Terry Richardson

Terry Richardson

A New York born fashion photographer, rasied in Hollywood. Richardson has shot campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Supreme, Tom Ford, and Yves Saint Laurent among others. He has done work for magazines such as Rolling Stone, GQ, Vogue, Vanity Fair, i-D and Vice.

Using the photographer's tumblr I have again chosen images which not only inspire me but in my opinion best fit within our project of studio photography. 

http://terrysdiary.com/archive

These two images are quiet inspiring to me as i feel they go against what most would imagine when they think of a portrait. I like the way the model is pulling faces and preforming these carefree poses, going against the simple 'passport' style portrait photograph. 

I think something to think about which is quite important with these images is why does the very simple style of the portrait create such an interesting image to look at? the fact that all of these people are famous and well known today, is probably why the images appeal to people. Would an image taken in this style have the same appeal if it was taken of an ordinary person? eg one of my class members. 



I like this portrait because again the subject is creating a more unusual pose to what youd expect from a portrait image. However, what i find most striking about this image and most intersting is the contrast between the white background and bland coloured clothing against the bright red colour and leather texture of the subjects glove. 



The same applies to this image. - unusual pose. A bright red in contrast with a white background and dark coloured clothing. This concept might be an interesting concept to use in my images as it would link my final three images together as a series.