LO1 - Duncan Philpott

Duncan Philpott is an action/sports photographer based in Sheffield.

He mostly does work involving going outside and getting action shots of sports and events but has done modelling shoots for sports personalities and still landscape shots.

He often tries to use vibrant colours that stand out or takes darker colours and blends them with bright ones to give a contrasting effect.

This photo is a prime example of how Philpott uses colour and lighting to offer the most dramatic effect. By turning the two runners into silhouettes it stops them from being any specific person allowing the audience to use their imagination and choose who they think would be running. The water and reflection in it also takes up most of the photo showing the audience something they'd normally see (in this case the sky) from a different perspective. We also get a sense of grandeur in this photo as the peaks of mountains way off in the distance are visible around the second runner, which conveys the size of the peak district and how the runners aren't limited to just one path. It also brings to life his love of sports by having the runners in shot.

 This photo shows off his use of quick shutter speed photography: capturing a frame of sports at it's prime. The use of the sun over the greenery gives the foreground an orange glow which works really well with the scenery in the background and shows the distinct character of the peak district. It also demonstraights how Philpott use can use a more singular colour to help instill a theme throughout his image.
I think that when Philpott was composing this image he was purposely choosing exactly how it would be focused to show that if you choose to only focus on the smaller things in life you'll miss what's happening in the wilder world, however if you can chooses to let the little things go, then you can truly appreciate the beauty of the wider world.