Portrait - 20 x 24 Image(s)

These are the two images I decided to print as my big exhibition pieces, sized 20x24 paper with borders on both. I used these images for my smaller 9.5x12 also. 

                          (excuse shine on top image, it's in a sleeve) 

Portrait - Black & White Film - Depth of Field

For my 3 small black and white photos I had to use three different depths of field, where one was completely in focus (person and background), the next the foreground was in focus but the background was somewhat blurry, not quite clear enough to see detail or what it was but that there was a visible enough background (person in focus, background a bit blurry) and lastly this photo the person was in focus but the background was completely blurred.
For the 1st photo I took, where everything was in focus, I set the F-stop to f/22 (thought the man is slightly out as he moved). Notice the background is in focus and clearly visible as to what it is.

The second photo I took, where the background isn't so clear, I set it to f/11.

The last photo I took I set it to f/5.6, which is supposed to completely blur out the background and only keeps the person in focus.

Here is some literature from Cambridge in Colour, the link is below;
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/depth-of-field.htm
Here is another link for some advice and a read up on depth of field from Digital Camera World;
http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2013/07/17/what-is-depth-of-field-how-aperture-focal-length-and-focus-control-whats-sharp/

Portrait - 22/1/15 3rd shoot (Black and White)

As most of my photos hadn't worked out due to various reasons, i.e, not quite in focus (because people have moved or I haven't focussed it properly), the exposure isn't quite right and even one case were the image, I think, might have worked but it got dropped in the 'stop' tank before being put in the developer, so it became ruined. I had two films ready in the negative holder, so I took out a 5x4 field camera, light meter reader, loop to check focus, a cloth to help block out the light whilst focussing and a tripod. 
I set up the camera in the same spot as my first shoot, which was outside the Art Gallery, that is a converted former church. I placed it in front of the entrance as I wanted it to match my other image I took and to try and get it fairly symmetrical also. A friend from Uni helped me with the shoot, reminded me how to set up and use the light reader. I wanted it to work as the other shots, in my opinion, especially in the first shoot, should have worked a lot better than they had because everything was done right that I recall and I had someone there as well to help me and we matched up the light meter reading with the camera, set that up correct however something can't have been right or worked as not all the photos worked. The same happened with the second shoot as one of those images was dropped in the stop tank so I don't seem to have too much luck. This third time I did everything correct, with help, and the first photo seems to have worked pretty well which I am pleased with but on the other hand unfortunately my second image I wasn't so lucky. Through an amateur mistake in the rush of it all and just basically happy that the gentleman we asked was happy enough for me to take the photo I forgot to close the lens before pulling out the slide to take the photo. This resulted in an image were there is a visible mark across the bottom and I think it may have been salvageable though through putting the dark slide back over the film to cover it and protect it from being exposed to the light, so I could close the lens I knocked the camera slightly, as it was a little loose, which made the top of the image blurry and unusable. I am disappointed with this as I think the photo would have been a good one to print, and the man even confessed he used to develop photos himself and has always been interested with photography. 

Portrait - 4/12/14 1st Group Critique - 20 x 24 photo

After I printed for the first time, the same day, we did our group critique for our 20 x 24 photos. We all sat around the table and went through a few people's photographs in general, just as everyone got to see each others' work for the first time all together. After the initial start we began by pairing up and writing a little about each others photos. We then proceeded to go around and talk about each one individually around the classroom, were the teachers would prompt us as they may, for example, mention something about the image then people would speak up on what they thought about it. There all were really good photos and everyone enjoyed each others photos, which I think helped boost people's confidence over it as some weren't too sure over their photos. A few of the group had taken the shot in front of a brick wall, making quite a lot of them with a very similar, if not the same background and this was pointed out by one of our lecturers. I do like the brick wall as a background and it is quite a popular choice for photographers, especially I'd say for fashion shots as well as using studios. It can create a great background and even contrast. The contrast being the models wearing these high fashion, expensive items of clothing at the backdrop of a simple but effective red brick wall. There is also something about it, it adds a form of grittiness and grunge/dirt look to the photo, it makes the contrast more dramatic. Over all it was actually quite fun as we even made a few stories up about some images. We looked at the images and said what we thought the person, or people, either did as a living, what they would do in their lives, their past or where they have just been or are going to. We tried to guess the information by simply just looking at the photo and trying to work out what the information could be from these photos. How have they been photographed, why? What do they portray across the image? How has the photographer decided to shoot the person/people?  

