Inspiration

I borrowed The Fuji Association of Photographers Assistants’ Awards books, 1995-1999 from Andrew Sanderson, one of my tutors, to browse through for inspiration in portraiture photography. They might be over a decade old bit I think that portraiture is never outdated. I love black and white photography particularly and found quite a few photographs in the brochures that I liked and some ideas that I might well use. I liked Alan Clarke photographs though quite a simple concept, they imply movement and I have experimented somewhat in this field and want to explore it further. I also liked the stark, almost inmate style photos by Rik Pinkcombe. I particularly love the portrait of the old couple by Jonathan Andrew. It is almost as if the lighting has been set up specifically in order to photograph as many people as possible and the couple were just passing through! Love it! Also included the photograms by Kirsty Mackay as I found the idea really interesting. I am intrigued to know how she did them. 

© Alan Stone

© Anthony Hill

© Caroline Molloy

© Helen Marsden

© Alan Clarke

© Dinu Li

© Hussein Burra

© James Lampard

© Rik Pinkcombe

© David Woolfall

© Kirsty Mackay