Profotos Staff Evaluation:
Ukranian photographer, Andrew
Soloviov, has been working professionally in the stock photography
field since 1974. Throughout his long-time career as a photographer,
Andrew has had his award winning work exhibited in several galleries
throughout the Eastern European region. He has also been published
in several advertising and magazine campaigns during the course
of his career.
Andrew's images are very strong in their composition, as well
as in their presentation and actual physical properties. Several
of the images in Andrew's portfolio gain their strength through
his use of alternative processes and the actual film types he
employs. The image on this page is a great example of Andrew's
masterful understanding of composition, lighting, presentation,
and the physical medium of photography. In this image, we see
a perfect composition, with the rule of thirds being used well
with the subject. The tilting of the frame adds a very dramatic
tone to the image, which would not be evident otherwise. The
lighting is very directional and flattering, as it is from a
low angle, as evidenced by the long shadow of the subject. This
long shadow greatly emaphasizes the subject by adding an interesting
angle, and a strong diagonal to the frame. Along with all of
these characteristics of this image, Andrew has emphasized his
subject through his use of sepia-toned black and white film (the
presentation and physical medium).
This is just one example of the flawless execution of photography
principles, which you will find within Andrew's portfolio. Enter
the portfolio of Andrew Soloviov and view the images of a true
photographic master.