I thought
before I got any ideas about a photo shoot I’d see what photographers I like
and why. I kind of keep a list – it’s HUGE!
Charlize Theron
I
like his images as they aren’t posey, the women look strong and the images have
fun in them.
Tyra Banks
He
likes to shoot in black and white and his pictures have are really intimate and
have a nice graphic quality.
January Jones
I
first came across him through the Versace Accesories Spring 2011 campaign. I
like the defined images. He doesn’t always use black and white but his images
are always interesting to look at.
Jeans Shrimpton New York 1962 – it
would be rude not to
Who
doesn’t love David Bailey’s stuff? He takes photo’s most photographers would
lose a limb to take.
Annie Leibovitz
Shoot for
Disney Parks, celebrities as Disney characters 2011
She
may not be very good with her finances but man, can she take a photo. There’s
always something a bit dark in her work and I like a subtle twist.
David Bowie
I
don’t love everything he does but every now and then he produces and image that
stops me in my tracks like the one above. It is ugly beautiful.
Steven Meisel
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Madonna for the Like a Virgin cover
shoot
His
photo’s always look like they captured something that was only there for a
moment and have a fragile quality to them.
Models shot for Vogue
Somehow he
always brings a dance feel to all his subjects.
Heather Marks in La Repubblica Velvet
He’s
got a young edgy feel to his work without ever letting the models look like
victims.
Faye Dinsmore
There
is always such a sense of joy about her pictures.
Shoot for the January 1990 cover of
Vogue, the supermodels
I
have actually tried to find pictures that aren’t black and white but I can’t! I
love his work he captures the zeitgeist of the time in each frame.
Vogue shoot sometime in the 60’s
You
may have noticed the only recurring themes are the women don’t look weak and
the photography is mostly black and white. I love Helmut Newton, his women
(unlike Guy Bourdin) look like active participants and it’s up to the viewer to
put them in a dominant or submissive role.
Erwin Blumenfeld
Vogue cover
He
did things with film that people find difficult with digital techniques today –
watch Rankin trying to recreate this photo with Heidi Klum! A technical and
creative genius.
Herb Ritts
Madonna, Tokyo, 1987
Always
fun and quirky images.
Dovima with elephants, evening dress
by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, August 1955
Innovative
captivating pictures that bring surreal into reality.
Robert Capa
Omaha Beach D-Day Landing
He captures
the torture that Omaha and Utah beach must have been for the landings
perfectly.
Water Drop
Most famous
for his pictures of water drops, they are beautiful.
Dorothea Lange
1936, Migrant Mother, Florence Owens
Thompson
Most
famous for her pictures of migrant workers, she manages to capture something in
each person that is unique to them.
Famous
for his humanitarian and war photo journalism, his pictures have often made me
cry.
Agatha A Nitecka
Courtney Johansson
She always
brings an ethereal and feminine element to the photo whilst showing women as
being strong.
Unknown
Edgy, raw,
strong photographs
Cecil Beaton
Twiggy
Innovative
ways of taking pictures of fashion.
Unknown
Always rock
and roll, sometimes naked.
Helen Mirren for Esquire magazine.
Possibly
my favourite photographer ever, not afraid to take risks, only ever retouches
skin tone, takes women and makes them look more beautiful than ever. Also, thoroughly
nice chap.
Nothing
really stands out as a theme, I think I’m too old to be stuck on one particular
style and it’s no secret that my favourite photographer is Perou. His shots are
clean and well thought out, so I thought I’d email him with my concept to find
out what I should do. Emails here – isn’t he fantastic! He answered on a
Saturday evening himself! I may
swoon!
Guys, if any of you know the origins of the unknown shots - or I got any wrong - please let me know in the comments.
Mwah mwah!
dxx
Superb selection. You say that there's not a theme to your selection but I think that you're clearly drawn to the strong (and often eccentric) angle. There are lots of dynamic shapes and drama to the pics you've selected and I imagine that's what you'll end up taking through into you photo shoot :-) Mwah Mwah Mwah ( x3 to please the Eastern Euros of ChezLakovic)
ReplyDeleteThank you, I think you may be right, wait until you see the shoot :)
ReplyDeleteMwah to infinity ;)
dxx