Help with college :)

[Mojo Jojo]

Ok, i went for my interview the other day (and i got in woo in) the lady who did my interview was really nice and she suggested i should study some photographers and look at the techniques they use etc.
So i was just wondering if anyone knew some names of famous photographers i could research? from all different areas of photography.
thanks xxx

 

[Just Dave]

Hi

For Body and movement Lois Greenfield

Dave

 

[Slipper-one]

What field of photography will you be studying?

 

[Mojo Jojo]

it will literaly be an overview of all different kinds, hense why i'd like to get the info on allsorts
x

 

[foodpoison]

For my course, I needed to study the formal elements (line, pattern, texture, shape, etc), as well as different mediums of photography, so I'll point you in that direction.

I'll give you a list of names that I can remember.
Ansel Adams
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
The f/64 group
Can't remember any pinhole photographers, but have a look in that area
Simon Norfolk
Have a look at photographers who use digital manipulation

Argh, I've had a mind blank!

Really the main ones are the first three. Make sure you research the formal elements, too. It will probably be really important throughout your course.

 

[nigelcampbell]

The list is almost endless...

But as a starter - the classics:

Ansel Adams
Diane Arbus
Bill Brandt
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Walker Evans
Annie Leibovitz
Angus McBean
Don McCullin
Man Ray
Alfred Stieglitz
Weegee

You might also want to look at the Magnum photographers

That should get you started - Congrats on getting in! - now get googling!

 

[squidgeyem]

Can't remember any pinhole photographers, but have a look in that area
.

Prob best pinhole photographer is Justin Quinnell, he's a good one to research in that area..

 

[andrewc]

Pete Carr for modern HDR techniques <flattery will get you everywhere>

Louis Klemantaski for classic motorsport. Reinhard Klein for modern rally photography.

 

[foodpoison]

I used Pete Carr as one of my photographers.
Hes a good one because its not a technique that you see done in the photographers you get given to research.

 

[Slipper-one]

Angus McBean, Ansel & Eddie Adams, Mapplethorpe,Bresson, or here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photographers

 

[Geordi69]

If you end up doing some of this research at a college, becareful if you search for robert mapplethorpe. As a lot of systems have filters on and they go bloody mental with his stuff!!!

 

[Slipper-one]

Ah yes forgot about that, only 10 years ago police, Birmingham uni and Mapplethorpes' book

 

[Craikeybaby]

The list is almost endless...

But as a starter - the classics:

Ansel Adams
Diane Arbus
Bill Brandt
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Walker Evans
Annie Leibovitz
Angus McBean
Don McCullin
Man Ray
Alfred Stieglitz
Weegee

You might also want to look at the Magnum photographers

That should get you started - Congrats on getting in! - now get googling!

Congratulations!

That list above look like most the photographers we looked at on the course I did.

 

[Mojo Jojo]

i love you guys..
i'm researching as we speak, gonna make boards for each photographer and talk about thier work.
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