List of suggested photographers:
Ralph Eugene Meatyard- dolls and people posed in abandoned buildings or ordinary backyards. Karl Blossfeldt- close up photographs of plants. Diane Arbus- portraits of people living on the outskirts of society. Cindy Sherman- photographs of herself reenacting parts of movies. Keith Carter- dreamlike and romanticized photos of animals and objects. Walker Evans- documentary photography of rural poverty. Lee Friedlander Garry Winogrand Andreas Gursky William Eggleston Henri Cartier Bresson Edward Weston Alfred Steiglitz Immogen Cunningham Robert Frank Richard Avedon Andre Kertesz Sally Gall Lewis Hine Bruce Davidson Linda Connor Tina Barney Ansel Adams Stephen Shore Cig Harvey Heather Evans Smith Norm Diamond Suzanne Revy Tex Bishop Jessica Blackhaus Robert Frank Garry Winogrand See more here: http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/blog/14789/12-great-photographs-by-great-photographers/ http://www.masters-of-photography.com/index.html
Option B: Recreate works of art/painting from art history http://justsomething.co/22-famous-paintings-revisited-as-photographs/ http://www.boredpanda.com/famous-painting-remakes/ http://weburbanist.com/2011/11/07/art-remix-26-modern-takes-on-famous-paintings/ |
Portrait Photographers:
Eve Arnold http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox&ALID=2K7O3R14AYQ2&IT=ThumbImage01_VForm&CT=Album Ben Baker http://www.benbakerphoto.com/index.php Jeannette Montgomery Barron http://www.jeannettemontgomerybarron.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=13:black-and-white-portraits&Itemid=5 Danny Clinch http://www.dannyclinch.com/?cat=10# Chris Crisman http://www.crismanphoto.com/#/Collections/Portraits/1 Elliot Erwitt http://www.elliotterwitt.com/lang/en/index.html Phillippe Halsman http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=ViewBox&ALID=2K7O3R13N5_M&IT=ThumbImage01_VForm&CT=Album Sam Jones http://www.samjonespictures.com/#/still/portraits Annie Liebovitz http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/annie-leibovitz/photo-gallery/19/ Mary Ellen Mark http://www.maryellenmark.com/gallery/gallery.html http://www.maryellenmark.com/gallery/portfolios/celebrities/index_name/a_celeb.html Steve McCurray http://stevemccurry.com/galleries/portraits Arnold Newman http://www.arnoldnewmanarchive.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=9 Yousuf Karsh http://www.karsh.org/#/the_work/portraits/ Antonin Krarochvil http://www.antoninkratochvil.com/#/Portfolio/Book%202/16/thumbs Irving Penn http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2005/penn/penn_ss1.shtm Melissa Ann Pinney http://www.melissaannpinney.com/SITE/index.php?/project/girl-ascending/ Alex Prager http://www.alexprager.com/#/thebigvalley,2008/virginia/ Cindy Sherman http://www.spruethmagers.com/artists/cindy_sherman Richard Avedon Rineke Dijkstra Philip Lorca Dicorcia August Sander Tina Barney Andreas Mühe Heidi-Lender Lissy Laricchia Ingrid Endel |