allows her to use the light from the street only; such as street lights and lights from office blocks for example. 

 

 

 I really love these images because she looks at things that a passer by would usually ignore, for example the relflections in puddles on the road or path. The green and yellow tones in her work really lend that urban, street kind of feel because they are all lit by the light provided by the street. I like that she shoots at night because it shows another side of the street that is quiet, peaceful and serene. I think you can really tell her work apart from others which is a hard thing to do in photography!  

 

Like Saul Leiter, this work is classed as location photography because it is a public environment with obviously no studio lighting or equipment.  

 

During my experimental shoot for this brief, i tried the idea of shooting the relfections in puddles. However, mine are different because I did it in daylight and in a rural environment.