Beauty and Fashion Photographers
David Bailey
David Bailey began in the industry through assisting photographer John French in 1959 and started a contract with Vogue in the 1960's. His expertise is working with black and white imagery within the beauty and fashion industry. I notice in his images that lighting in a key element in creating the striking and beautiful stills. The light creates shadows and highlights in the exact places to emphasise the models beauty and bone structure. Bailey also uses hair to frame the face, but not detract from it.
Erwin Blumenfield
Erwin Blumenfield starting taking his first photos at the age of 10 and as he grew into his own has become one of the most influential photographers of the 21st century. Blumenfield spent time experimenting in darkrooms and his photos reflect his exploration with lighting. His famous Vogue 1950 cover was not at all edited and has become one of the most iconic covers of all time.
George Hurrell
Originally trained as a classic painter, George Hurrell worked as a portrait photographer for some of the most famous Hollywood motion picture studios in the 1930's. Hurrell was used to promote films and celebrities through glamour and beauty. His system of using lights from infront, at a side angle and behind results in these stunning images which have layers of light and shadow. The spotlight highlights the models attributes in a very glamorous way whilst portraying sincerity with the models facial expression. These images are timeless and have become iconic for their hollywood glamour and classic beauty.
Patrick Dermarchelier
Dermarchelier is one of the most famous commercial and editorial photographers of the 21st Century. He has shot many superstars and supermodels for Vanity Fair and Vogue as well as being a part of various multi-million advertising campaigns. After researching these photographers, Patrick Dermarchelier has really stuck out for me and I really admire his style of work. He does not only use the model as a 'coathanger' for the product or item of clothing, but makes them the focus of the image. His black and white imagery is really striking through his use of lighting highlighting parts of the face, and the make up used in the photo above with Chloe Grace Mortez ties the photo together perfectly in my opinion. The deep lips almost becomes part of the shadows of the face, however, it is the most eye-catching part of the image with the subtle sheen contrasting the dark shades. Colour is also a main element in his imagery by using bold shades to draw attention to certain features - the lips, the fabrics or the eyes for example.
Mario Testino
Mario Testino grew up in Peru until 1977 where he moved to London, at the age of 22, to follow his dreams of being a photographer. He is known for beautiful and lively imagery of the most famous women in the world. He uses their personalities in the photos to bring character into the image and give the photo depth - instead of just being about the beauty. Makeup is a huge aspect of his imagery as it is used more creatively than your standard beauty image. Lipsticks are smudged or used as eyeshadows, it is used to transform the person into an icon (as shown above with Miley Cyrus being transformed into a flirtatious Marilyn Monroe) and is used to add an element of sexuality to the atmosphere. More often than not, in his colour imagery he uses bold red or warm toned colours to bring out features like the lips or eyes to allure the viewer.
References
- National Portrait Gallery, 2015, David Bailey (1938-) Photographer and Filmmaker [viewed on 1st October] Available at: http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05044/david-bailey
- AnOther, 2013, 20 Things You Should Know About David Bailey [viewed on 1st October] Available at: http://www.anothermag.com/art-photography/2750/20-things-you-should-know-about-erwin-blumenfeld
- The Walt Disney Family Museum, 2015, Lights! Camera! Glamour! The Photography of George Hurrell [viewed on 3rd October] Available at: http://www.waltdisney.org/hurrell
- Luke Leitch, 2012, Patrick Demarchelier: 'My Job Is To Make Clothes Look Beautiful - But With Couture, It's Easy' [viewed on 3rd October] Available at: http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8990230/Patrick-Demarchelier-My-job-is-to-make-clothes-look-beautiful-but-with-couture-its-easy.html
- Dan Collyns, 2014, Mario Testino Returns to Home to Focus on the Beauty of Peru [viewed on 3rd October] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/apr/29/mario-testino-lima-return-england-photograhy
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