Saturday, 21 February 2015

Research log - Evidence

Research log - Evidence

Ansel Adams: 

http://www.anseladams.com

Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist. He's well known for his black and white landscape photography which has been widely reproduced onto to calendars posters and books. Adams helped to develop the Zone system which is a way to help to determine the proper exposure and adjust the contrast of a final print. Adams'  use of landscape photography will be a good influence to explore natural life as well as growth of natural elements.


Robert Capa: 


Robert Capa was an Hungarian war photographer, he covered multiple wars by documenting them with his photography. His photography documented all of the traumatic conditions that the soldiers and people lived through. Through his work he was able to provide the people back home with the evidence of what was happening in these wars. I could use his idea of documentary the lifestyle of people to evidence how people live, this could be done through showing the aftermath of human presence. 


David Bailey: 


David Bailey is an English fashion a portrait photographer. He photographed fashion in the style of portraiture. Through his work he showed different fashion styles. He is best known for his work with celebrities. I could use his style of work to evidence fashion and the different styles of fashion that are around. 


Ellen Von Unwerth:


Ellen Von Unwerth is an photographer and director how focused on feminism. She used her photography to express what she believed in a to portray a strong message. Her work could be an influence to use the theme of evidence to provide evidence for a topic that has a meaning or a strong message.



Richard Avedon:


Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portraiture photographer. It was quoted in the New York Times that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century" He often photographed celebrities and was often published in multiple magazines. His use of portraiture could be a inspiration for me as i could use it to evidence multiple peoples different emotions.



William De Wiveleslie Abney:

William De Wiveleslie Abney was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer. His photographs were often of large buildings which often featured a element of destruction on the buildings. His work could be a influence for me to use the idea of evidence of destruction and or human presence.


Lisa Viox:


Lisa Viox is an American photographer who focused mainly on newborn, toddler, teenager, engagement, wedding, maternity, high school senior, special occasion, boudoir, glamour and family photography. In her images she includes happy emotions and produces happy family styled images. She includes happy natural shoots of family life. Her natural idea of family like a childhood is way that i could show the evidence of childhood, growth, or family relationships in my photography.


Anne Geddes: 


Anne Geddes was an Australian photographer, she's well known for her unique images of babies and motherhood. Many of her images included babies dressed as small animals and fairies and other mythical creatures. Her style of photography could be a influence for me to show an evidence of mythical and real life joining together.



Berenice Abbott:


Berenice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her images of the urban New York. Most of her images where in black and white and she showed multiple images of the 1930's city life.  Her work shows the changing New York city and i could use it to show evidence of human life in city as well as changes in towns and cities. 


Nick Ut:

Nick Ut is best known for his images documenting the Vietnam war.  He was present at the war and photographed many of the horrific scenes that took place. He was able to photograph the events taking place, the aftermath of the events and sometimes the effect that they had on the people. I could use his work as a influence as i could photograph, something happening to people the effects it cause and the aftermath.


David LaChapelle:

http://www.davidlachapelle.com

David LaChapelle is an American commercial photographer. His photos have been described as "hyper-real" and "Slyly subversive". His use of colour is creative and he allows for it to make him original and unique. His work could be a influence of my to show evidence of people's unique expressions as well as a creative use of colour. 



Nicholas Samaras:

www.underwater-photography.gr/

Nicholas Samaras is an underwater photographer. He deeply explores the underwater world
photographing all of his findings. His work can be influential to me as i could use his idea to 
photograph closely to different natural elements. 



Dorothea Lange:


Dorothea Lange was an influential documentary photographer. She's best known for her work in 
the depression era. Her images were able to document everything that people went through 
during the great depression. Her work could be influential to me as i could use it to show evidence 
of history and how people coped with what they went through.



Annie Leibovitz:


Annie Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer. She's known for her famous images of people like The Rolling Stones, John Lennon and Queen Elizabeth II. She is also known for her famous vogue shoot styled in the theme of Alice in wonderland. Her style of photography can be an influence of mine as i can use her idea of the creative styles and themes of show evidence of different stories and fairytales.


Diane Arbus:


Diane Arbus is an American photographer well known for her photos of surreal people, on the edge of what  is normal. She believed a camera could be "a little bit cold, a little bit harsh" she believed that it showed the difference what people wanted to see and what they really did see. I could use her work to show evidence of people being hidden behind a false identity as well as evidence of people who are not afraid to show their true identities. 


Imogen Cunningham:


Imogen Cunningham's work has been described as "botanical photographynudes, and industrial landscapes." Her work would look at the formal element of form and would be able to clearly show the elements of each of her images. Her work would be a good style of work to look at to look at natural and growth evidence.


Amy Spanos 


Amy Spanos is a creative event and couples photographer. She uses her photography in a creative way by styling her images it a realistic form but then adding a sense of mythical creativity. Her work would be influential as i could use the idea as a evidence of joining the real world and mythical world.



Edward Weston:


Edward Weston is an American 20th century photographer. He's been called one of the most innovative and influential American photographers…" and "one of the masters of 20th century photography. His work focus closely on details and textures on elements of landscapes. His work would be a could influence for mine to show evidence of texture in my project. 


Garry Winogrand:


Garry Winogrand was an American street photographer from New York. He is known for his portrayal of American life and its social issues in the mid 20th century.  His work would be a influence to show how people get on with everyday life on the street and how they react around each other. 



Walker Evans:


Walker Evans was an American photographer best know for his work documenting the Great depression.  His work showed the literal conditions that the people lived through and the struggles they had to face. I would find his work influential to show evidence to show the struggles and extremes that some people have to live through.


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