Masters+Photo_MitchellK



The Master Artists that I chose are Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, Cartier Bresson, Alec Soth, Sabrina Ward Harrison, and Cindy Sherman. I chose Richard Avedon because he would stage models out on the streets, at picturesque cafes, or even in street cars, and he would take pictures of their outfits for magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, and The New Yorker. I liked Annie Leibovitz's work because she told a story through her photographs of people and she worked as a photographer for the Rolling Stone, taking pictures of famous people such as the Beatles, along with becoming a chief photographer at Vanity Fair. Cartier Bresson also made my list of influential photographers because he truly loved taking photographs of people and was even quoted as saying "I adore shooting photographs, it's like being a hunter. But some hunters are vegetarians- which is my relationship to photography". I included Alec Soth because he takes staged photographs to tell a story which I will be aiming to do with my photographs. Cindy Sherman is on my list because she invents such creative photographs through dressing up and taking self portraits that aren't really self portraits. Finally I chose Sabrina Ward Harrison as my final artist because she created very unique photographs through the use of newspaper clippings, bright paint, and a drawn on or cut out subject that are very unique and magazine esq.

For my free choice project I have chose to take this is a potential career direction and take pictures that look like they could be in some sort of magazine such as Vogue. For these photographs I will be using my friends, Hannah and Mollie, as models and photographing them in clothes with different cool patterns and in various places. I will create a cool concept by telling a story through the photographs by the pose, the clothing patterns, and the make-up. I would like to shoot this photographs outside but will the recent weather you have to work with what you're given and I may have to shoot them inside.

Masters list- Richard Avedon (Old) Annie Leibovitz (Old) Cartier Bresson (Old) Alec Soth (New) Sabrina Ward Harrison (New) Cindy Sherman (New)

Richard Avedon- www.biography.com/people/richard-avedon-9193034#awesm=~oE3Y4MP7dmKei5
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Annie Leibovitz-

Cartier Bresson -

Alec Soth- http://www.alecsoth.com

Sabrina Ward Harrison- www.apartmenttherapy.com/sabrina-ward-harrisons-colorfu-153192

Cindy Sherman- www.cindysherman.com

Photographs: www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/gallery/sherman.shtml www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/avedon--parisseptember-29-2011/exhibition-images