Thursday 24 October 2013

Gothic - Photography Assignment

Given the word Gothic and have to research it then photograph something to represent the word.

Wells Cathedral Chapter House, Gothic Architecture

Wells Cathedral Chapter House, Gothic ArchitectureGothic Architecture - SkyscraperCity Gothic - stained glass
 
Modern Goth
Hamad is based inManchester, United Kingdom. His collections are produced in United Kingdom.

Gargoyle

Gargoyle - He looks more unhappy than he does scary.

Let Do It Daphne Fitpatrick
 


http://www.nikosveliotis.com/memento_Mori.htm




Wednesday 28 November 2012

David Seidner



David Seidner (born 18 February 1957) was an American photographer known for his portraits and fashion photography. He died of complications from AIDS on Sunday, June 6, 1999. David Seidner was nineteen when his first cover picture was published and twenty-one when the first of many solo exhibitions of his photographs was shown in Paris. . His signature imagery from the 1980s included photographic fragments, paint, shards of glass and reflections. His influence then was the music of John Cage.
His immense cultural knowledge enabled him to draw on the past to create modern yet timeless images. His nudes evoke Greek classical sculpture; his portraits from the mid-Nineties were inspired by John Singer Sargent and evoke the paintings of BoldiniIngres and Velázquez; his black and white portraits of artists recall busts of Roman emperors.
Seidner's work had several defining periods. In its evolution, his images became more and more pure, ending with the simplicity of the orchid series, which was taken in his Miami apartment using an auto- focus camera and colour negative film.
A very important phase of David Seidner's work was his series of nudes.


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BETTY LAGO - CHANEL - DAVID SEIDNER 1985

1986: Betty Lago in Azzedine Alaïa, photographed by David Seidner

 





Ahn Duong for Yves Saint Laurent
Photographed by David Seidner
1986
  • Drama 
  • Presence of black

Herb Ritts

Herbert "Herb" Ritts (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-whitephotography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.
Vogue Daily — <em>Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989</em>
Stephanie, Cindy, Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood, 1989
 
Photo: Herb Ritts Foundation, Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery 



Versace Dress (Back View), El Mirage,1990
 
Photo: Herb Ritts Foundation, Courtesy of Edwynn Houk Gallery




Female Torso with Veil
Herb Ritts
Paradise Cove
1984

  • Sensuality of the fabric
  • Contouring to the body
  • Anonymity - no face

Louise Dahl-Wolfe



Louise Emma Augusta Dahl (November 19, 1895 – December 11, 1989) was a noted American photographer. She is known primarily for her work for Harper's Bazaar, in association with fashion editor Diana Vreeland.



"I believe that the camera is a medium of light, that one actually paints with light. In using the spotlights with reflecting lights, I could control the quality of the forms revealed to build a composition. Photography, to my mind, is not a fine art. It is splendid for recording a period of time, but it has definite limitations, and the photographer certainly hasn’t the freedom of the painter. One can work with taste and emotion and create an exciting arrangement of significant form, a meaningful photograph, but a painter has the advantage of putting something in the picture that isn’t there or taking something out that is there. I think this makes painting a more creative medium."
~ Louise Dahl-Wolf, 1984






 
 
 

 

Guy Bourdin for Charles Jourdan

Guy Bourdin was a French fashion photographer with a taste for controversy and stylisation. In 1957 he began his first advertising campaign for Charles Jourdan shoes, completing his final advertisement for the brand in 1981.







Friday 2 November 2012

Jodi Bieber



Gideon Mendel