Photography - Artist Research
At first glance, these images seem quite strange for a professional photographer, more like a garish, tacky tourist photograph which has gone wrong. But I like this humour in Parr's work, which keeps the images entertaining, and even more so, original. These are not the kind of images we are used to seeing through the media, of beautiful airbrushed perfection. There is much more to these images that you understand at the first glance. They concern leisure, consumption and communication and are taken all over the world on Parr's travels.
There is a certain glow about these photographs which makes something seemingly boring seem magical and exciting. there is a simplicity throughout his photographs.
I think these abstract photographs are interesting because they aren't really understandable, instead, you wonder, what is the being photographed? What is the point? What are they expressing? Through the use of colour, some images seem peaceful, whereas others are dark, despite still not knowing what the subject matter actually is. The photographs are actually of nothing, with the compositions being created accidentally with photographic processing solution.
I would say that Richard Avedon was probably one of the greatest photographers in the world. His images are iconic and famous; I think it is impossible to dislike his images; I would love to hang one on my walls. There is a timeless glamour in his black and white photography which makes these images so fashionable.
Bresson captured interesting scenes he came across all over the world. However, it is questionable how spontaneous these scenes really are. For example, the man and his shadow are mimicking the movements of the dancer on the poster, suggesting that his images were highly constructed for aesthetic value.
Rankin is such a talented photographer, his portfolios including portraiture for: fashion, beauty, hair, celebrities and sports. His images are all on trend and modern, so it is clear to see why they are great for commercial use, and why he has been chosen to shoot covers for fashion magazines such as Vogue. He is known to have a talent for capturing the character and personality of his subjects.
Salgado used photography as a way of research, to help him understand wildlife, landscapes and human life. His global images contain meanings, they are not pretty pictures to admire, but a means of documenting the lives and environments of others across the world, as well as provoking thought.
Noble and Webster have created these images by taking ordinary objects, including rubbish, and assembling them so that when light is pointed at the objects the shadows created look like portraits. The materials used include discarded waste, scrap metal or even taxidermy creatures. This may seem odd but the results are interesting and inspiring. It is very clever, causing you to do a double take, thinking, how is it possible to create such accurate shadows?
Goldin's photographs look like they are stills from films. They aren't the type of images I'd hang on my walls but they do capture attention, and make the viewer want to know more about what is going on in the scenes.
These images shouldn't work, but they really do. You would think celebrities pretending to be famous Disney characters would result in such a tacky image, but instead Leibovitz has created a series of beautiful photographs which capture the magic of the Disney fairy tales. I love how she combines Hollywood, fashion, magic and fairy tales. This is my favourite shoot by Leibovitz, but I am really inspired by all of her work. They are not offensive or wild, but are exciting, fun and magical.
Alexander Rodchenko
Richard Billingham
Billingham uses his unconventional family in his photography, the subjects being his father, Ray, his mother, Liz, his younger brother, Jason, as well as his dog. The viewer gets a close insight into the personal lives of a real family.
Steven Pippin
Alexander Rodchenko
Many of Rodchenko's photographs are shot from unusual angles, be this above, below or in a mirror. The use of these different angles suggest that Rodchenko is trying to tell a different side to the story.
Richard Billingham
Billingham uses his unconventional family in his photography, the subjects being his father, Ray, his mother, Liz, his younger brother, Jason, as well as his dog. The viewer gets a close insight into the personal lives of a real family.
Steven Pippin
Pippins work is unusual because he has converted everyday object into makeshift pinhole cameras, setting up complicated scenes to capture, for a unique but not too understandable outcome. For example, the bottom image is a set of 12 washing machines in a laundromat which he has turned into a series of cameras, which were triggered into trip wires. He then rode a horse into the laundromat.
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