The book made by 'The Photographers Gallery' in 2008, incorporates some of the most famous photographers, such as the ones I have looked at, Terence Donovan, Bert Stern and Saul Lieter. These photographers stood out to me not just for being taken in black and white but also for their interesting contends, camera angles and vivid femininity.
The first, Terence Donovan's, Celia Hammond, London 1961. This dark use of lighting and prominent writing, showing the dominance of this famous model Celia, makes this a extremely dramatic piece, the expression almost sad overtakes your want to look at other details of the picture and draws you into her eyes.
The second picture, Saul Lieter's , Art Director Henry Wolf with model, 1967. It captures a moment in which was not meant for the camera but in this it makes a story, a sense of the type of people in this shoot, The male smiling kindly and her sweet, angelic posture making her seem timid and cooperative. The main reason i like this image is the urban background which was present in Richard Avedon's work, is used here, but instead of being clear cut as Avedon's it is out of focus, meaning the camera would have been on a high F number. I also like the use of natural lighting, adding to this sense of innocents in the image.
The last picture Bert Stern, David Bailey and Veruchka, New York, 1964, Vogue, 1965. This picture feels like he's letting you see what happened on set, how the images are created that we much love. the way in which the model is posed making her seem elongated elegant the contrasting colours not only with the background but the clothing on the man and model maybe symbolised the difference between men and women.
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