Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Just looking for the names (and pictures) of who you would call "cinematic" photographers. Photographers whose works can influence our lighting, colour palettes, composition. Photographers you mention in pre-production meetings and screenings. Would be interesting to hear what you guys think. It's just I am building a book of various photographs - using it in pre-production for visual mood and style references/influences. "Discovered" Stephen Shore today. Some amazing simple pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted November 23, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 23, 2009 Gregory Crewdson. The most cinematographic photographer I've found I really love this last one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Brawley Posted November 23, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 23, 2009 Just looking for the names (and pictures) of who you would call "cinematic" photographers. There's a great group on flickr... http://www.flickr.com/groups/director-of-photography/ jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 There's a great group on flickr... http://www.flickr.com/groups/director-of-photography/ jb A lot of junk in that group - all you have to do is crop a photo to 1.85 to get in. Looking more for established names, to be honest. But thanks anyway - there are some nice pic in there, just have to look hard to find some :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Brawley Posted November 23, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 23, 2009 A lot of junk in that group - all you have to do is crop a photo to 1.85 to get in.Looking more for established names, to be honest. But thanks anyway - there are some nice pic in there, just have to look hard to find some :) There can be junk in there but it is moderated. You have to do a bit more than just crop an image to 1:85. Many more photos get rejected than passed. It's better than most flickr groups. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted November 24, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 24, 2009 Gregory Crewdson is good one. He even works in the style of a cinematographer. He has a gaffer, a camera operator, and a whole crew that he works with. It's interesting because his it-takes-an-army approach is a little controversial in the photography world- a lot of people think he is giving away parts of the process that should be the artist's sole domain. A lot of George Tice photographs remind me of stills of a film. Sometimes he is dramatic and sometimes he is very personal. Alec Soth is cinematic to me because one photograph of his can usually, literally, tell you a thousand words worth of a story or a situation. He has a very beautiful muted color sense and tends to work in quite long series. Both of these guys work on 8x10 film. I suspect the cumbersome equipment and long setup time is at least one reason for their similarity to cinema to me. I feel that they think more about each frame than a photographer who shoots more and edits later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted November 24, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 24, 2009 Crewdson is a bit controversial, as you mention Chris, but not one beats Sally Mann for that (well maybe there are a few others). In her photography, though, It's not so much the lighting that feels cinematic to me, but a little bit of the glances, breaking that olde 4th wall which seem to stir something in me with the still in the same way the motion/acting does in films. For example: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Teulon Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 That's a great photo Adrian. I really like this website for some great photos http://www.in-public.com/photographers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Francis Kuhn Posted November 24, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 24, 2009 Just looking for the names (and pictures) of who you would call "cinematic" photographers. Photographers whose works can influence our lighting, colour palettes, composition. Photographers you mention in pre-production meetings and screenings. Would be interesting to hear what you guys think. It's just I am building a book of various photographs - using it in pre-production for visual mood and style references/influences. "Discovered" Stephen Shore today. Some amazing simple pictures. Edgar, Take a look at Cindy Sherman's book, The Complete Untitled Film Stills, here: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearc...n-9780870705076 A bit more info on Sherman and her work: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Sherman -Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 i like todd hido very mutch http://www.toddhido.com/ with the add of all of the above also i like steven kline http://www.stevenkleinstudio.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim Partridge Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Cindy Sherman still remains number one for me. Herb Ritts in my opinion was the master of slick, cinematic portraiture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Chris Keth Posted November 26, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 26, 2009 I'm sure I'm biased, but a friend of mine (and my roommate in college), Christaan Felber, recently put up a new website. His lighting sense has developed really beautifully and naturalistically. Make sure you check out his "boxeo classico" series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Gregory Crewdson. The most cinematographic photographer I've found I really love this last one: WOW! I think Gregory Crewdson is the most cinematic photographer I ever remember seeing. Every one of his pictures looks like a movie still....and interesting movies