Portrait Photographers

Annie Leibovitz an American photographer known for her eye catching portr

aits of photographers, this particular photo is John Lennon and Yoko Ono hours after this photo was taken John Lennon was murdered. 1980

Annies first intention was to become a painter but after being introduced to photography she changed to that medium. Her first commercial job was at Rolling Stone. Annie shot the 6 month concert tour of the Rolling Stones and

was also praised for her photographs of Olympians in 1996 at the Summer Games. I think Annies work is very bold and expressive, her portraits are beautiful.

www.areaofdesign.com/ americanicons/leibovitz.htm

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Richard Avedon an American Photographer beginning his career in

1942 as taking identification pictures for the

Merchant Marines. he used his Rolleiflex that was given to him by his father In 1944 he began working as an advertising photographer for a department store but was quickly discovered by Alexey Brodovitch, the art director for the fashion magazine Harpers Bazaar. In 1946 Avedon set up his own studio producing work for Vogue and Life. Avedon used emotion in his photographs unlike the norm of fashion being emotionless and indifferent to the camera he really changes the idea of fashion photograph and fine art.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Avedon

http://www.ianphillips-mclaren.com/

Originally from Scotland Ian started out young at the age of 18 DJing and studying photography in his scond year of his studies the BBC made a TV program about him called "a Stlye of Ones Own" He then became a resident at the Glasgow school of Art in 1990. After doing an album cover for Wet Wet Wet he did some work for Vidal Sassoon which were published in American Vogue. Ian is known for his natural style and the way he captures the actual person.

August Sander From Germany started his work in 1910 his aim was to shoot German life and Man in the Twentieth Century. Most of his photographs show the individuals in work clothes and their work environments.

I love the look of old photography thats why August caught my eye I think its purely natural and to have them in a work setting gives you no illusion.

http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/02/artphotogallery/photographers/august_sander_01.html