Research, Research, Research!!!!

After a little telling off from Steve to the whole group about research, its time to show the research that i have been doing. I have done research but some is in my research file and i often forget to write about it on here as well.


Since doing the fashion shoot i have become increasingly interested in Jeanloup Sieff's work, his images are very fashion orientated and often in black and white. I like the simplicity and elegance that he creates in his imagery. They ooze femininity, which i love. I do not usually photograph people, but i am becoming increasingly interested in this area of photography, portraiture and fashion. 


Here are some of Jeanloup's images that i love.  

These images are all black and white, because of the generation they were took in. I am interested in this type of photography now however i really like colour in all aspects of photography that i have done before. So i want to keep this theme running throughout my work. I want to be known for punchy images with colour that represents something. So i want to take inspiration from his subjects but not his use of black and white film.


The images above are pretty simple, yet i feel very effective. They scream femininity and i cant help but be drawn to the shape and lines of the different women's figures. I am interested in looking at the different poses that seem to dominate all the fashion images i have been looking at.


Another photographer that i have been looking at is David LaChapelle. His images are to sum it up... pretty crazy! However, there is something i find intriguing about them and i love his use of colour.


His colours are often way over saturated and most pictures he takes look like a fantasy world.. somewhat unreal. His images are often very high contrast and lit incredibly well, whether this be in production or post production. He has photographed many many celebrities. I do admire his work and i think what he produces is vert different and original, this ultimately being why i like his work. 

These images above by LaChapelle i really love, i am interested in the poses that the people are doing but also i love his use of colour! That is what makes these images really appeal to me. I must admit that before i never really was into fashion photography, i could appreciate it but it was not my thing. Now i feel like i really want to explore this area. After taking good images for the fashion photography competition - Clothes Show Live it has made me think more seriously about portraiture and fashion as an area i may be interested about going into. 


I have just found a new photographer that i have never heard of before so i thought i would include him in my research for fashion and portrait photography. His name is Solve Sundsbo, his work really interests me. 
The lighting and positioning of his models is impeccable! I really like the idea as well that he manipulates his images and plays around with them. Apparently he has argued that anyone can pick up a digital camera and edit it in photoshop. He says that he is giving fashion photography a complete new look and i agree. 


His work is out of the ordinary and is pushing the boundaries between photography and art.


Solve Sundsbo is a Norwegian fashion photographer who cleverly manipulates images making them out of the ordinary.
His work incorporates everything from X-rays and 3-D scanning to hi-tech manipulation and laborious hand-painted retouching. “If I’ve got a style,” says Sundsbo, “it’s that I’ve got no style.”


Above text taken from : http://trendland.net/solve-sundsbo-photography/#