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Photographer selection

Iconic Photographers

This area is REALLY important and will directly affect the standard and quality of your Higher. By

understanding the subject and working methods of iconic photographers who are either historically

important or have a more contemporary approach will help you to explore and develop your project.

Areas/Genres of Photography

• Macro

• Abstract

• Conceptual

• Landscape

• Nature

• Portraiture

• Still Life

• Fine Art

• Narrative

• Reportage

• Architecture

• Fashion

• Photo Journalism

• Urban

• Sports

• Food

• Travel

• Conceptual

• Street

• Wildlife

Elements of PhotographyPhotographic

Attributes

• Light

• Focus

• Time

• Motion

• Viewpoint

• Framing

• Cropping

• Technique

Composition

• Shape

• Line

• Angle

• Colour & Tone

• Pattern

• Depth

• Composition Overall

Content

• Subject• Background• Foreground• People• Story• Mood/Atmosphere• Symbol/Metaphor

Style & Genre

Meaning- artist’s Intention/PurposeMeaning

Genre usually refers to subjects e.g. Food / Wildlife

Style refers to your approach eg lighting /compostion

LANDSCAPE

Ansel Adams

ARCHITECTURE

Bernice Abbott

ARCHITECTURESTREET

Eugene Atget

FASHIONPORTRAIT

David Bailey

CONCEPTUAL

Bernd and Hilla Becher

LANDSCAPESTILL LIFENATURE

John Blakemore

NATURE

Karl Blossfeldt

Alex Boyd

LANDSCAPE

Alex Boyd

Alex Boyd

Photo Journalism

Bill Brandt

PORTRAIT

Clarence Sinclair Bull

NATUREABSTRACT

Paul Caponigro

Thomas Joshua Cooper LANDSCAPE

Thomas Joshua Cooper

ABSTRACTPORTRAIT

John Coplans

LANDSCAPE

Joe Cornish

NATURELANDSCAPEMACRO

Imogen Cunningham

NARRATIVESTREETURBAN

Elliot Erwitt

There is an excellent interview with Daivid Fokos by Nathan Wirth

David Fokos

SOCIAL LANDSCAPESTREETFINE ART

Lee Friedlander

David Gillanders

SOCIAL LANDSCAPEFINE ARTSTREET

David Gillanders

LANDSCAPE

Andreas Gursky

Andy HughesSOCIAL LANDSCAPEFINE ART

Andy Hughes

PORTRAIT

Yousuf Karsh

CONCEPTUALNARRATIVE PORTRAITFINE ART

Man Ray

SOCIAL LANDSCAPEFINE ARTPHOTO JOURNALISM

Steve McCurry

CONCEPTUALFINE ARTABSTRACTNARRATIVE

Jay Maisel

PORTRAIT

Duane Michals

CONCEPTUALFINE ARTABSTRACT

Lazlo Moholy-Nagy

NATURECONCEPTUALSPORTS

Eadweard Muybridge

PHOTO JOURNALISM

Martin Parr

LANDSCAPETRAVEL

Colin Prior

CONCEPTUALFINE ARTABSTRACT

Walter Peterhans

PORTRAIT

Irving Penn

NATURE

Eliot Porter

PORTRAIT

Platon

CONCEPTUALFINE ARTABSTRACTSTILL LIFE

Albert Renger-Patzsch

PORTRAITCONCEPTUALFINE ARTSOCIAL LANDSCAPE

Alexander Rodchenko

PORTRAIT

Cindy Sherman

PHOTO JOURNALISMSTREETURBAN

W Eugene Smith

In 1926 he founded the photo service of L'llustration directed until 1945, working in parallel in the illustration of art books. With twenty years, began to make artistic photographs, the majority of large format, in which are observed, fundamentally, the techniques of still life and nudes. In this way, Sougez began to emerge as a creative photographer with a closely related own line with the German power "New objectivity". His work is universally known for his still lifesmade with camera format 30 x 40, which chooses everyday items whose beauty is notable for a very refined lighting. Also his series of nudes made with the legendary model Assia, are very representative of their production.

Emmanuel Sougez

PORTRAITFINE ARTSTILL LIFE

Emmanuel Sougez

PORTRAITSTILL LIFE

Edward Steichen

WILDLIFE TRAVEL (AVIATION)

Andy Rouse

LANDSCAPEWILDERNESSTRAVEL

Galen Rowell

ABSTRACTYCONCEPTUALFINE ART

Alberto Seveso

ABSTRACTYCONCEPTUALFINE ART

Wolfgang Tillmans

ARCHITECTURE

Karl Hugo Schmolz

ABSTRACTYCONCEPTUALFINE ART

Jerry Uelsmann

ABSTRACTYCONCEPTUALNARRATIVE

Edward Weston

Motion Harold Edgerton

Motion Ernst Haas

Reportage William Klein

Reportage Dorthea Lange

War W.Eugene Smith

Macro Shikhei

SPORTS Chris Burkard

SPORTS Kirill Umrikhin

FOOD Francesco Tonelli

FOOD DAVID GRIFFEN

“ Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment. – Elliott Erwitt

Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/photography-quotes#ixzz1vS3cAfYQ

“ Which of my photographs is my favourite? The one I’m going to take tomorrow. – Imogen Cunningham

Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/photography-quotes#ixzz1vS3j3Gdz

“ Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. – Ansel Adams

Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/photography-quotes#ixzz1vS3wBiMo

“ Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst. – Henri Cartier-Bresson

Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/photography-quotes#ixzz1vS4Jmxil

Ansel AdamsBernice Abbott

David BaileyBernd and Hilla Becher

John Blakemore

Karl BlossfeldtAlex Boyd

Bill Brandt

Clarence Sinclair Bull

Paul Caponigro

Thomas Joshua Cooper

John Coplans

Joe Cornish

Imogen CunninghamElliot Erwitt

David Fokos

Lee Friedlander

David Gillanders

Andreas Gursky

Andy HughesYousuf Karsh

Man Ray

Steve McCurryJay Maisel

Duane Michals

Lazlo Moholy-NagyEadweard Muybridge

Martin Parr

Colin Prior

Walter Peterhans

Irving PennEliot Porter

Platon

W Eugene Smith

Edward Steichen

Andy Rouse

Galen RowellAlberto Seveso

Wolfgang Tillmans

Karl Hugo Schmolz

Jerry Uelsmann

Edward Weston

Emmanuel Sougez

Albert Renger-Patzsch

Alexander Rodchenko

Cindy ShermanDAVID GRIFFEN

Francesco Tonelli

Kirill UmrikhinChris Burkard

W.Eugene Smith

Shikhei

Dorthea Lange

William KleinHarold EdgertonErnst Haas