Portrait - 2nd time shooting.

For the second time shooting, I went with Donna and we just stayed inside and shot in the main entrance area, reception part of the building, as the weather was't that great outside. We set up facing a wall, that at that time had drawings on the walls as Illustration had displayed there work by actually using the walls as their canvas. I chose to have this as it was't just a plain wall and was something different to use as a background. I took two shots of the same person as I stood him under a light that was coming from the ceiling, therefore the light was directed straight down on him, which wasn't quite enough however I thought I would try this, as thought it wasn't quite enough light although looks okay on the negative, when I developed the film and could see this. Nonetheless at the time I was unaware but just incase took another shot this time using the hand held flash. This seemed to be slightly too bright and overall I wasn't too happy with the outcome of either of these two shots, most likely because it was inside and didm't match up to the ones I had taken outside of the church. I did take a third photo though this was damages/destroyed as it was dropped in the stop tank whilst developing (not by me) and therefore could not be used. 

Portrait - Technical Theory, camera used, method and technique.

One of the Cameras I am using for this project is a 5x4 field camera. I am using this for my black and white portrait shots of strangers, as my brief asks. Along with this equipment I am using a light meter reader to see what setting is best for the ISO and camera shutter speed. To help you see through the lens, especially on a bright day, there is a black cloth to put over your head and camera to block out the light allowing you to seed clearly, as he last picture demonstrates. Before I take the image I manually focus, set the ISO, the camera shutter speed and close the lens once I am ready to shoot. I then proceed to open the back section and place my dark slide in, which contains my film. After I am happy with everything and I have checked my settings I then proceed to remove a thin part that covers over the film. I then pull back the silver mechanism, which you can see on this first picture (just to the left of the square) the after having done this first I click back another smaller, silver mechanism to actually take the photo.  
  
      
The two images above don't belong to me and are found on the link below;
http://kenichiosuga.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/toyo-field-45aii.html
Another front view of the camera when it is pulled forward.

The image doesn't belong to me and can be found on the link below;
https://www.edwardmoss.co.uk/news/entry/5x4_toyo_film_camera/
                  

Portrait - 1st time printing for this project

I went back into the dark room for the first time since the last project which was Landscapes where we used a 5 x 4 camera with black and white film, which we are also using in this project too. I got all my equipment and started to print on the enlarger known as a deveer, as this is the one I needed to use due to having 5 x 4 film. The other smaller enlargers wouldn't have allowed me to print 20 x 24 either. I had a few little hiccups at first but that was mainly, if not entirely, because of memory. I just had to get back into the swing of things. I only had one decent photo to use/ work with really, which was the old man outside the church with his eyes closed. I was able to do a contact sheet of this and another photo I took of a girl, in front of the church, in the same spot. Of the older man image I was able to print a 9.5 x 12 photo as well as the 20 x 24 print out that we have to do. Both turned out pretty well and I am pleased with them as I think both look good and that I have managed to get the timing right on the enlarger. I had to try a few times to get the right amount of seconds for the gentleman in front of the church shot as it was either too light to begin with then ended up slightly too dark. I used the contact bored first and did those then printed my 9.5 x 12 and printed the 20 x24 last as I waited for the bigger bored to be able to do so with the larger paper. These images below are the test strips I did.

                            

                           

Portrait - 27/11/14 First shoot 5x4 Black and white film (& two contacts done)

Today I went out and shot 3 images first. I chose to go in front of the church, which is now converted to an art gallery and information centre, that is right outside of our main building. I decided to shoot towards the front of the entrance facing the doors as I liked the look of the detail in the architecture but also so it was symmetrical on either side of where I asked the people to stand after already setting up the camera to the settings that I needed, with help, and checking the focus on one of my classmates that I went out to shoot with, then double checking when the person I asked stood in the spot. After taking the photos I went to develop the negatives in the processing room. The developer was 19 degrees which me and Donna put the film in for 13 minutes, which Grant did just previously, then stop for 30 seconds and fixer for 5 minutes. We do all this in pitch black darkness. First before even taking any pictures on the film you have to load it in the neg holders in the dark to be able to use in the camera then, again, in pitch black you have to take them out and put them onto metal holders to then place those in a metal rack and use this in the 3 chemical tanks to develop, stop and fix your image on to the film. Only after this are you able to open the sealed light tight door and see if your photos have worked. Once you have developed your photos you then proceed to wash them for around five minutes and then place them to dry.
These 2 negatives (and their contact sheets below) from the first shoot are the ones that worked best and the third didn't come out at all, I think it must have been exposed to light at some point.

