Photographers+Paragraphs

Herb Ritts- was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. Some of his more famous pieces are of male and female nudes in what can be called glamour photography. He shoots his models in such a way that none of the subjects are ashamed of what they look like. All of his background settings are minimal adding an effect to his pictures and the fact that the pictures are black and white makes them even stronger.

Richard Avedon- He was a portrait fashion photographer. He also did documentary photography out in the west. His photos are mostly black and white, although he does have a few color, my favorite are his black and white. He did a lot of portraits of celebrities and in these photographers the celebreties personality really shines through, which is one reason I like this photographer. He always uses a simple white background when doing these portraits. He uses a lot of movement in his shots and really varies between using high depth and low depth of fields, which allows the subject to be shown in different ways.

Helmut Newton- He was a German-Australian fashion photographer who agian shot mainly in black and white. His subjects are posed in unnatural possitions and do not look as soft as other fashion photographers pictures do.

Steven Meisel- He is a famous fashion photographer and has many of his picture in both the us, and italian vogue magizine. He shoots fashion agian in mainly black and white and he uses a unique style of photography. His subjects are posed in a way that makes the viewer care about his subject.

Ellen Von Unwerth- is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and now makes fashion, editorial, and advertising photographs. She shoots fashion in a unique way, and having the experience as a model before becoming a fashion photographer has helped shapped her style of fashion photography. She poses her models in positions that make the picture come out well and have great effects.

Edward Weston- He shoots many things the ones i looked at the most were of vegtables and his fashion photography.He shoots simple things like lettuce and peppers in such a way that it makes them seem so elegant and beautiful. His photos are shoot in a soft black and white style. There is not too much contrast in his pictures that make them stronger. His pictures of the body are really honest and true and I kind of like the way they're wrapped up.

David LaChapelle- Agian he is a fashion photographer. His pictures are extremely colorful and bright, and does not use black and white. His pictures are full of contrasting colors, and are not shot in a soft style of photography. His subjects do not look very natural and are not naturally placed.

Paul Strand- was an American photographer who, along with fellow photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. His pictures covered 6 decades of different topics and several different genres, but were all shot in a similar way. This constant style helped his photographs become easily identified as his own, and helped his work become famous.

Sarah moon- is a fashion photographer who uses contrasting colors and light to make her pictures come out well.

Sally Mann- she is an american photographer who is best known for her large black-and-white photographs. She does shoot some in color but those are not as famous and I did not like those as much. her black and white pictures are of better quality in my opinion. She first shot pictures of her young children, only to later move on to shooting landscapes that suggest decay and death. These pictures were inspirationalt to me in my thematic series of landscape photography.

Alfred Steiglitz- Steiglitz photos have a really simple feel to them. They are mostly black and white, and have a low contrast. The pictures of him that I looked at the most are the thematic ones where he shot hands. I really liked the style and use of light in these pictures.

Joyce Tennesson- Tenneson's photos have a really angelic feel to them. They are all of women and each photo has such a soft feel to them. Although they are all posed, each one feels so natural. The natural feel is created through the style in which she shoots.