Week 5: Research

Week 5: Colour Research – David LaChapelle 

David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an American Commercial Photographer, fine art photographer, music video director, film director and artist. He is best known for his photography, which often references art history. His photographic style has been described as hyper-real and slyly subversive. One 1996 article called him the Fellini Of photography, a phrase that continues to be applied to him. LaChapelle photography is very colourful and bright. The walls in the photo blend with the theme of the subject, a bit over the top.  He uses humour in his photography and is creative in the thought put into the end results. The bold colours jump out at you.

Guy Bourdin

(2 December 1928, Paris – 29 March 1991, Paris)

Guy Bourdin was born to a spanish father and Belgian Mother but when Guy was only an infant his parents separated and he was sent to live with his grandparents. He was one of the best known photographers of fashion and advertising of the second half of the 20th century. He set the stage for a new kind of fashion photography. Bourdin worked for vogue. The UK’s largest ever exhibition of the influential and enigmatic fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, featuring over 100 works and previously unseen material from the photographer’s estate, from 1955 to 1987.