Portrait - David Bailey

David Bailey is another fashion and portrait photographer, like Rankin and also a very well known English photographer who has created iconic photographs over the years which many people are familiar with. Such as his famous photo of Jean Shrimpton, which he photographed many times. He is known for his black and white portraits of celebrities. The majority of his works are close ups of the subject with very few too far below and past the shoulders. Like mentioned, he is well known for black and white photos however he does shoot in colour also, where I think there is good reason too and sometimes within his black and white photographs he will introduce the slightest of colour sometimes, for example by using a red lipstick.
The first image is of Jean Shrimpton and one of his most well known and famous photographs. Also out of his black and white photographs is his other most famous photographs which one are of the Beatles, particularly a certain image of Paul Mccartney and  John Lennon, another is of Mick Jagger and is a great example of his style of cropping of a photograph. Michael Caine, which is, again another quite specific image because of the rule of thirds, this image as well he shot again in the sense of he shot Jude Law in nyon the same pose and style. Another good example of his use of rule of thirds and cropping is the portrait of Andy Warhol.
The following photos are all perfect examples of Bailey's cropping style. Apart from the first one they all crop near enough the same, half cut of heads for example. These are all great examples of his earlier work in the 60s. The top image, of Jean Shrimpton, is slightly different to the others, his crop is still tight though in this image as you can notice her hands and elbows are just in the crop, they will have been his border line. 

The image of Jean Shrimpton belongs to David Bailey and is found on the link below;

        http://uk.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/picture-galleries/2010/april/13/david-bailey-look/

The image above belongs to Bailey and can be found on the link below;

                         http://worldinphoto.net/magazine/david-baileys-stardust/

The image above belongs to Bailey and can be found on the link below;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/photography/8418600/David-Bailey-in-conversation-with-Andrew-Graham-Dixon.html

 The image above belongs to Bailey and can be found on the link below;
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw58428/Michael-Caine

 The image above belongs to Bailey and can be found on the link below;
http://f-stop-photography.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/identity-david-bailey.html

The image above belongs to Bailey and can be found on the link below;
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitLarge/mw58428/Michael-Caine

Portrait - Rankin (John Rankin Waddell)

A photographer I've looked at again is Rankin, based in London, England. Ranking is from England and studied at London College of Printing. While studying there he met Jefferson Hack and after both of them graduating they started the magazine 'Dazed and Confused', now just known as 'Dazed'. Rankin is mainly a fashion and portrait photographer creating his works in the studio, while most of his work out of the two is focused on the fashion side of it. An example of his portrait work, as his portraiture work is most relevant to my current project, is this image below of Ian Brown. The background is something I expected as a plain white or black, sometimes grey, background are the most popular choices when shooting a portrait photograph. The black background in this image helps create this powerful photo as it blends in with Brown, as well as the fact the camera is further down than the actual subject's face angling itself looking up toward the subject, making him appear to be looking down on the viewer which adds to the feel of the photo. It looks as if to create the very dark image there was only one light used as is visible in his eyes, which appears to be a soft box.

The image of Ian Brown is found on the link below, the image belongs to Rankin.
http://www.fubiz.net/2010/03/17/rankin-portraits/
Something else which Rankin has done which I enjoyed watching was taking seven famous images from throughout the decades from other well known photographers and recreating them in his own way, giving his take on these iconic photographs throughout time and that have inspired many as well as Rankin himself. The images are all ones that paved the way for new thinking in photography and are timeless as they still make you feel the same after seeing them for the first time. They are the types of photographs you wish you had taken, they are original, different and most of all, like previously mentioned, inspiring to future generations of photographers, like Rankin.
The Seven Photographs that changed Fashion video link is below;
http://vimeo.com/60749359
An extensive selection of various styles and techniques in his portraits can be viewed on his website, just click on the link; http://rankin.co.uk/portraits/
A few examples of his portraiture work;
Jack O'Connell

