Saturday, November 1, 2014

Examples

After looking at different artists and seeing what inspired me most I found that Yousef Harsh, David Dreblin, and Alvin Booth had the most impact.

Yousef Karsh is one of the artists whose work is a method I would like to learn.  His traditional style of portraiture with primarily head shots and 2/3 body framing, along with strategic posing of the subjects, sets up a shot that creates strong emotion.  Karsh's use of lighting is also that of one that I would like to emulate.  Highlighting parts of the face or body, in his case of celebrities or well known individuals, with studio lighting is something that draws me to his work.  I like the heavy contrast of black and white in his work, as also seen in Ruven Afonador's pictures.  (http://www.ruvenafanador.com)
http://www.karsh.org/#/the_work/portraits
http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/236x/8c/2b/0d/8c2b0dc08097d7e7543f1e3bdc4fec83.jpg
http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2013/07/Hemingway.jpg


Although his shots of famous women were shot in lighter tones, I do enjoy his glamour work also.
http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mejwefvOg61rw3fqbo1_1280.png

David Dreblin is another of the artists whose work inspires me.  I like his mixture of portraiture and landscape.  His use of vibrant colors, using the background of a city and the selection of the appropriate dress on a women, draws the eye in an exceptional way.  I like how he uses more of full body framing and at the same time a beautiful city landscape view.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fotografr.de%2F5768%2Fbuchverlosung-david-drebin-the-morning-after%2F&h=0&w=0&tbnid=EU0faddiqQ1xSM&zoom=1&tbnh=184&tbnw=274&docid=zQ6SasXNL6e0DM&tbm=isch&client=safari&ei=ugxVVL70PPDesAS1lYDYAQ&ved=0CAoQsCUoAg
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fnifmagazine.com%2Fdavid-drebin-the-morning-after%2F&h=0&w=0&tbnid=1qhuiWwstaFgrM&zoom=1&tbnh=201&tbnw=251&docid=yoN_uaIRb3R5XM&tbm=isch&client=safari&ei=ugxVVL70PPDesAS1lYDYAQ&ved=0CAQQsCUoAA
http://www.daviddrebin.com/#/exhibition/47

Alvin Booth is one of the artists that stood out because of his abstract style.  This is something that I personally haven't done but interests me greatly.  The use of shadows, on and of models, creates stunning photographs.

http://www.artfacts.net/artworkpics/27522b.jpg
http://www.artfacts.net/artworkpics/27492b.jpg
http://www.gallery51.com/index.php?navigatieid=9&fotograafid=32
http://alvinbooth.com/work