as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Francis Kuhn Posted November 27, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 27, 2009 WOW! I think Gregory Crewdson is the most cinematic photographer I ever remember seeing. Every one of his pictures looks like a movie still....and interesting movies as well!! James, I recall reading that Mr. Crewdson shoots many, many sheets of 8x10 film, shifting focus to cover the range of the subject, then merges them in Photoshop. I like a lot of his work, but not all of it. I know he's used some memorable character actors like William H. Macy in his photographs; this seems to make them even more cinematic. -Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Millar Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Crewdson is a bit controversial, as you mention Chris, but not one beats Sally Mann for that (well maybe there are a few others). In her photography, though, It's not so much the lighting that feels cinematic to me, but a little bit of the glances, breaking that olde 4th wall which seem to stir something in me with the still in the same way the motion/acting does in films. For example: I've been getting into wet plate recently and found this a whiles back: http://video.yandex.ru/users/alexey-mischiha/view/86/ You might enjoy it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted November 27, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted November 27, 2009 I recall seeing a youtube video of Crewdson lighting and I wasn't too surprised to see Lekos and Arri HMIs etc as well as a bunch of folks with walkies ;) Some of his stuff is very nice, but I tend to get a bit bored of it after awhile; it all looks very similar. And definitally look into Ritts. I had a whole folder of interesting photographers, but alas I can't find it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hawkes Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Just looking for the names (and pictures) of who you would call "cinematic" photographers. Photographers whose works can influence our lighting, colour palettes, composition. Photographers you mention in pre-production meetings and screenings. Would be interesting to hear what you guys think. It's just I am building a book of various photographs - using it in pre-production for visual mood and style references/influences. Interesting question and interesting thread. I´ve referenced Jeff Wall for projects. His pictures often express something more- just beyond the edge of frame which give a feeling or emotional response of story - which has been going on before and after the still frame. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wall All the best, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Pope Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Here’s a list of some of my favourite 'cinematic' photographers, I hope this helps. It should be easy to find their work, if you're not already familiar with it. Sebastião Salgado Philip-Lorca di Corsia Trent Parke Nan Goldin Paulo Pellegrin Mary Ellen Mark Marcus Bleasdale Josef Koudelka James Nachtwey Steve McCurry Gueorgui Pinkhassov Bruce Davidson Joel Sternfield Larry Clarke Raymond Depardon Edward Burtynsky Larry Towell David Alan Harvey Antoine D’Agata Jonas Bendikson Joel Meyerowitz Diane Arbus Richard Avedon William Klein Brassai Robert Doisneau Robert Franke Garry Winogrand Henri Cartier Bresson Edward Steichen Annie Leibovitz David Lachapelle Horst P Horst And, of course, Gregory Crewdson, Stephen Shore, Jeff Wall and Sally Mann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 That's quite a list!! :blink: Remind me to ask about your favorite restaurant some time, that outta take up 3 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Pope Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 :lol: Yeah I probably went a bit overboard with my last post! I forgot to mention Cindy Sherman - who is most famous for the Untitled Film Stills series (1977-1980). Her work is extremely relevant to this question, so I think you should definitely check it out. If anyone's interested, here are a few links to some good photography websites. Media Storm: www.mediastorm.com Foto8: www.foto8.com Magnum Photos: www.magnumphotos.com Magnum In Motion: www.inmotion.magnumphotos.com VII Photo: www.viiphoto.com Burn Magazine: www.burnmagazine.org That's me done (for now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 Thanks a lot for this, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Williamson Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I would add Paul Strand and Robert Frank to your list: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Pope Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Here's a couple of my favourite images by Rene Burri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei Lewis Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 James, I recall reading that Mr. Crewdson shoots many, many sheets of 8x10 film, shifting focus to cover the range of the subject, then merges them in Photoshop. I like a lot of his work, but not all of it. I know he's used some memorable character actors like William H. Macy in his photographs; this seems to make them even more cinematic. -Fran That's called focus stacking right? Do you have a link to more info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Francis Kuhn Posted April 27, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted April 27, 2010 That's called focus stacking right? Do you have a link to more info? Mel, I can't seem to find the article. I believe I read something in one of the photo magazines about his collaboration with a gaffer and the exact technique. It might have even been in American Cinematographer. It was within the last couple of years, I think. -Fran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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