David Bailey's said himself he had no style, in his younger years Bailey developed a love of natural history this led him into photography. In 1959
he became a photographic assistant at the John French studio he then went on to be contracted as a fashion photographer for British vogue magazine in late 1960. Bailey is also said to have helped create the 'swinging London' of the 60s. at the height of his productivity he shot 800 pages of Vogue editorial in one year. Bailey's work is said to have thrived the most during the swinging sixties, his work remains timeless and he remains one of the best original photographers. He maintains that his style of photography remains the same I've always tried to do pictures that don't date. I always go for simplicity.
he became a photographic assistant at the John French studio he then went on to be contracted as a fashion photographer for British vogue magazine in late 1960. Bailey is also said to have helped create the 'swinging London' of the 60s. at the height of his productivity he shot 800 pages of Vogue editorial in one year. Bailey's work is said to have thrived the most during the swinging sixties, his work remains timeless and he remains one of the best original photographers. He maintains that his style of photography remains the same I've always tried to do pictures that don't date. I always go for simplicity.
In this video David explains that he aims to make his work different and out of the box and often has an idea of what he wants. I chose this video because it explains more about David and his unique style. The "Swinging London" scene was reflected in his Box of Pin-Ups (1964): a box of poster-prints of the main 1960s celebrities and socialites including Terence Stamp,The Beatles, Mick Jagger, Jean Shrimpton, PJ Proby, Cecil Beaton, Rudolf Nureyev, Andy Warhol and notorious East End gangsters the Kray twins.
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ReplyDeleteCan you also add the photography that you have done in response to this research, the studio images that you have taken need to be loaded into this work. If you cant then you should be doing your location portrait work which can be done anywhere.
Steve