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.

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

 

 

 

 

Arthur Elgort

Arthur Elgort is an American photographer best known for his work for Vogue.









Im actually not mad about Elgort all his photos seem a bit too artificial to me.

Richard Avedon

Richard Avedon was an American fashion phtotogrpher the New York times described as having

" helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century"
 

 

   

Irving Penn

Irving Penn (1917-2009) was an American photographer who has worked for Vogue and has worked independently for designers such as Issey Miyake and Clinique.

"A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it; it is in one word, effective." —Irving Penn.

Penn's fashion photography is some of the most iconic images in photographic history.



Irving Penn,
American Vogue April 1 1950,
Jean Patchett,
Fashion:Larry Aldrich

• iconic image
• high contrast of black and white
• mysterious - face hidden behind veil
• bold confident persona - gesture - sophisticated

• Balance of composition
• eye leads from beaded earring, across necklace, down spotted dress and across patterned floor.
• gesture
• fresh, perky gesture gives lightness to photo

• Highly reflective surface
• exaggerated gesture
• original composition

• Attitude
• Gesture
• Deep back