STILL LIFE

Still Life Photography

This piece of photography is done by Andre Kertesz- The Fork.

Kertesz was Hungarian, 1894-1985. His image, The Fork (1928) was is Kertesz most famous work from this period. It was taken with an SLR Film camera in Black and white. The light seems to be shone from above because of where the shadows is placed and the light areas seem to be more on the tops of the fork.

Photograph by David Bailey- The Rolling Stones. Bailey is a british photographer born in 1938. Most of his work was done around the 1960's, they are also mainly black and white. He photographed many celebrities and done images for Vogue Magazine.  The light in the image of The Rolling Stones is mainly on the faces, they are also wearing dark clothes which helps with the contrast between the light and the dark. The background is also dark.

This photograph is done by Edgar Martins from the Dimishing Project 2003/2005. He is a Portuguese photographer but works in the UK. He likes to take pictures during sunrise, day time, night time. He takes images of street lights, cars, runways, and he also visits location which means he uses natural light.

Picasso light painting- centaur. Picasso is spanish 1881-1973. The photograph was taken in a dark room, using 2 cameras, one for side view and the other for front view. He left the shutters open  which meant he was able the catch the light streaks swriling.