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Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz is currently a photographer for Vanity Fair living on the USA. In her early career she work for Rolling Stones magazine as a photographer. Annie’s role would oCen include traveling around with the bands and photographing their lives. Currently work for Vanity Fair Annie has photographed celebriEes oCen on set of a related film or TV program. A more recent example would be Game of Thrones were Anna has photographed the cast and crew.
The photographic work to the right and on the next slide consists of fairy tail themed photos from well know Disney films. The first photo is from the film Aladdin. In the photo Aladdin and princes Jasmine are sat on a flying carpet traveling over a desert. Judging from the sky it could be sunrise or sunset, but if you consider the fact they are shown moving away from the sun it could mean they are going from one day to another. Under the photo of Aladdin we have Beauty and the Beast. The seOng seems to be a lavishly decorate stately home consistent with the house the Beast would have owned. In the photo are also the main characters Bella on the leC and the Beast who is on the right being depicted with a lions head and mane.
To the leC is a photo based off of the Wizard of Oz which shows a flying monkey carrying Dorothy away. In shot you can see Dorothy being carried by one monkey and another in the background. The sky is dark and gloomy which could suggest a storm. Also in shot in the boSom leC hand corner seems to be part of a mountain or rock face. I believe the photo is made up of 4 parts which have be put together in Photoshop. The Dorothy and the flying monkey make up the first part as they are the main focus of the photo. The sky, rocks and second flying monkey make up the other 3 parts. The monkeys and Dorothy would have mostly likely been photographed in a studio which the sky would have be taken on locaEon or possibly created in Photoshop. The rocks in the corner look to be painted or created though computer ediEng. The next photo depicts Snow White in a forest with a group of different animals. The photo shows how Snow White is the fairest of them all as the animal interact with her without any fear. I believe that most of the animals have been edited into the photo but I am unsure if the Snow White has been edited into the forest. The form of the dress does seem to match the forests floor which suggest it’s a locaEon based shoot.
Jaime Ibarra Jaime Ibarra is a professional portrait and art photographer from the USA. He is also know for his editorial, fashion, and commercial and adverEsing work. Along with being a photographer he is also a musician. Jaime Ibarra also has the ability to hear what sounds a colour would make is it was a sound. This is due to his Synaesthesia, which is a condiEon that causes 2 or more senses to combine. From going through the more creaEve photos by Jaime I have noEced that they are not themed around any fairy tales. That being said they can sEll be interpreted as an element of a fairy tale or mythological story.
The top photo has elements reminiscent of American Indians with the feathers in the models hair. This is further supported by the black raven or crow in the photo. The feel the photo gives is someone on top of the world or looking over it. Taking into account what's in shot I believe the photo has been put together in Photoshop. The background seems to have been created through ediEng, especially since it looks like the model is looking out from between two cloud layers. The model and the crow/raven have been edited into the picture as well. My reasoning for this is the shadows are too soC and undefined for the natural light that is to be expected for the environment shown.
ConEnuing on with the second photo on the last slide. This photo could be linked with Asia or more specifically India. My reasoning for this is the strong and vibrant colours used in the image along with the design of the models clothing. Once again this photo has been constructed in Photoshop and is made up of 3 secEons. The first being the background, the second is the model and the third secEon has the buSerfly's. The first photo on this slide is a portrait shot of what appears to be a demon with horns and wings. This photo is in black and white with a sepia coloured Ent added. The Ent brings out a rusEc and earthy feel to the photo. In comparison to the 2 previous photos this one does not seem to have any heavy photo manipulaEon to it. The last photo by Jaime is of a knight in black amour. Like the one before this is a portrait shot with the knight looking straight at the camera. This photo also shows no signs of heavy photo manipulaEon. The lighEng seems to be natural and possibly enhanced on the right side using a reflector. Another difference between this photo and the first 2 is that the background appears to be real and not created through Photoshop.
Katerina Plotnikova Katerina Plotnikova has recently been brought to peoples aSenEon with her work using live animals which include a bear, fox and many others. The photos on these slides are a small sample of her work. From looking through her work I have noEced that the photos don’t link directly with any fairy tales. One thing I like about these photos in comparison to the others is the fact they are not heavy edited in terms of image content. The model(s), background and animals are all real and all in the same shot. This element helps greatly with the surrealism of the photos.
The first photo shows a model in a forest feeding what looks to be a Stag or possibly a Reindeer. In the background you can see the forest floor liSered with leaves, meaning this photo was taken during the Autumn months. From this photo I get the feeling of someone caring for the creatures in the forest. This can also be said for the second photo which shows another model hugging a deer in the forest at a different Eme of year.
Once again the first photo shows someone with a caring nature towards animals as she carries the fox. This photo has a portrait element to it but with the fox to make people quesEon what is going on in the photo. The background is out of focus but you can see it’s a forest locaEon like the others. The models pose suggests that she is walking with the fox through the forest. There is not enough informaEon the photo to determine what her final desEnaEon is. The second photo move away from the caring nature shown in the other photos. SEll maintaining the same seOng but a different season, this photo shows the model with a hooded figure. This photo has a more colder and cauEous feel to it which is added to by the winter background. The expression the models seems to be one of surprise and perhaps fear. While the hooded figure is more difficult to determine due to the cosmeEc work to the face.