WEEK 5 PRACTITIONERS

MY PRACTITIONERS FOR CAMERA USE WEEK 5

CONTRASTING , AND COMPLIMENTARY COLOUR.




                                                              DAVID LaCHAPELLE

Born March 11, 1963

David was born in Hartford , Connecticut and lived there until he was 9 years old then he moved to North Carolina with his family.  He thrived in an art programme as a teenager , although he struggled with bullying growing up. He attended
the North Carolina School of Arts and School of Visual Arts in New York. His first photo was of his mum who has influenced him with his photography .



 Some  examples of his colourful  photographs

When LaChapelle was 17 years old, he met Andy Warhol, who offered him his first job as a photographer at Interview magazine.^[6][10] Warhol reportedly told LaChapelle "Do whatever you want. Just make sure everybody looks good."^[11] His photographs of celebrities in Interview garnered positive attention, and before long he was shooting for a variety of top editorial publications. LaChapelle's friends during this period included Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.^[6]

LaChapelle's images subsequently appeared on the covers and pages of magazines such as Details, GQ, i-D, The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Face, Vanity Fair, Vogue Italia, and Vogue Paris.^{[4][8][12][13][14][15]}

LaChapelle's work has been called "meticulously created in a high-gloss, color-popping, hyper-realistic style", and his photos are known to, "crackle with subversive – or at least hilarious – ideas, rude energy and laughter. They are full of juicy life."^[20]

LaChapelle cites a number of artists who have influenced his photography. In a 2009 interview, he mentioned the Baroque painters Andrea Pozzo and Caravaggio as two of his favorites.^[23] Critics have noted that LaChapelle's work has been influenced by Salvador Dalí, Jeff Koons, Michelangelo, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol.^[5]

 Photographer, who's work borders the surreal. 

David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who has worked in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography. 

He is famous for his surreal and often humorous style. LaChapelle was born in Connecticut in 1969. He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and the School of the Arts in New York City. His first professional job as a photographer was for Interview magazine, an opportunity offered to him by Andy Warhol. 

He has two published books of his photographs, LaChapelle Land and Hotel LaChapelle, both of which contain vivid and bizarre portraits of celebrities. More recently, his film Rize, a documentary on the krumping style of dance had its festival premiere at Sundance in 2005 and was released theatrically in the summer of that year. He also recently directed an advertisement for H&M's new denim selection; this commercial was based on the story of Romeo and Juliet. 

A really colourful and exciting man . I love colour and I will go back to his work for future references.

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                              My next practitioner is 


                                MARIO TESTINO

     

One of fashion’s most sought-after snappers, Mario Testino was born in 1954 in Lima, Peru. He came to London in 1976, took a flat in an abandoned hospital near Trafalgar Square, and began selling portfolios (for £25, including hair and make-up) to wannabe models. Today he is best known for his highly polished, exotically bright ad campaigns and his exquisitely styled photographs of the couture scene all of which carry a deceptive air of nonchalance.

Now at the top of his profession, Testino has shot Madonna for Versace as well as photographing the late Diana, Princess of Wales for her famous Vanity Fair cover in 1997. His popularity with designers and fashion editors stems as much from his professionalism and good nature as his unerring ability to take beautiful pictures which sell clothes. Testino is also credited with bringing to an end the reign of the ubermodel: rather than pay the exorbitant fees demanded by Linda, Naomi et al, in the early Nineties Testino championed a new breed of model, including Kate Moss (“my favourite”), Stella Tennant and several other new Brit-pack beauties.

Mario Testino’s fashion photography appears internationally, from Vogue and Vanity Fair to The Face, while his advertising campaigns for Gucci, Calvin Klein, Burberry, Ralph Lauren, and others have dominated the language of fashion photography worldwide. He lives in 
London.

                       AMAZING COLOURFUL IMAGES 

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