influential photographers

Byker28i said:
I'm quite interested at the moment on how people use their leaisure time, and those moments captured, so Txema Salvans and Jocelyn Bain Hogg spring to mind.

Anyone know of any similar?
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Simon Roberts' "We English"

Tony Ray Jones

Both spring to mind

Mike
 
Rockman said:
Simon Roberts' "We English"

Tony Ray Jones

Both spring to mind

Mike
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You may be interested in Martin Parr's book "Home and Abroad" - a cheeky, self deprecating look at people as tourists.
 
Pookeyhead said:
Could that not be seen as a bad thing sometimes? After all.. all the best artists are influenced by someone. People think it's somehow bad, or a sign of weakness to be influenced by others, but if you think about it, if there was no Jimmy Hendrix, there'd be no Lenny Kravitz; no Queen, there'd be no Muse. I'll readiloy admit to being influenced by all of the above. Besides.. I'm fairly certain they have influenced you, but you just don't realise it.
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I'm not suggesting being influenced is a bad thing. My photography is just not influenced by anyone.


It's shame there is no muse though lol
 
POAH said:
I'm not suggesting being influenced is a bad thing. My photography is just not influenced by anyone.


It's shame there is no muse though lol
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you shot professionally

your client defines the brief

your clients brief is influenced by market imagery

to suggest nobody ever influenced anything you ever shot is.....LOL

but then you are the totally unique POHA......OPHA....PH.....oh I dunno
 
in order to be influenced you have to take an interest in other peoples work and for it to affect you in some way.


the mags I used to work for never told me how to shoot or to style it in anyway. I was given someones number and told to organise a shoot thats it.


joxby said:
you shot professionally

your client defines the brief

your clients brief is influenced by market imagery

to suggest nobody ever influenced anything you ever shot is.....LOL

but then you are the totally unique POHA......OPHA....PH.....oh I dunno
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POAH said:
in order to be influenced you have to take an interest in other peoples work and for it to affect you in some way.
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I can't help but think you are working in a creative vacuum then.
 
Pookeyhead said:
I can't help but think you are working in a creative vacuum then.
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Why? Can you only better yourself by looking at other people's work?
 
POAH said:
Why? Can you only better yourself by looking at other people's work?
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No.. you can improve technically without looking anyone else's work, but being a good technician is different from being a good photographer. Some of the best images ever taken are technically imperfect. Sometimes it's the treatment, subject, story, narrative and thought behind a shot that makes it great, and that usually does come from being inspired by others.

I find a great many photographers, predominantly amateurs, refuse to admit they are influenced by others because they see it as a weakness, but in reality, the opposite is true if you ask me.

I'm heavily influenced by cinema and painting in my own work, and and am probably heavily influenced by David LaCappelle, Tim Walker and Ruven Afanador in my studio work. That doesn't mean my work looks like any of theirs.. I take a bit from here, bit from there.. mix it all up and create something else. That's how creative people work. I think exposing yourself to as much top end work as you can is a great thing to do, otherwise you slave for ages over something in ignorance only to realise one day that you're massively out of tune with what industry wants. The industry wants new, fresh and innovative work, but how can you be sure you are being fresh and innovative if you pay no attention to what's going on?

I am of course talking generally here.. I've no real idea what you do or don't know, but by your admission you pay no attention to others' work.


kestral said:
Thank god you put the question mark!
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ROFL. In fairness.. I liked the 60s Bailey... but it was a slippery slope from then on if you ask me.
 
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I enjoy Gregory Crewdson and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' work, but my favourite by far is Anton Corbijn. His images are iconic, and effortlessly cool.
 
Crewdson is a loony! LOL.. fabulous work though. I wish I coudl close off entire city blocks and have a $1 million budget! But ooooh... 10x8 film.. exquisite!

Anton Corbijn is a fave of mine too, but not all his work. Some I hate, yet some I love... but I'm with you 100% with Crewdson.
 
Pookeyhead said:
No.. you can improve technically without looking anyone else's work, but being a good technician is different from being a good photographer. Some of the best images ever taken are technically imperfect. Sometimes it's the treatment, subject, story, narrative and thought behind a shot that makes it great, and that usually does come from being inspired by others.

I find a great many photographers, predominantly amateurs, refuse to admit they are influenced by others because they see it as a weakness, but in reality, the opposite is true if you ask me.

I'm heavily influenced by cinema and painting in my own work, and and am probably heavily influenced by David LaCappelle, Tim Walker and Ruven Afanador in my studio work. That doesn't mean my work looks like any of theirs.. I take a bit from here, bit from there.. mix it all up and create something else. That's how creative people work. I think exposing yourself to as much top end work as you can is a great thing to do, otherwise you slave for ages over something in ignorance only to realise one day that you're massively out of tune with what industry wants. The industry wants new, fresh and innovative work, but how can you be sure you are being fresh and innovative if you pay no attention to what's going on?

I am of course talking generally here.. I've no real idea what you do or don't know, but by your admission you pay no attention to others' work.
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Only problem is that none of the photographers mentioned here shoot what I used to shoot ;)

The industry wants a specific style they go to a particular person.

Also if you are influenced by someone you are effectively copying their style which is not very innovative.
 
POAH said:
Also if you are influenced by someone you are effectively copying their style which is not very innovative.
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No one's copying anything. You miss the point. Can we see some of your highly original, innovative work that's never been done before please? If you are correct, your work should be a breath of fresh air as it will be completely original.


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POAH said:
Also if you are influenced by someone you are effectively copying their style which is not very innovative.
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Everyone is influenced by everything they see. Unless you have never seen a single photograph taken by someone other than yourself you have been influenced by other people's work.

Being influenced by someone doesn't mean that your photographs look exactly like theirs.
 
Anyone like fashion photography?

http://www.ruvenafanador.com/

Click past his crappy tear sheets at the start until you get to the menu and click selected works or books.

I think this guy is a genius.
 
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