Examples of Film Photographers-

Chris Killip- Chris Killip is a Manx photographer who is mostly known for his black and white photographs of people and places. Killip worked at Harvard University as a professur of Visual and Environmental studies.

This photograph is of people queuing outside of a bakery during flour shortage (‘the bread strike’). This image was taken in 1977 and was photographed using a film camera. The image is maximalist as there is a lot going on in the photograph, I would consider this to be the decisive moment as it’s capturing a very important specific moment. The fact that the image is in black and white also gives it a very raw and realistic viewpoint on the image, enabling you as the viewer to find your own focus point instead of any colours drawing you in to a specific point instead.

 

 

 

 

 

The photograph above is called ‘Le mur du Grand Amour, Centre-Ville gateshead, Tyneside’ and was taken in 1975. The shadow on the wall is rather captivating as you wonder what the shadow is of. It can’t possibly be of the man as he is stood so far away.

‘Punks, Tyneside’.- This photograph is intriguing to look at as there is a lot of things happening within the photograph, also known as a maximalist photo. I like the composition of this image as each persons facial expression is clearly shown in the image. I believe Kilips’ intention was to capture the decisive moment.

‘Youth on Wall, 1976’- The composition of this image is enticing as the angle of the camera is capturing the young boys emotion but at the same time is hiding is identity. The wall that the boy is sat on is almost framing him in the sense that he is the main focus point of the image. The subject appears to be almost trapped, almost like he’s trying to hide or make himself unseen and small.

Charlie Cummings–  Charlie Cummings is a contemporary film photographer and is based in London. His most award winning photograph was that of Wiz Khalifa. The “composition, pose and single eye staring directly into the lens all add up to create this beautiful capture”.

This photograph of J Hus is very contemporary as he is a very current music artist. The contrast of the subject and the his clothing is very eye capturing and makes the subject a very bold focus point.

The lighting of this image makes the photograph very unique. The subject being fully in the light makes him the central focus point in the image. The stance of which the subject is stood also adds to the effect of the image.

Wonda Wulz- Wulz was an italian experimental photographer who’s most famous work was a portrait emerged with a cat. She was born in July 1903 and died April 1984.

This piece of photography was created by printing two negatives, one of her face and one of a cat on a single sheet of photographic paper. This is a very original piece of work which many other photographers wouldn’t be able to produce. It’s very abstract and is a very interesting piece of work to look at. Wulz inspires me to be more original with my work and ‘think outside of the box’ for new ideas.

I like this photograph as it gives off a very sinister vibe, the portraits are so well blended into the photographs of the cat and the way the background blends into the image adds to the tensity of the photograph overall.

Rosie Matheson- Matheson is a 22 year old portrait photographer and film maker from the UK. Her most famous work is a collection of film photographs called ‘Boys’. The project was started in late 2015 and the aim was for men to express themselves physically and emotionally in their everyday lives.