Mia+Harris+-+Final+Free+Choice+Masters

Annie Leibowitz (left) Sandy Skoglund (middle) Frans Lanting (right)

"M ostly portraits of the famous, but tries to portray them in unique ways." "B izarre installation scenes that depict weird realities. She sculpts the scene before photographing." "N ature and National Geographic photographer."
 * Artist 1 - [|Annie Leibowitz]**
 * Born on October 2m 1949 (age 68)
 * Partnered with Susan Sontag
 * Children
 * Sarah
 * Susan
 * Samuelle
 * Education
 * Northwood High School at the San Francisco Art Institute
 * [|Article 2]
 * [|Article 3]
 * Artist 2 - [|Sandy Skoglund]**
 * Born on September 11, 1946 (age 71)
 * Movement - Photo Surrealism
 * Has written 3 books
 * Education
 * University of Paris
 * University of Iowa
 * Smith College
 * [|Article 2]
 * [|Article 3]
 * Artist 3 - [|Frans Lanting]**
 * Born on July 13, 1951 (age 66)
 * Married to Christine Eckstrom
 * Has written 22 books
 * Awards
 * Lennart Nilsson Award
 * World Press Photo Award for Nature
 * [|Article 2]
 * [|Article 3]

I decided to look into and do my research on these three artists because their styles of photography are all very different and unique. They each have a style that represents themselves and every photo is amazing. I really like how Annie Leibowitz uses celebrities and puts them in a light that most people would not expect to see. Usually when we see pictures of famous people, we either see random photos taken by paparazzi or photos on magazine covers that have been so washed over and edited that the figures shown are not shown as who they really are. Leibowitz is able to capture the celebrities as themselves and radiating natural beauty in the ways they stand. With sandy Skoglund, I was instantly intrigued by her unique way of using previous sculpture pieces and then creating spectacular images. It's not a style of photography I have ever thought about being done, and it's definitely something that I think is really cool. As for Frans Lanting, I simply love photos of nature and the world's animals and I think he does a well job of freezing onto special and unseen moments within our Earth.


 * Assignment -** Research 3-4 master artists and their work. Shoot at least 24 and up to 36 images for a final series of 3 prints (5 final edits) that were INSPIRED and INFLUENCED--not copied---by the masters' work. These images are to be printed 5x7 or up to 8x10. The final prints will be mounted on white board and presented on the day of the exam, along with the exam paper.

In regards to this final assignment, I have been inspired by the artists above and want to use this inspiration for my final prints. To do so, I want to practice using skills and techniques that the artists have used to capture their amazing photos, such as lighting and composition. For my concept, I want to focus on texture and lighting and and going out of my comfort zone with the photos. I also want to do more photos with people, because in the past I have primarily worked with only nature. I plan on doing three different photoshoots - one with my cats, some landscaping, and then a photoshoot with my friends where I will be able to explore and try out different techniques used by some of the artist's above.