Research log

Research Log:

1-Claire Harrison:

Above is a photograph by beauty, fashion and hair photographer Claire Harrison. Her photographs range from looking at strong bright uses of makeup to a more natural look. Her photographs all have a strong use of lighting to highlight key parts of the photograph. None of her photographs are over exposed but well enough lit to focus on the appropriate section of the photo.Her photography has become an influence of mine as it is it's a very accurate example of the direction that I am looking to take my project down. I am looking to experiment with glam and simple makeup as well as looking at hair. I also like the way that her photographs have been shot with simplicity and well lit to show the emphasis of the makeup.

2-Jamie Nelson:

The image above is an example of Jamie Nelson's photography. He is well known for his focus on beauty and fashion. The image above comes from a shoot he did for the makeup brand Maybelline where he was advertising there products. His work is a good influence to me as it shows me makeup photography in the commercial world, and how it is advertised. It gives me inspiration to look at his work in a way of being more abstract.

3-David Adams:

 This is an example of Michael David Adams' photography. His is a New York fashion and beauty photographer whose photographs have been featured on many different fashion and lifestyle magazines. His work shows fashion and makeup in a glamorous way that makes it desirable for others. By looking at his work, the concept of magazine fashion comes to mind which is something i could attempt for my project, and take style down the route of advertising. 

4-Richard Miles

The image above is an example Richard Miles' photography. In this photograph he is example get both makeup and fashion. The use of tone in his photography makes the image more dramatic and more emotional. In this photograph the makeup hair and clothing has been kept simple but still appropriate for the photograph. The whole piece fits together with the lighting being appropriate and making the photograph look incising. 

5-David Bailey

David Bailey is a well known fashion photographer. Much of his work has featured in magazines such as vogue. He is also well known for his portrait photography that could be used in my project. The majority of his work is in black and white, which makes the photograph hold more emotion and more simple. His work is a simple but effective way that i can shoot style and makeup as it would be a simple shoot but an effective way of showing different styles. 

6-Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer. Her work has featured in vogue many times and is well know for her abstract mythical ideas. While her work is not directly showing makeup, what is interesting her is the style of photography where she has incorporated mythical aspect to make he photography more interesting. This is something that i could consider to give my work a more abstract feel.

7-Steve Kraitt

This is an example of beauty photographer Steve Kraitt, he is based in London and focuses a lot of his career on advertising. His beauty work has stood out to me because of his use of colour. His models wear colours that people don't usually where as day to day makeup, this is a interesting concept as it takes the use of makeup away from the safety of the everyday norms. 

8-Iain Crawford

This is an example of Iain Crawford's work. His photographs are commonly beauty based and can be natural and abstract. I like his style of natural photography as shown in the image above. In the image he has taken a close up portrait which is well lit so that it compliments the face. I like how the makeup hasn't been over done and left simple to show a different direction of makeup. 

9-Raymond Meier

This is a photograph by Raymond Meier, its been shot in the style of an 80's makeup style. This concept is a modern photograph that has been styled in the pass. This has been an influence to me as i can look and makeup looks of the past, and has given me the idea to look at the history of makeup looks and how they have changed over time. 

10-Richard Avedon

This is an example of Richard Avedon's work, an American fashion and portrait photographer. He died in 2004 and was a photographer for his whole life. His work is a more dated style and predominately involves black and white photography. In the image above fashion is the main concept of the photograph, and here the use of tone is a key feature making the image look more intense and dramatic. The use of fashion and jewellery is simple here with it not being bold but not being ignored, this shows the aim of the fashion photographer without it being forced into the audiences face. 

11-Yulia Gorbachenko

This is an example of Yulia Gorbachenko's photography, she has a masters degree in digital photography and is a beauty photographer based in New York. She has photographed for many different magazines and has been able to show many different styles and looks. Her photography can be quite naturally based where she uses appropriate lighting without over or under exposing her model. Some of her photography can be more abstract but she remains constant with her use of lighting and not over exposing her images. 

12-Amber Grey

Amber Gray is a fashion beauty and conceptual photographer. In her work she makes the fashion that is the focus be in co-ordination with the background. This how idea makes the whole image work together and make sure that the main subject doesn't look as if they have been placed on a random background that doesn't fit the concept.  I think that this is an important aspect of fashion photography to make the whole image come together to fit the style of photography. 

13-Jamie Nader

James Nader is a British fashion and beauty photographer. He says that his understanding of concepts and designs and his edgy interpretations enables him to create pieces of style that can influence or advertise fashion. I have chosen his work through the way that he styles his photographs. The image above is an example of this where he has chosen a background and setting that fits in perfectly with the clothing and style of the model. 

14-Ellen Von Unwerth

Ellen Von Unwerth began her career as a model for 10 years before she decided to more behind the camera. Her work has featured on the cover of vogue, vanity fair and many other famous magazines. She has published many books on photography and also directed many music videos for starts like Christian Aguilera and Beyonce. Her photography work demonstrates fashion and beauty in a natural and subtle way, without it being to 'in your face' this makes it more original and effective as to becomes more powerful and more interesting to look at. 

15-Craig Mcdean

This is an example of Craig Mcdean's photography work. He is a British photographer who worked as a car mechanic before choosing to study photography. He is now based in New York where he has photographed for brands suchs as Yves Sain Laurent, Calvin Klein and Estee Lauder. His work is an example of how fashion and beauty can be advertised and how well known brands use it to sell their products. 

16-Steven Klein

Steven Klein is another example of advertising fashion and beauty. He is based in New York and is known for photographing for brands such as Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton Alexander McQueen and Nike. His work is eye-catching and standouts, making it rememberable which is the aim of advertising photography. 

17-Bruce Webber

Bruce Webber is another advertising photographer. His work is well known for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren. In the example i have chosen he has decided to photograph in black and white which changes the theme of the image. The whole concept looks more sublet and natural, it makes you have to look for the aspect that is being advertised as it has been made to look natural in the setting through the use of tone and clothing. 

18-Terry Richards

Terry Richards is a well know celebrity photographer, he has worked with people such Kylie Jenner, Cara Delevingne and Beyonce. He is an example of fashion photography when working with these celebrities and commonly uses a play white background to focus solely on the person in the shot. This is effective as you have got only the person and their clothes to like at, making him effective at showing beauty and fashion.  

18-Carlton Davis

Above is an example of Carlton Davis' product photography. Here he is photographing different colours of lipsticks as advertisement for Dior. This idea is another part of style that i could look at i can look at different styles of products such as packaging as well as look at the different colour both on the face and not. 

20-Rich Begany

Rich Begany's work is another example of product photography. Here is is showing the product in different way without showing the packaging or brand. This is a way of showing products without being brand specific, which is another way that i could show product photography in my project.