 Daniel Craig

 Jessie J

 Andy Serkis

 Scarlett Johnasson

 Eva Green

Portrait - Initial ideas

My initial idea(s) for this project at first were blank as I was unsure with how to go about it. Once I knew I was going out for my first shoot of the project I had an idea and thought that I would like to keep it quite simple. However when I got out and started shooting once I chose where to go and what to have for my backdrop I positioned the camera and found the place where I needed people to stand, I took it from there. The photos I took are all full body length. My idea(s) quite vague but I think will work and fit as a body of work quite well. The three black and whites together, the black and white 20x24 exhibition piece and the six colour images. I think I will do both full body shots and full length and have various backgrounds. 

Portrait - Daragh McDonagh

This next photographer Daragh McDonagh I found on the British Journal of Photography website. After living in Manhattan, New York for a number of years as a professional photographer he decided to move back to his home land after feeling disconnected from the fast pace of the city and chose to photograph the Modern Shamans of Ireland after searching them online and feeling comfortable with both groups. He met up with them for a few months before taking a camera out which helped build a relationship with the subjects as well as trust amongst everyone and also the fact that he had a genuine personal interest with the subject itself. He shot on location for these images and used no backdrop and only natural northern light as he wanted to keep it simple and less intimidating for his subjects. It has the story on the website link below where the images are also found here -  http://www.bjp-online.com/2014/11/daragh-mcdonagh-the-modern-pagan/
An example of one of his images. I think one of his best from the series and actually my favourite. It's a great image, in my opinion. It is very central and is slightly over exposed but which he addresses and justifies. The look of thought on the woman's face is a great capture and creates and makes this quite a powerful image with meaning. You end up wondering about the woman and her life. I think it is also a good backdrop considering being on location, it looks like it could be a wall of a building very easily. The image is light and pale and the only real vibrant colour that stands out is the woman's top, her hair matches effortlessly with the backdrop, it almost blends right in.

All images belong to Daragh McDonagh

Portrait - Terry Richardson

The first portrait photographer I've chosen to look at is Terry Richardson who is from the USA and born in 1965. He has shot for labels such as Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs and Yves Saint Laurent and shot for magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ and Rolling Stone. His portraits of both models and high-profile celebrities are recognisable because of his use of bright white backgrounds, though now some slightly grey as he expanded into different backgrounds and also, in most images, the use of overexposure creating very light and white photos, he accomplishes this by using an attached flash on his camera. He shoots in both black and white and colour and shoots mostly in his studio.
A good example of his black and white overexposure is the images below of the English model Cara Delevingne. She almost blurs into the background, you can only just see her right (view from our left) shoulder which blends into the background, both being white coloured. Although this image, like his other bright, white overexposed images are visible and are very white you are still able to see the visible areas such as the darker areas where there is tone to see. For example you can see the darker zones in her hair, eyebrows, eyeliner and shadows in the first image and actually second image which are very similar, if not nye on the same. The second image is the same sort of style and has more shadows around the shoulders making it stand out a little bit more than the first image as it helps define itself from the background than in the first photo. In the third image of Cara you can see her wearing Richardson's glasses, which is expected in at least one of his shots with her as it is common and well know of him to always pose with the models, as well as the models posing on their own with his glasses, who swap attire and wear his glasses and sometimes his shirt, in return he sometimes wears something of theirs, for example, their glasses and/or headwear. Also in the third photo of Cara you can see that the background is now slightly darker and giving off a more grey tone which he seems to have done deliberately to match the darkness on Cara ( her black jumper and Richardson's black glasses) compared with the previous two images. Also all of these three images are light hearted and seen as fun as she is pulling a face in the 1st one, smiling with a thumbs up in the second and finally posing with his glasses and a slight different face in the third. These are also recognisable of Richardson as he is known to include humour within his images. The hat worn 'High Brow' is a joke on Cara's eyebrows as that is what she is famous and known for in the fashion industry, her thick brows which weren't as in fashion until she started her modelling career and made it fashionable.

