Henri Cartier-Bresson

Born in 1908 and recently died in 2004 Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who was known for being the father of modern photojournalism.Being an early adopter of the 35mm format and a master
of candid photography. He influenced a generation with his "street photography" style.
In the early years he was trained to be a painter but started his career in photography in 1931 on a trip to the Ivory coast. Being one of the first photographers to use a Leica camera in a 35mm format.

Never using flash Henri saw it as "impolite…like coming to a concert with a pistol in your hand." Not using a dark room Henri believed in composing his photographers in the viewfinder . In most his photograph's he had them full screen, free of cropping. El naturall!

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                                         Henri Cartier-Bresson
                                         Lorraine, France, 1959
                                         11 x 14" silver print, pr. later

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                                                        Helen Levitt
                                                        New York, c.1942
                                                        14 x 11" silver print, pr. later
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                                                       Helen Levitt
                                                       New York, c.1938
                                                       14 x 11" silver print, pr. later

Urls used: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Cartier-Bresson

http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_10_VForm&ERID=24KL53ZMYN

Gregory Crewdson

Born in Brooklyn(New York) Gregory Crewdson went to John Dewey High School.
Graduating Early he started a band called The Speedies.He studied photography at at SUNY Purchase (1980s) , and recieved a Master of Fine Art. He taught at many universities including Yale.

Using a unique style of photography Gregory Crewdson using very interesting imagery to create a scene. He uses main sets in his photos in small towns across America and creates very dramatic and cinematic scenes. Featuring disturbing or surreal images. All his photos have very high budgets and can take weeks to get the perfect shot. He doesn't even capture the image himself, he just sets everything up! He was known for liking the styles used by Stephen Spielberg, and the documentary style used by William Eggleston. When creating a scene he uses incredible depth. Like in this image:

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This image is called "In a Lonely Place" I find this image to stand out from all the others as its the most simple, yet it's a joy to my eyes. I love the way the colours are used to create attention where it's needed. It also introduces contrast, creating a nice (surreal) image. It also shows his set design, as this will be set up just for this shot!

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Untitled, 1998 

C-print, Diasec
135,5 x 152,4 cm
Courtesy the artist; DZ Bank Kunstsammlung; Luhring Augustine, New York
© Gregory Crewdson  

I really like this image, it's when normal meets bizzar. It's completely different from anything I have seen before. 

URLS USED:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Crewdson
http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/p/gregory-crewson/

Narrative photography

Narrative photography is the idea that photographs can be used to tell a story. Allen Feldman stated that "the event is not what happens. The event is that which can be narrated". In this case, the medium is photography.

The Narrative Photography Competition in Portland, Orgen describes the concept in the following way: "The power of narrative, or story telling is at the foundation of much of photography. Photograhers (sic) are creating complex and descriptive moments in time. Contemporary photographers are crafting and documenting new forms of a visual short story."

Photographs that capture staged or artificially constructed scenes made only for the purpose of photography. While this type of image-making became well-known in the 1980s through the work of artists such as Cindy Sherman and Jeff Wall, staged compositions—which have alternatively been called “tableau photographs”—have been created since the beginnings of photography. For example, 19th-century photographers such as Oscar Gustav Rejlander and Henry Peach Robinson staged classical or biblical scenes with actors. Also, some of the major inspirations for 1980s staged photographic imagery were 1920s and '30s staged portraits created by Marcel Dunchman and Claude Cahun.

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I really like this image because the indication is lonliness, like its a place of suffering. Everything is broken down, and smashed. It's like the man is revisiting something dear to him. I love the colours used in this image aswell as it brings life to the image.
M

 Leicestershire, 2012
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This image is incredibly creative, the boxes in the middle make it the center of attention. It uses a story in a picture as it shows the man with some gas, ready to create fire. Everything looks very realistic with a cartoon look.



http://www.ludimaginary.net/img/conceptuel/cardboard-box-head-box-on-the-move-narrative-photography.jpg

This image is something you would see online, its a very dull and realistic image. I like the editing of the face on the mans head. With all the refelections showing everything in metalic.