Research and Replicate
Your choice of the following Photographer to research and replicate: Photographer Research Project
You will research the work and life of a photographer. You can choose from the following list or pick a significant photographer of your choice.
After your research, you will need to create a series of 10 images that replicate the photographer's style as well as write an essay that answers the following questions:
- What is the photographer’s real name and year he or she was born? Is he/she still alive?
- What is their style of photography (ex: photojournalism, editorial, documentary, advertising, portraits, magazine, sports, war)?
- Are there any special photography techniques this photographer uses in his/her work? (Think about composition, depth of field, history…)
- Who does the photographer work for?
- What type of cameras and lens does this photographer work with, and why?
- What type of lighting does this photographer primarily use and why?
- Who are some of your photographer’s early influences?
- Are there any interesting stories about this photographer or his/her work?
- What do you like (or not like) about their work, and why did you select this photographer?
Annie Leibovitz – celebrity portraits
Ansel Adams – black and white landscape
Imogen Cunningham – black and white
Eliot Porter – color landscape
Alfred Eisenstadt – candid photojournalism
Herb Ritts – celebrity portraits
Henry Cartier- Bresson -candid street, the decisive moment
Robert Frank -street
Paul Strand – black and white
Irving Penn – fashion, still life
Richard Avedon – portraits
Lee Friedlander – black and white candid
Harold Edgerton – motion
Sebastiao Salgado – photojournalism
Weegee – street photojournalism
Jerry Uelsmann – photo montage
Dorothea Lange – documentary
Anne Geddes – children
Kim Anderson – children
Nigel Barker- Fashion
William Wegman – dogs
Arnold Newman – environmental portraits
Steve McCurry – National Geographic portraits
Brad Mangin – sports
Neil Leifer – sports