Image above found on the link as well as many others of Cara by Terry Richardson. http://thesharper.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/cara-delevingne-by-terry-richardson-may.html

Images of Cara Delevingne all belong to Terry Richardson and found between the two links to the sites below;
http://eclectic-society.com/it-girl-101-model-of-the-moment-cara-delevingne/
http://www.czytajniepytaj.pl/fashion/modelki/cara-delevingne-by-terry-richardson-october-2013-1954.html

An example of some of his images he uses without the bright white background and overexposure is also one in colour. This image is of lil' Wayne and the background may look white but in comparison to his other photos you are able to notice that it is slightly off shade and leaning more towards a light grey colour. He has decided to shoot lil' Wayne without a top on making his tattoos visible to the viewer, also his shades on top of his head and the chains around his neck, all of which he is known for. All of these portraying a certain image of him combined. The cigarette a simple prop for the image but has created a focus point in the centre with the smoke shape and could actually be argued that although a prop, for this portrait, is a main point in the photograph as the image itself is cropped from just below the shoulders and he is positioned just off from the centre, making your eyes look at all these things mentioned.

Image of Lil Wayne belongs to Terry Richardson and found on the link below;
http://www.lamjc.com/lil-wayne-gq-interview-terry

The image above of Gisele Bundchen belongs to Terry Richardson and found on the link below;
http://www.vibevixen.com/2013/09/20-favorite-terry-richardson-celebrity-portraits/10/
I have added both Gisele and Beyonce to further demonstrate Terry's subjects posing with his glasses, looking straight at/ into the camera (Gisele) and also including humour by pulling faces (Beyonce) and also the grey backgrounds which he started using instead of bright white all the time.

Beyonce image belonging to Terry Richardson and found on the site, link below.
http://www.kaylinfitzpatrick.com/2013/08/terry-richardsonphotographer.html
Here he has photographed the Current President of the United States Barack Obama. The first image has the least bright white background. It is cropped just below the shoulders like the lil Wayne picture but Obama is more central in this image and is further back, hence more space above the head and not as high up on the crop on the shoulders either. In all these image he is shown with smart attire which is representative of his job however in this first he has his shirt and tie on but with the tie a little loose and with the top button undone and portraying what appears to be a natural, genuine smile. All of this symbolising a relaxed approach compared with his everyday work, it shows him 'taking a break' from Presidential duties briefly. The second image is very much the same with him relaxed and smiling however this one has a more serious look as his top button is fastened, his suit jacket on and arms folded, portraying, still a relaxed look but one which appears to be more reliable and looks the part of being a President as he is smartly dressed for the role. The third image has a much more serious look to it simply because of Obama's facial expression, although his attire is more relaxed like in the first image . In regards to the other pictures shown it is the only one without him smiling yet could possibly be the most powerful. The last image is one of the typical poses that Richardson takes with all his subjects, a thumbs up and a handshake.

Site where I got the Barack Obama images below and photos belong to Terry Richardson.

http://www.whudat.de/barack-obama-by-terry-richardson-6-pictures/

Portrait - Costing and Organisation

Organisation wise I have tried to roughly organise as best I can of what I think would be the best order to post my various blog posts on my portrait project. I have tried to work it out of doing general research first but still relevant to the project portraits then go into more focus posts of photographers and then also still posting within this what I'm doing at Uni in regards to taking images, what works what doesn't, printing and so on.
Costing for this project is quite high, probably one of the highest we've had if not the most. Although sending images off to be professionally printed can easily mount up the cost and for this assignment we do print out our own, it still works out expensive because of the costing of the paper and film a little.
£40 for 10 sheets of (black and white) paper sized 20 x 24
£10 for 10 sheets of (black and white) paper sized 9.5 x 12
£45 for 50 sheets of colour paper sized 12 x 16
£2 a black and white film which is one picture and I think it is around £5.50 for a roll of 12 pictures on a colour film.
£3 for the 20 x 24 sleeve. (bought individually.)
£9.95 for 9.5 x 12 print sleeves  (10 pack)
£13.45 for a 12 x 16 print sleeves (10 pack) 
Delivery came to £5.94
V.A.T came to £15.38 - as I ordered for 4 of us, all the same, 4  12x16 and 4 9.5x12. Individually it comes to nearly £5 V.A.T for just one each of those orders.

