January 20, 2011

Inspiration from the past

I have been researching a lot of early photographers in search of some inspiration for a new personal series I want to shoot for my website. Looking through all of these photographers imagery has been extremely uplifting and astounding to me. The photographs themselves carry so much history, created by these amazing pioneers of photography. Their visions of light, composition, exposure, conceptual thoughts and creative expressions can be seen in not only the images themselves but also in the processing and "post" work. There is something so pure about an old photograph, about film, about a print. I love the use of textures, double exposures, motion blurs, and much more. These photographers were truly creative artists. I hope these images create a spark of something new within you, as they did me.


Waldman

Jerry Uelsmann

Jerry Uelsmann

William Henry Fox Talbot

Paul Strand

Karsch

William Klein

Tina Modotti

Stieglitz

Steichen

Salgado

Moon

Sally Mann

Doisneau

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Paul Outerbridge

Penn

Muybridge

Margaret Bourke White
Robert Mapplethorpe

Man Ray

Lisette Model

Lewis Hine

Blossfeldt

Cunningham

Henri Cartier Bresson

Heidersberg

Harry Callahan

Gordon Parks

Eugene Smith

Gowin

E.J. Bellocq

Brassai

Brassai

Bill Brandt

Arnold Newman

Alvin Coburn



No comments:

Post a Comment