Terry Richardson

Terry Richardson was born in August 14, 1965.

He is an American fashion and portrait photographer who has shot advertising campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Aldo, Supreme, Sisley, Tom Ford, and Yves Saint Laurent among with others.

He has also done work for magazines such as Rolling Stone, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, i-D, and Vice.

Style:

Editorial/Fashion  

Photobooks:

• (1998) Hysteric Glamour. Hysteric Glamour (Tokyo).
• (1999) Son of Bob. Little More (Tokyo). 
• (2000) Terry Richardson – Feared by Men, Desired by Women. Shine Gallery (London).
• (2002) Too Much. Sisley (Italy).
• (2004) Terry – The Terry Richardson Purple Book. Purple Institute (Paris).
• (2004) Terry Richardson. Stern Gruner + Jahr (Hamburg). 
• (2004) Terryworld. By Dian Hanson. Tashen (Hong Kong; Los Angeles). 
• (2006) Kibosh. Damiani Editore (Bologna). 
• (2006) Manimal. Hysteric Glamour (Tokyo).
• (2007) Rio, Cidade Maravilhosa. Diesel/Vintage Denin (Brazil).
• (2011) Hong Kong. Diesel (Hong Kong).
• (2011) Mom & Dad. Mörel Books (London).
• (2011) Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson. 
• Grand Central Publishing (New York).

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This picture shows the lighter and happier side of the President, the use of light could connotes that he is 'just like everyone else' and is human. The loose tie and casual look gives him friendly and comfortable look. The use of a white background with his clothes being white brings out his facial features, making his smile and face the main feature of the photo. Making him centre of the photo also makes him eye catching to the viewer. 

This picture shows Pharrel as innocent and it even makes his tongue blue, which links to his blue shirt.

This picture shows Ben Stiller, this is a reference to his pose in one of his well know film, called "Zoolander".

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Richardson
http://www.leveledmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tumblr_md2sfvhU0k1qa42jro1_1280.jpeg
http://www.vibe.com/sites/vibe.com/files/styles/article-bounds-718/public/photo_gallery_images/pharrell1.jpg
http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/hypebeast-wordpress/image/2010/03/ben-stiller-terry-richardson-photoshoot-1.jpg

Edward Weston

Edward Weston has been called called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers" and "one of the masters of the 20th century photography".

Edward Henry Weston was born on the 24th March 1886 to 1st January, 1958. 

Over his 40 year career in photography, ranging in photographing a wide range of subjects, from landscapes, still lifes, portraits, nudes, genre scenes and even whimsical parodies. 

Style:

Photographer in a range of styles.

The photo on the right shows an image of a rock like object. The image is black and white, this gives the photo a romantic and emphasises the wetness of the object, this could connote skin and that the object is actually two objects embracing, as it the two tips could be seen as heads.

 It is said that he developed a "quintessentially American, and specially Californian, approach to modern photography" because of his focus on the people and places of the American West. In 1937 Weston was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, and over the next two years he produced nearly 1,400 negatives using his 8 x 10 view camera. Some of his most famous photographs were taken of Point Lobos, California, near where he lived for many years.

Major Exhibitions:

• 1970, the Rencontres d'Arles festival (France) presented an exhibition "Hommage à Edward Weston" and an evening screening of the film The Photographer (1948) by Willard Van Dyke.

• Nov. 25, 1986-March 29, 1987 Edward Weston in Los Angeles at Huntington Library

• 1986 Edward Weston: Color Photography at Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona

• May 13 - August 27, 1989 Edward Weston in New Mexico at Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe

• Edward Weston : the Last Years in Carmel at The Art Institute of Chicago, June 2-Sep. 16, 2001, and at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Mar. 1-July 9, 2002.

My photos.

Leading Lines:

Rule of thirds:













Frame within frames:











Foreground / background:

Motion:

Gregory Crewsdon

                                "One of America's greatest living photographers"
                                        Born on 6th September, 1962 (Aged 52)
He is best known for elaborately staged scenes of American homes and neighborhoods. 
Crewdson's photographs usually take place in small-town America, but are dramatic and cinematic. They feature often disturbing, surreal events. His photographs are staged and lighted using professional crews familiar with motion picture production and lighting large scenes using motion picture film equipment and techniques.

Style: Fine Art

Photography Books: 

• Hover: Artspace Books, 1995,

• Twilight: Photographs by Gregory Crewdson, with essay by Rick Moody: Harry N. Abrams, 2003, 

• Gregory Crewdson: 1985–2005: Hatje Cantz, 2005,

• Gregory Crewdson: Fireflies: Skarstedt Fine Art, 2007,

• Beneath the Roses, with Russell Banks: Harry N. Abrams, 2008, 

• Sanctuary, with Anthony O. Scott: Hatje Cantz, 2010,

• In a Lonely Place: Hatje Cantz, 2011, 

• Gregory Crewdson: New York, NY: Rizzoli, 2013.

Exhibitions: 

• Yale University Art Gallery; New Haven, Connecticut (1988)
• BlumHelman Warehouse; New York (traveled to Portland School of Art, Portland, Maine; Ruth Bloom Gallery, Los Angeles, California) (1991)
• Houston Center for Photography; Houston, Texas (1992)
• Feigen Gallery; Chicago, Illinois (1993)
• Palm Beach Community College Museum of Art; Palm Beach, Florida (1994)
• Galleri Charlotte Lund; Stockholm, Sweden (1995)
• Les Images du Plaisir, Frac des Pays de la Loire, Galerie des Carmes; La Flèche, France (1995)
• Jay Jopling / White Cube; London (1995)
• Ginza Artspace, Shiseido Co.; Tokyo, Japan (1996)
• Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art; Cleveland, Ohio (1997)
• Espacio Uno, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Madrid, Spain (traveled to Salamanca in 1999) (1998)
• Kulturhuset; Stockholm, Sweden (2011)
• Gregory Crewdson: In a Lonely Place, C/O Berlin; Berlin, Germany (traveled to Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen, Denmark in 2011/2012) (2011)

This photo is entirely set up, with many details which make the photo seem as realistic as possible in it.


This photo is also set up, but this one is on a stage. Some of this photo is also altered afterwards. The cold outside could connote how it feels inside, as the baby looks cold and alone as the mother stares at it. The light on the baby gives off the impression that it's the centre of attention and it's cuddled up posture gives the impression that the baby is cold, and the mother is denying it off it's motherly care.



This woman shows a woman, who looks drunk as she sits on a step as the early fog comes in at the distance.


Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Crewdson
http://artblart.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/gregory-crewdson-untitled-brief-encounter-beneath-the-roses-2006.jpg
http://www.photoforager.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gregory-crewdson-untitled-birth-beneath-the-roses-2007.jpg
http://twi-ny.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/gregroy-crewdson-2-e1351958302699.jpg