Portrait Photography Level 5

For my second project in second year we have portraits again however the difference this time is that we aren't shooting in the studio but out on the streets shooting strangers and using for some of these shots the 5x4 camera that I used in the last project for landscapes. For this project we have to hand in 3  9.5x12 inch black and white prints, 1  20x24 inch black and white also - exhibition standard print and finally 6  12x16 inch colour prints, the most we've had to hand in as a minimum. I will follow this post with some quite vague research on certain photographers, all who have done and/or focus on and are well known for their portraits as well as trying to find some lesser known photographers. I will then hopefully go into portraits and steer a little away from just talking about photographers however will mention them in the discussion if required. I will then mention costings and post things as they happen and things that are relevant, continuing on with my research as well.  

Editorial Evaluation

Editorial Evaluation.

Theme Extraordinary.

Nicola Callaghan (794 words)

I completed the assignment by first researching editorial and also the theme given which was extraordinary. I began looking at magazines like ‘Hot and Cool’ and photographers in general. After the initial research of these I began to think of ideas that I could do and one that came up which I liked was ‘Bipolar’. I have a friend who is Bipolar and she liked the idea as it brings awareness and she was willing to be photographed for the series which we had thought out and planned of how and what to do. A technique I used in some of the photos is one of my favourites which is Rembrandt lighting but which can also be tricky to get right. The method I chose was to shoot the series all in the studio as this would help me achieve them all looking like a body of work. I’m not too sure if anything or anyone in particular has inspired me to do the idea of Bipolar but I liked the fact it could help bring awareness and therefore people/ photographers who have done projects like this where they have made a series showing or portraying something to help bring awareness has inspired me. A problem I had at the beginning was trying to come up with an idea for this brief. I could think of things for editorial that I could possibly try and go in to but the word ‘extraordinary’ through me a bit and I was unsure what to do. I struggled coming up with something for about three weeks that I thought would fit both editorial and extraordinary. I had thought of maybe doing about Bipolar earlier on but only fully decided and committed to it within the third week. As it had been a few month since our last project I had forgotten how to do the sizing on the imaging for the CD, I had a vague idea but was uncertain so I looked up videos to try and help which they did somewhat but I have always had a little struggle with sizing, as even when I think it is right something always seems to be off or wrong. It takes a while for my head to get around things so I'm sure over time and practice I will be able to overcome this. The assignment challenged me because, like before in previous briefs, there is always something that I have not done formerly. In this case I had never done editorial or anything to do with the theme extraordinary, so I had to think of how to achieve what the brief asked of me. New skills I learned and have acquired because of this brief are editing skills, having to know what shots you want and choosing them all to fit together and work with each other to look like a body of work. Being able to go through a set of pictures and picking ones that fit the idea/ theme which all have a similar look and style to them but have their own individuality in regards to something in the image. I responded well from tutors and peers in regards to their feedback and advice as well as guidance. I really appreciated their comments and suggestions of how I could do certain things and also what I could do with the theme. I think that I have tried to meet the requirements of the brief as best I could and hopefully I have considering it was my first time doing anything editorial. As for the other requirements to the brief, i.e. the research (blog), prints, portfolio etc. I do think I have done what has been asked and is required though not all may be right or perfect. I would say that my work has been quite successful as I have done what is asked to the best of my ability. I could improve the work by trying even harder in the shoots I did in the studio to produce better work. I would also give myself more time to do the shoots and try to think of what I can do for the brief a lot sooner and this will help me have more time to take pictures where I know what I want to get out of the shoot and what my goals are to get out of studio time. What I would of done differently is similar to the above but also when sending my pictures of even the I set the resolution to 96 it came up low resolution, I think about 46, and I’m not sure why so had I more time I would have tried to correct this before sending them off. Hopefully they won’t be too bad!

Editorial Final Prints

Here are my final prints. A minimum of five are needed but I'm unsure of which ones to hand in as some are pretty much the same except for cropping and slight facial differences but I quite liked this as I, personally, think it fits the idea of Bipolar quite well.

