Who are your favorite photographers including those who post on RallyPoint?

LTC Stephen F. — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 11:01:37 -0400

There are many truly great photographers alive today as well as those who have passed on. Additionally there are many fine photographers who are RallyPoint members such as CPT Jack Durish, SPC Margaret Higgens, SGT Ben Steen and PV2 Lisa Wilcox
Who are your favorite photographers?
Feel free to post pictures and you can nominate yourself :-)
Pictures I took: my youth on a camping trip 1973; Bamberg, Germany 1981; infantry soldier pleasing a restaurant owner at Costa Brava, Spain 1982, wildflecken 1983

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Aug 20 at 2016 11:16 AM

CPT Jack Durish — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 11:16:48 -0400

I grew up in two places: On a sailboat and in a darkroom. Both had impacts that persisted throughout life. One of the countless lessons I learned was that fine photographs begin with a properly focused image. All other issues of composition, exposure, color balance, contrast, etc could be "fixed" in the darkroom, now the computer. That's were the real art takes place. During my career in advertising and public relations, I was privileged to work with some of the very best. However, there is one who I can not only recommend but also count as a good friend, Mark Jordan. When he produced this photo for my website, other photographers began calling and asking how he did it. It looks more like a painting than a photograph and it captures the image I wanted, that of a storyteller. It is the only photograph of myself that I have willingly shared

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Aug 20 at 2016 11:32 AM

LTC Stephen F. — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 11:32:48 -0400

My favorite photographers are Mathew Brady from the civil war era. After that it is too hard for me to single out a greatest photographer and their are so many iconic images by photographers from the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi to police chief shooting the VC suspect in the head in Saigon to the image of the first sergeant of A Company, 101st Airborne Division, guides a medevac helicopter through the jungle foliage to pick up casualties suffered during a five-day patrol near Hue, April 1968.
Honorable mention to some great photographers on RallyPoint: CPT Jack Durish SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Ben Keen and PV2 Private RallyPoint Member

Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Aug 20 at 2016 1:01 PM

SPC Margaret Higgins — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 13:01:46 -0400

THANK You, Steve, for mentioning my name! I feel very flattered.
Once again, I will try to upload a photograph of mine.
All the Best to You, Steve- Margaret

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Aug 20 at 2016 5:50 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:50:18 -0400

Moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941 by Ansel Adams

A large print of this shows crisp focus from the foreground to the stars. This has always inspired my darkroom efforts.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Aug 20 at 2016 5:54 PM

Capt Seid Waddell — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 17:54:39 -0400

Napalm is very photogenic - at a distance. This is one of my favorite shots from my service years.

Response by PO3 Steven Stinnett made Aug 20 at 2016 7:53 PM

PO3 Steven Stinnett — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:53:32 -0400

here are some from a Photo-Mate I know...

Response by MAJ Milton P. made Sep 11 at 2016 4:39 PM

MAJ Milton P. — Sun, 11 Sep 2016 16:39:38 -0400

Ansel Adams, met him in college (he was a personal friend of the department head and showed up many times unannounced to us and critiqued our work) love how he was willing to freely give advice on getting better photo and exposures. On one field trip to the desert he show up and worked with us, he coached me in making one of the best on location full length portraits (4x5 camera, color) I had made up to that time and maybe since. He also showed us that the darkroom work was almost as important as the camera work, while it has to be there in the camera, the work in the darkroom can make or brake even a great shot but is really important when the original shot is marginal.

Response by SrA Ross Goodman made Sep 12 at 2016 1:02 PM

SrA Ross Goodman — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:02:05 -0400

jeff newsom, jeff lipsky and ben sasso