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The photographer I have chosen is the world renowned photographer Nigel Barker from the hit TV show, “America’s New Top Model.” Nigel has gotten the opportunity to gain a lot of exposure due to the show and since has been named as renowned.Nigel’s most recognizable techniques are of using plenty of lighting and contrast to help portray the emotion and feelings of the models. Nigel Also, depending on the situation at hand, he can switch it up and use various elements and technique for different styles of photos. Nigel’s work can be seen as very , family oriented , touching and emotional and are all about bringing out the best positive attractions of his models. His style is to be very unique and interactive with his subjects so that they are comfortable and are able to open up to him, which can be seen through his photographs.
Nigel is not just an ordinary Photographer he also does inspriing speeches.
This first photo is of famous actor Brad Pitt, taken from his photo shoot with Interview Magazine. Here, Brad is seen relaxed back on a bright red set but is clearly put into focus by simply wearing a white shirt with blue pants. Nigel’s not only took photos of models, but also did layouts for advertisements. His photographs never directly endorsed the product, but someone manages to sneak them into his photos. Throughout the photo shoot, Brad is either seen smoking or someone else in the background would be smoking instead, but still have Brad in the foreground of the photograph.
The second photograph is of singer Rihanna, taken for Album . This photo is similar to Nigel’s work with respects to the emotion on Rihanna’s face; no photographer would ask their model to make a face like that for a highly recognized magazine. Nigel’s work is at its best when he knows his model is comfortable and open to the camera. He likes to take picture that give us a “capture the moment” feeling in some of his photo shoots, he allows the model of the photo be who he or she wants to be.
The third photograph I have chosen is of two famous women well known in the film and music industries, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Lopez. TAs seen in some of Nigel’s photographs, he would use two model wearing similar outfits and does an entire photo spread on them. Other similarities seen in the photo are elements such as the lighting and attitude of the photo and the models; limited lighting for a “darker” feel and emotionless models to give a sense of attitude.his photo was taken for an ad campaign for Pepsi back in 2005, which has both Beyonce and Jennifer working together for this photo shoot.
The fourth photograph is by another actor by the name of Bruce Willis, taken from a photo shoot by photographer Justin Case. A shot like this is let the model tell his own story trough his own eyes and emotion; no actions, props, or various angles are required. The photo has Bruce wearing all black, with a black background, and nice lighting shining down upon his face. Nigel also liked to keep his photographs simple, he believes that simplicity is what brings out the best of someone when photographed.
HURRICANE KATRINA in New Orleans
Photographer: Michael Appleton
This picture was taken after Hurricane Katrina by Michael Aplleton. When you take a picture, that's it, that's all. What you've captured is what will show. And this is where Nigel comes in. His picture reminds me of the many emotions he captures in his picture. This photo can be viewd as art but at the same time it is very devastatiing.