Editorial - Research Portraiture recreations

Famous photographer Rankin recreated 7 famous and iconic photographs that changed fashion. I have watched this twice and it is really interesting and good to watch.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4161221/Rankin-Seven-Photographs-that-Changed-Fashion.html
Video to watch Rankin recreating the photographs, good watch, very interesting. Link here -.http://vimeo.com/60749359

A more recent version of recreations is photographer Sandro Miller, like Rankin, created more very famous and well known images however unlike Rankin he used only one model/ subject to do so and he was John Malkovich. The series is refreshing and done very well. One of the images he did was the well known Dorothea Lange photo entitled 'the migrant mother'.
http://www.boredpanda.com/portrait-remakes-malkovich-homage-to-photographic-masters-sandro-miller/

Editorial - Rene Burri

Another photographer I looked in to was Rene Burri who was Swiss. He is well known for his iconic images of huge historical and cultural and political events as well as important people of that time like Pablo Picasso and Che Guevara for example. A lot of his images, like Bailey's are black and white and because of this feels like it suited that time (era) as they wanted viewers to focus on the contents of the image not necessarily the colours. However although many of the works are taken around the same time they feel completely different because of the contents and differences of the pictures. The styles of the images are totally individual and only the black and white are what they have in common.
The link below will take you to some examples of his work from the Magnum site.
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL5350UE

Editorial - Research Photographers/ Portraits

One of the photographers I looked at is the very well known David Bailey. I chose him as I like his style of work regarding the harsh light that he sometimes uses and Rembrandt lighting. I like his black and white photographs that he still uses (does/produces) to this day and can easily recognise it as his work. You could only tell of the times (years) when the images where took because of the people in them as they are timeless.
Some of his work is available to see on Vogue if you click the link below;
http://www.vogue.co.uk/person/david-bailey
An interview Bailey did is the link below;
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/10604874/David-Bailey-Ive-never-understood-why-people-like-Jean-Shrimpton-and-Kate-Moss-so-much.html

Another well known photographer I researched it Terry Richardson who, like Bailey, has photographed many celebrities and in his own very unique style and technique which is also recognisable. He has shot advertising campaigns for Tom Ford, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs and supreme among many others.
 The link below is to Richardson's site;
http://www.terryrichardson.com/archive/#/

Editorial - Dazed magazine

Whilst researching I had a look at the magazine Dazed and Confused online. They have many various articles on there regarding fashion, art and culture, music and photography.

I think this magazine will be suitable and interesting for the majority of people as there is a great range within all of these subjects for people to chose from. They have some topical subject matters, up to date news given by photographers and journalists as well as artistic photographs.  

The link to have a look at this magazine also is below. All work belongs to the photographers credited. http://www.dazeddigital.com/

Editorial - Tutorial with teacher

I showed one of my lecturers in my tutorial the photos I'd taken so far and I told him my chosen subject of 'Bipolar' within the given brief Editorial and theme 'Extraordinary'. He mentioned not to do the 'cheesy' sort of images regarding to people screaming etc and showing the split emotion and focus more on the actual person and maybe have close ups so we get to really see the person and their emotion without them actually showing us directly. Looking at and in to their eyes to portray how they are feeling. I liked this idea, as well as my own still, but obviously opted to do what the lecturer said as it was his feedback and what would be the point of going to receive feedback to help you with your work and then not listening? He also stated to use a minimum of five different people instead of just the one person as it could/ would get boring seeing the same person for all five images, even if they were various images. So I have chosen to shoot five different people and each separate to the last,  I have ideas for four but two may be quite similar to each other more if I can't think of a fifth. 

Editorial - First shoot (ideas shoot), examples.

Here are some examples of a few idea shots I took for the given theme Extraordinary and my chosen subject Bipolar. The first images demonstrates the two sides we tried to portray. One side being normal, and the other how the person actually feels, maybe perceived as crazier to other people. Each side dressed differently to try and help visually demonstrate this idea. The second image I quite like but not sure why. The idea from this shot was previously I had taken shots of her foo above the clock to demonstrate her about to smash the clock and after those images I asked her to simply stand next to the clock and came up with this image. The third and fourth photographs link together as we played around with the idea of using shadows, as I had used shadows in I think all of the images so far, as it was another, subtle, concept of the shadow representing another side to the individual, a shadow that everyone has at some point. The first of these two images the model is in the picture and you can see she is creating the shadow and is aware of it, also whilst she is still dressed in a split way.  The bottom image solely shows just the shadow as I thought this brings the viewer in to think about what it could represent, what it is and the meaning of it.