Week 10 - Brian Duffy

Brian Duffy

English photographer and film producer best known for his fashion and portrait photography of the 1960s and 1970s. He began freelancing as a fashion artist for Harper's Bazaar where his first came in contact with photography.

Reflection:

 Brian Duffy is a well-known fashion photographer that takes photos for top fashion magazine. He applied for jobs related to photography because of his interest which is different from what he studied and seize any opportunity he gets. Despite being different from the usual photographers, he tried his best to make his work stand out with his own unique style. He once gave up on photography and even attempt to burn his images away but was saved by others. He leads a special and hard life which was then made into a documentary. I feel that he worked so hard for his passion which the spirit we should all learn from. Fashion photography is something rather unusual from the usual photographers as they need to enhance the feel of the design of the clothing to the viewers which I personally think it's a little more challenging.

Week 9 - Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz

An American potrait photographer whom photography skills develop while working various job. Started her career as a staff photographer and launched Rolling Stone magazine which she then got promoted as chief photographer.

 Reflection: 
 Annie Leibovitz launched Rolling Stone and her photos are enhanced with the contrast between the subject and the background. Working with taking photos for magazine, she is able to achieve so much till who she is today. The colours in her photos are rather bold, allowing her to win many awards. She has captured portraits of so many artist, capturing the most enduring images of people in her life. Portraits photos aren't my strengths so I wish to improve and be like her, learning how to make simple photos stand out. I like the way she portrays a bold kind of feeling in her images...

Week 8 - Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry
An American editorial photographer best known for his photograph "Afghan Girl" which originally appeared in National Geographic magazine. He originally planned to study cinematography and filmmaking but ended up with a degree in theater arts. However, he became interested in photography when he started taking photos for penn State newspaper.

Reflection: 

Steve Mccurry has a style of his own and he likes to take photos of humans in their natural state showing how each and every living conditions are different, focusing on their faces filled with emotions. He took photos in dangered areas where photography or any leak information are not allowed.  

“Most of my images are grounded in people. I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face. I try to convey what it is like to be that person, a person caught in a broader landscape, that you could call the human condition.”

- Steve Mccurry -

I feel that Steve is very daring and I like the way how he shoot the most natural state of a human. Even with a simple potrait, the picture talks alot about the person or even their personality, culture etc. I wish to be able to achieve something like that, not afraid to take pictures of humans and show the beauty of nature in humans.

Week 7 - Jeremy Cowart

Jeremy Cowart

Starting out as a painter, Jeremy fell in love with the creative process. He then began to take pictures to bring texture into his design work and slowly realise that photography was his true passion. He slowly earned the respect of artists, photographers etc. with his photos. He take photos for celebrities like Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson etc.

 Jeremy gained the acknowledgement from people in such a short time and he didn't regret changing from a painter to a photographer. He has achieved so much through the years and even earned so much names to his works. He even released 3 books. Using his creativity and knowledge in graphic design to his work so as to add colours to his images. Jeremy also tries his best to contribute to the society with his photos and make sure he shares his stuff with people all over the world. It's amazing how he can achieve so much through the years which I feel we should really learn from. His passion and hard work brought him to where he is today.

Week 6 - Zack Arias

Zack Arias

Photographer based in Atlanta whom photo style is based on simple, bold, classic and true. Photographed big shot company's CEO like Coca-Cola and General Motors and even launched social media campaigns for Land Rover.

 Zack Arias photos concentrates on his subject. He makes the point that he wants people to focus on stands out of the whole photo. Despite having simple concept, simple background and story, his photos feel alive. Sometimes his photos as though it's being made using computer but it's actually a real photo he takes with his camera. He is able to convince people to look for him to take nice photos with his photos and words. Making the subject the focus of the photo to attract the attention of viewers is important which I think I should learn from Zack Arias.

Week 5 - Nirrimi Firebrace

Nirrimi Firebrace

An award winning teenager photographer known for soft, dreamy portraits of young doe-eyed girls. Nirrimi was initally a writer with imagination as big as the universe. She was first exposed to photography in the age of 13 when she took photos of her little sister which made her passion grew quickly to obsession.

 I was also exposed to photography around the same age as Nirrimi, when my friend first brought her DSLR out during out outing together. It was the first time I've seen a different camera which I find it interesting. She thought me about the different settings aside from what normal camera does and soon my interest grew. I like the way how Nirrimi captures moment in her life which she calls it "freezing" moments of her life because the reason why I enjoy photography is that I can keep memories of moments I like. The photos she take may seem simple but you are able to feel the story behind and smile with it which I think it's amazing and I can learn from.

Week 4 - Jared Polin

Jared Polin

Reflection:

Jared Polin is a photographer I look up to. The depth of field and the contrast of his photo really makes his photo feels alive. I first knew him because of my friend who was influence by him in using nikon camera, that's when I started to check on Jared Polin. He takes photo of basic stuff, even when his mom was hospitalised, he took photos of her. Capturing her mom's expression from the day she was admitted to the smile on her face when she was recovering. I feel that depth of field is important in images and also I like the way he controls the lighting and contrast in his photos.