Erwin Olaf

Erwin Olaf is a Dutch photographer he photographs many subjects including grief and clowns. Above I have picked four images of his work that I found myself drawn to and found most thought provoking. When looking at these images of Olaf's work i get a sense of unease, sadness, and grief. These four pictures caught my eye due to how they have been captured I wouldn't say they were scary but there is something about them that makes you feel apprehensive. The reason i wanted to look at Olaf's work is because i knew he was known for capturing images of clowns, the image on the bottom left is one of the images taken from his clown collection. All four images are taken distorting the face or hiding it which i find adds suspicion and suspense. We know Olaf's work is focused more on real life issues such as grief which is not what my project is about, but the angles of the photographs and how he has captured them i feel add into the eeriness of my idea with not being able to see the face clearly. This i feel creates an atmosphere, and i feel movements like this could make an image and look slightly more chilling and atmospheric with similar position's. Having the body turned or the face not shown or slightly blurred or covered adds anticipation and wonder, it makes  you guess and suspect which is similar to the mood they like to create within horror films and photographs.