Robin Clewley:
Robin Clewely is a freelance photographer based in Liverpool who works across the UK. He has a huge range of clients shooting fashion, events, food, lifestyle and portraits.
On his website, Robin Clewley explains that he found an interest in photography 16 years ago whilst studying fashion. He begun to take photos of fashion collections, portraits and streets which made him realise he enjoyed photography a lot more than fashion.
What interests me about Robin Clewley is that he does a lot of different types of photography rather than just specialising in one. This makes him very versatile and gives him access to a wider range of clients due to working in multiple areas of the industry.
When Robin Clewley came in to college to speak he explained how whilst his degree wasn't in the field of work he wanted to go into, it did give him valuable connections with local musicians and people within the creative industries. Which helped him build his career. This shows me how valuable it is to try and build connections with local people as it is a great way to get your work out there and build connections that could potentially lead to future clients. I found it very motivating hearing Robin's story as he is from Liverpool so it demonstrated that there are opportunities here which i want to look into and take advantage of whilst I am a student.
Robin's work:
Cecil Beaton:
Cecil Beaton is a British historical portrait, fashion and war photographer who also won an Oscar for stage and costume design for theatre. He was born on January 14, 1904 in London, United Kingdom to a wealthy family, he went on to study at St. John’s College in Cambridge, but he left before finishing his degree. He was mostly self-taught as a photographer, though he did study in the studio of Paul Tanqueray. Beaton was hired by numerous publications, including Condé Nast, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. During World War II, his focus shifted to documenting the realities of war throughout the United Kingdom and Europe which gave him a very varied career.
Beaton’s early passion for photography was encouraged by ‘Ninnie’, the family nanny, and he began by photographing his mother and sisters dressed in elaborate costumes against dramatic backgrounds. In 1927 Beaton photographed his friend, Stephen Tennant, who was a leading light of the ‘Bright Young Things’, a group of bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in the 1920s and 1930s, renowned for their life style. Beaton attended a house party at Stephen’s home Wilsford in 1927 and declared that it was the ‘beginning of a new life’.
Cecil Beaton is a very well known photographer and in 1939 he took his first photos of Queen Elizabeth and he then went on to be her official photographer.
In 1968 Beaton received a solo exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery and this was the first retrospective of having a living photographer exhibited at a museum. The nature of Cecil Beatons work also marked a shift in attitudes towards photography, celebrating it as an art form rather than a means of documentation.
What I like about Cecil's work is that is very artistic compared to other photographers work at the time. In my opinion, I think this shows how much he loved photography as he always pushed his creativity and came up with new ideas compared to just taking standard portraits. I think his work coveys his passion and that is what I like about him. I also like how his work is very sot and it uses soft lighting to create a calm feminine mood to link to the context of his images.
When researching Cecil's earlier life, I found that he got in to photography photographing friends and family and this lead to him meeting others and making connections which is very valuable when starting out as a photographer as this is something I want to aim to do more.
Cecil Beaton's work:
David Bailey:
David Bailey is a contemporary photographer who is considered as a pioneer for British photography. He was born in Leytonstone East London to Herbert Bailey, a tailor's cutter, and his wife, Sharon, a machinist. Bailey developed a love of natural history, and this led him into photography.
Bailey left school on his fifteenth birthday, to become a copy boy at the Fleet Street offices of the Yorkshire Post. He went through a series jobs before his call up for National Service in 1956, serving with the Royal Air Force in Singapore in 1957. The appropriation of his trumpet forced him to consider other creative outlets, and he bought a Rolleiflex camera. He was demobbed in August 1958, and determined to pursue a career in photography, he bought a Canon rangefinder camera. Unable to obtain a place at the London College of Printing because of his school record, he became a second assistant to David Ollins, in Charlotte Mews. This was the beginning of his photography career.
Since then he has worked for the Rolling Stones, Damien Hirst, Kate Moss and countless other clients. One noticeable feature about David Bailey's work is that he frequently uses black and white which gives his portraits a striking look. This is due to the lack of colour creating more contrast in the photographs. I furthermore like how he uses high key lighting in the majority of his work as it makes his photos look really clear and there is no distraction in the background which focuses all the audiences attention on the subject. Below are some examples of David Bailey's work.
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