Ashley Murch Books
Henry Wessel
Henry Wessel was a photographer born and raised in New Jersey, where he lived with his mother who was a real estate agent. He first started photographing in 1966, which was the same year he graduated from Penn State University. He used a film camera and in the book I chose (Real Estate Photographs) he took the pictures out of a car window. Due to his constant life, living with real estate, he took pictures of houses in a consistent area. He mocked real estate images, using the same frame and "shape" as he calls it. The book is all of homes in the same area, of Richmond, California and were taken between 1990 and 1992. The images are all taken horizontally and have the same spacing between the house and the rest of the picture. All of the home seem to have an interesting color to them. Meaning the house might be bright pink, or have a green trim. All the whites are also very bright and draw your eye to the house. To replicate this style I would use a tripod to take pictures of similar houses in the same area, I would also pick houses that are simple but have something slightly unique.
Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall was born in Chicago and got into photography during high school when he bought his first camera. He was well known for taking pictures of musicians and artists during the 60s and 70s, including The Beatles. He considered himself to a rebellious teen and a Hippie. He was very anti-war and pro-harmony and strongly believed in peace and the symbol of the peace sign. Jim Marshall shot in black and white film and was very into street photography/photo journalism. His passion for peace lead him to document protests. He documented the peace protests during the Vietnam war as well as the Iraq war. His work in the book PEACE is all about peace as a symbol. There are many pictures of the peace sign and people who are fighting for the idea and hope of peace. His images are extremely well done, and I think the use of black and white emphasizes the peace signs and the people he is capturing. To replicate his style I would go out and find as many pieces that I can that represent peace. I would probably just carry my camera around with me, so if I ever see a peace sign, I would photograph it. Also I would take pictures of people who I feel can fit that whole hippie vibe and look. After compiling many images I would go in and convert them all to black and white.
Richard Billingham
Richard Billingham was born in Birmingham and went to school to study painting. He published his first works at the age of 26. He is most famous for his candid photos of his family members. He used a film camera for his early pieces. He grew up in a very rough family life, and he wanted to capture this. He began by painting his everyday life, and then got into photographing it to get more accurate4 images. His work is very interesting to look at, but it was his true life. A messy house, alcohol, smoking and his family members are constant images seen throughout his work. They give an extreme weird, creepy and unique look into his life as he knew it. His work truly has a deeper personal meaning, that he wanted to show the world. All the pictures look like they have flash. To recreate his style would probably be very fun and interesting. I would just cary around my camera and photograph things that are extremely relevant and important in my life right now.
Henry Wessel was a photographer born and raised in New Jersey, where he lived with his mother who was a real estate agent. He first started photographing in 1966, which was the same year he graduated from Penn State University. He used a film camera and in the book I chose (Real Estate Photographs) he took the pictures out of a car window. Due to his constant life, living with real estate, he took pictures of houses in a consistent area. He mocked real estate images, using the same frame and "shape" as he calls it. The book is all of homes in the same area, of Richmond, California and were taken between 1990 and 1992. The images are all taken horizontally and have the same spacing between the house and the rest of the picture. All of the home seem to have an interesting color to them. Meaning the house might be bright pink, or have a green trim. All the whites are also very bright and draw your eye to the house. To replicate this style I would use a tripod to take pictures of similar houses in the same area, I would also pick houses that are simple but have something slightly unique.
Jim Marshall
Jim Marshall was born in Chicago and got into photography during high school when he bought his first camera. He was well known for taking pictures of musicians and artists during the 60s and 70s, including The Beatles. He considered himself to a rebellious teen and a Hippie. He was very anti-war and pro-harmony and strongly believed in peace and the symbol of the peace sign. Jim Marshall shot in black and white film and was very into street photography/photo journalism. His passion for peace lead him to document protests. He documented the peace protests during the Vietnam war as well as the Iraq war. His work in the book PEACE is all about peace as a symbol. There are many pictures of the peace sign and people who are fighting for the idea and hope of peace. His images are extremely well done, and I think the use of black and white emphasizes the peace signs and the people he is capturing. To replicate his style I would go out and find as many pieces that I can that represent peace. I would probably just carry my camera around with me, so if I ever see a peace sign, I would photograph it. Also I would take pictures of people who I feel can fit that whole hippie vibe and look. After compiling many images I would go in and convert them all to black and white.
Richard Billingham
Richard Billingham was born in Birmingham and went to school to study painting. He published his first works at the age of 26. He is most famous for his candid photos of his family members. He used a film camera for his early pieces. He grew up in a very rough family life, and he wanted to capture this. He began by painting his everyday life, and then got into photographing it to get more accurate4 images. His work is very interesting to look at, but it was his true life. A messy house, alcohol, smoking and his family members are constant images seen throughout his work. They give an extreme weird, creepy and unique look into his life as he knew it. His work truly has a deeper personal meaning, that he wanted to show the world. All the pictures look like they have flash. To recreate his style would probably be very fun and interesting. I would just cary around my camera and photograph things that are extremely relevant and important in my life right now.
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