2. History
Fashion photography is one of the genres of photography
that displays a variety of different fashions shown in
magazines or adverts. Fashion photography has also been
around since the start of photography and had started to be
known because of the rise in fashion magazines like
‘Harper Bazer’ made in 1967 followed by ‘Vogue’, which
came out in 1982, both of these was used to present
different fashions to the public.
3. Adolph De Meyer 1898
Adolph de Meyer was born in 1868
and grew up in Paris until
immigrating to England to join the
Royal Photographic Society and
the Linked Ring. He was a famous
photographer known for taking
portraits of celebrities in the early
20th century. Adolph then moved to
New York and became the first
fashion photographer for the well
known magazine ‘Vogue’ in 1913.
In my Opinion I think that Adolph’s
work is interesting because the
models in the photograph show a
lot of shapes in their poses to show
the background of themselves to
suit the clothes they are modelling
inparticular.
4. Cecil Beaton 1927
Cecil Beaton was born in 1904 in
London, England. He was an English
fashion, war and portrait photographer.
When he was a child he admired the
pictures of society ladies that usually
came in the Sunday newspapers. In
1920s he was a photographer for
‘Vogue’ and ‘Vanity Fair’ magazines.
Not only was Cecil was a photographer
but he was also a diarist, interior
designer and a costume designer.
All of Cecil’s images had the same
king of style as he focuses on the
person more by always placing them in
the centre of the photograph.
In my opinion Iike how the model is
always placed in the middle and
looking directly at the camera because
it involves the audience more into the
photograph.
5. Norman Parkinson 1931
Norman Parkinson was born in
February 1990 and was an English
portrait and fashion photographer.
He made a new style of
photography which was more full of
humor and life. His aim was to take
pictures of people moving with a
still camera. Norman was also on
of the first photographers to take
his models outside the studios and
photographed them s real women
in real life situations.
In my opinion I think that he shows
good style and glamour in all his
photographs. I also like the way he
takes his models outside and
places them against unusual
backgrounds, making his work look
very unique.
6. Erwin Blumenfeld 1938
Erwin Blumenfeld was born, 1897
in Germany and is known as one
of the most influential
photographers in the 20th century.
He created a wide range of work
from black and white
nudes, celebrity portraits to
advertising campaigns and then
fashion photography in the 1940s
and 1950s, when he started
working for Vogue and Harper’s
Bazaar. The main theme for most
of Blumenfled’s work was death
and women.
In my opinion I think that his work
showed death well in his
photographs as he was limited on
colour and used more black and
white.
7. William Klein 1948
William Klein was born April 1928 in
New York to a Jewish family. In his
early days when he first started this
career in photography he focused on
fashion photography in black and
white images. In his images he
would give the model a fashion item
to make his pictures look modern.
After his fashion photography he
went on to going round the streets
and taking pictures of everyday life.
In my opinion I think that Klein’s
work shows a good meaning to
fashion and beauty in his
photographs. I also like his other
work when he explores the streets to
take random pictures of people on
the streets as it shows what
happens in everyday life.
8. Guy Bourdin 1955
Guy Bourdin was born December,
1928 in Paris and is one of the best
known photographers of fashion and
advertising. His first photographs
were published in ‘Vogue Paris’
magazine in 1955 and he then
worked for them until 1987. Bourdin’s
aim was to capture a moment which
looked sensual, shocking, unusual,
surrealistic and even a bit creepy and
then adding a fashion item to them.
He then became one of the most
influenced and fabulous
photographers in the 20th Century.
In my opinion I think that Bourdin’s
work looks strange and mysterious. I
also think that his images look
graphically strong with a weird sense
of isolation and surrealism.
9. David Bailey 1958
David Bailey was an English
photographer born in January, 1938. He
first became a photographic assistant at
John French studio to start off his career
in photography, he then went on to
working at John Cole’s studio five before
working for British Vogue magazine in
1960 as a fashion photographer. David
took portraits of celebrities and rock stars
and the images was always about the
person in the picture and not about
himself, he also didn’t care about the
composition in his photographs, he only
cared about the emotions showed by the
person to stand out more.
In my opinion I think that David Bailey’s
work is just a range of simple black and
white images of celebrities and pop stars.
I like the way he thinks about what the
persons personalities like and tries to
show that in the photograph.
10. Patrick Demarchelier 1975
Patrick Demarchelier was born in
Paris, 1943 and began his love
for photography at just the 17
years old. In 1975 he relocated to
New York City to follow his
girlfriend and then looked into
fashion photography by being a
freelance photographer and then
learning and working for other
well known photographer Henri
Cartier-Bresson. He then went
onto working for Vogue and
Harper’s Bazaar magazine’s in
1992.
In my opinion I think that
Patrick’s photograph are just
simple portraits of celebrities that
show a range of different fashion
and beauty.
11. David Lachapelle 1980
David LaChapelle is an
American photographer born in
March, 1963. He was
discovered by Andy Warhol and
spent most of his career
photographing for magazines
and advertisements. LaChapelle
was raised as a Catholic and
this influenced in his
photography work and
sometimes showed celebrities
as religious figures.
In my opinion I think that David
Lachapelle’s work looks ironic
and surreal. I also like how he
recreates his images and
changes religious pictures to
make them look more modern.