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Title: Really good photographers
Post by: emma on March 24, 2009, 09:57:17 PM

I'm working on an art project for school and I've got photographer's block. Can you guys post your favourite photographers/pictures here so that I can look at them and get inspired or continue to feel inadequate? I'm working on portraits but I'd love to see anything good.

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: DoodleJump! on March 25, 2009, 12:05:26 AM

You can never go wrong with Mick Rock, I think. Sorry for being obvious.

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: Pete from oz on March 25, 2009, 12:16:24 AM

I loves me some Gursky. 

(http://www.hammerheadrabbits.com/blog/artists/ag-99cent.jpg)

(http://deutsche-boerse.com/dbag/dispatch/en/binary/gdb_content_pool/imported_files/public_files/20_images/46_topics_art_collection/30_gursky/Gursky2_584x326.jpg)

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: Andy on March 25, 2009, 12:26:43 AM

http://www.calebcharland.com/

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: SJK on March 25, 2009, 01:31:22 AM

http://www.joesnyc.streetnine.com/

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: hugman on March 25, 2009, 03:55:23 AM

portraits-wise, i love me some jill greenberg

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: Trotskie on March 25, 2009, 08:05:40 AM

Martin Parr

(http://www.shoreditchmap.co.uk/assets/galleries/1071/1spoon.jpg)

Lars Tunbjork

(http://www.lifeiscarbon.com/weblog/images/2008/01/29/caintropagetunbjork.jpg)

Ralph Eugene Meatyard

(http://pdnedu.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/picture_1_28.jpg)

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: Sam on March 25, 2009, 09:23:13 AM

Maybe this is a cop-out answer, but Penguin has used some arresting photos in their book design: http://www.erasing.org/category/penguinmodernclassics/

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: DoodleJump! on March 25, 2009, 09:31:53 AM

Quote from: Sam on March 25, 2009, 09:23:13 AM

Maybe this is a cop-out answer, but Penguin has used some arresting photos in their book design: http://www.erasing.org/category/penguinmodernclassics/

I love Penguin. My favorite publishing house. And yeah, I would agree with you, Sam. Maybe cuz I love Penguin, but...

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: Gregory on March 25, 2009, 09:50:37 PM

Mark Borthwick, Weegee, Rudy Burckhardt

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: Fido on March 26, 2009, 12:46:47 AM

Thanks for jogging my memory, Pete. I had just mentioned one of Andreas Gursky's photo to my colleague the other day and couldn't remember his name for the life of me.

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on March 26, 2009, 01:20:40 PM

a pal of mine/memphis local: carlosmoore.com does fashion portraits.

Title: Re: Really good photographers
Post by: emma on March 26, 2009, 07:41:43 PM

You've all got good taste.