Thursday 27 December 2012

Famous photographers of the past century

By Alex Smith


If you want to derive truly unforgettable and spicy images, you can learn something by examining photos of known photographers. Some of the most sought artists of the humdrum, but some of them are unexcited bringing joy us with their pictures. Below is a list of some of the most eminent photographers who detached influence our life today.

1. Ansel Adams is probably the most easily recognized name of any photographer. His landscapes are stunning, and he achieves an unprecedented level of contrast using creative darkroom work. You can enhance your own photos by reading Adams' own thoughts as he got older, when he wanted that he had kept himself strong enough physically to continue his work.

2. Yousef Karsh has taken photos that instruct a legend, and that are more easily understood than many others. Each of his portraits tells you everything about the subject. He felt as though there was a secret hidden unhurried every woman and man. Whether he captures a shiny discover or a gesture done quite unconsciously, these are times when people temporarily lose their masks. Karsh's portraits communicate with people.

3. Robert Capa has taken many well-known war-time photo. He has covered 5 wars, even though the name "Robert Capa" was impartial the name placed to the pictures that Endre Friedman took and that were marketed under the "Robert Capa" name. Friedman believed that if you were not halt enough to the subject, then you wouldn't come by a marvelous photo. He was often in the trenches with soldiers when he took photos, while most other war photographers took photographs from a apt distance.

4. Henri Cartier-Bresson has a style that makes him a natural on any top 10 photographer list. His style has clearly influenced photography as much as anyone else's. He was one of the first to use 35mm film, and he usually shot in black and white. We are not decorate by more of his work since he gave up the court about 30 years before he passed away. It's sad that there are fewer photographs by Cartier-Bresson to enjoy.

5. Dorothea Lange took pictures of the gargantuan Depression. She took single photo of a migrant mother that is also titled by that name, and is one of the most known photographs in history. In the 1940's, she also took pictures of the Japanese internment camps, and these photographs reveal shadowy moments in American history.

6. Jerry Uelsman created unusual images with composite photographs. Being very talented in the darkroom, he frail this skill in his composites. He never weak digital cameras, as he felt that his creative process was more apt to the lab.

7. Annie Liebovitz makes a perfect photographic portraits and is most famed for her work with Vanity resplendent and Rolling Stone magazine. Her photographs are intimate, and record the subject. She was not paralyzed to topple in treasure with the people she photographed.

8. Brassai is the alias for Gyula Halasz, and he was well known for his photographs of ordinary people. He was proof that you don't have to travel far to find interesting items. He used ordinary people for his subjects, and his photos are still fascinating.

9. Brian Duffy was a British photographer who photographed fashion in the 60's and 70's. He lost his photographic interest at one time, and burned a lot of negatives, but then started taking pictures again a year before he died.

10. Jay Maisel is a famous contemporary photographer. His photos are simple, and he doesn't exhaust complex lighting or treasure cameras. He often only takes one lens on photo outings, and he loves taking pictures of shapes and lights that he finds arresting.Of course there are other eminent photographers that may be a section of your top 10 list. There is distinguished to be learned in the art and craft of photography and from those who inspire us most.




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