Intriguing Photographers

Julia Margaret Cameron 

This image caught my eye as the bright face seemed to approach out of the darkness and the strong contrast creates an intense atmosphere. I also liked how as is the case with many portrait photographers- eyes are normally the area of the photo that delivers the most feelimg however Cameron manages to create if not more emotion without the eyes looking into the camera.

Fay Godwin

I love the simplicity of this picture. I think the subtle reflection and the black and white effect work well and create a really calming atmosphere. The fact that you can't see the subjects faces makes the picture less intense and casual

Sarah moon

 

This photograph caught my eye as it's not often that you see an image that is deliberately blurred. I love the use of editing with this image and the colours work effectively together to give a real feel of the water.

 

Paolo Roversi 

This is one of my favourite kinds of photography- simple black and white portraits. I think this is a great example of a picture that works really well and had an atmosphere about it. Because this picture is so casual the black and white really compliments this mood.

Eadweard Muybridge 

 

This image manages to convey movement really effectively. I Loved looking at Muybridge's work and this image really stood out to me as i think it's a great achivement when one image can suggest movement. This picture manages to do that so simply and perfectly.

Ansel Adams

Lorna Simpson

 

 

Sally Mann

 

Irving Penn

 

I loved the colours in this image and throughout much of Penn's work, also how bizzare this image is when you think about it, and how well the images work together as a series. The simple white background and subject face really make the colours pop and stand out.

6 New Illustrators

1. Jimmy Turrell

 I found Jimmy Turrell's illustration style very interesting as he combines many images to create one, and the way he ties them together works very well. For example, the album cover for Machines On Fire stood out to me from the use of bold colour and I thought the layers was very effective. As well with the piece of Obama for the Bloomberg business week I liked the clever use of images combined to tell sort of a story and a message. I also thought the subtle use of digital effects on most of Turrell's work is extremely effective in creating bold illustration.

2. Simon Pemberton

Simon Pemberton's use of colour was one of the main reasons i was drawn to his work. I also found his use of layers in his images very interesting as when you closely look at his work, or at least the pictures below, you can see that there is no small detail and that the image is built up of different images shapes or patterns to create the illustration and also creates a very unique, interesting style.

3. Lucinda Rogers

What i found most interesting about Rogers work was how she manages to create such busy and intriguing images so simply using not much more than a blank or coloured back ground and a black outline. Her work often features in newspapers such as the first image which was for the guardian, and the final picture which was for the New Yorker. Her use (or not use) of colour really creates the overall effect of her drawings for example the image below of the library works well with the fact that the image has been given an old effect.

4. Jonny Hannah

Jonny Hannah was the only new artists I researched in depth that predominantly uses text in most his work. when I first looked at his work i wasn't immediately drawn to it as i found it very busy and quite a lot to take in. however, I further researched his style and it did grow on me, especially the Hamlet book cover as it made the prospect of Shakespeare much more lively. The colour schemes of each illustration are really bold and distinctive play a large part in creating Hannah's very unique style. (which I now appreciate more)

5. Tim Burton 

Tim Burton was possibly my favourite illustrator to research. I already knew I loved his style from his films, so finding stand alone images of characters and film scenes was really interesting. What I love most is Burton's incredibly unique style that in many ways is so bizzare that it's almost creepy, yet still remains playful and shows is amazing imagination.

6. Tim Gauld-  cartoonist and illustrator

From looking at Gauld's work i saw some small similarities to Burton's work so therefore i found it very interesting. The second and third image show some realism which is also combined with very undetailed parts which i thought worked well and that the build up of layers created a good effect.

Illustrator- Matthew Richardson

i found this illustration cover by Matthew Richarson very intriguing. I Think the title of the book is very fitting with the style of illustration, as the image is quite weird. I thought the combination of different patterns and small details worked really well with bizzare style and make it really interesting to look at as you don't spot all the different details at a first glance.