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01/20/2009 11:10:34 AM · #28

Popular photographers with readily identifiable styles? Georgia O'Keeffe springs to mind, though that might be too many flower shots to handle.

How about Diane Arbus? That could be wicked!

Or something more generic, like "spirit photography" or "photographing fairies" (for a no-holds-barred editing challenge).

sulamk

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01/20/2009 11:51:03 AM · #29

for you landscapers what about David Noton and Andy Rouse for the wildlifers. I know these photographers are contempary but they are definitly masters!

Schnitzer17

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01/20/2009 12:45:33 PM · #30

Originally posted by citymars:

Popular photographers with readily identifiable styles? Georgia O'Keeffe springs to mind, though that might be too many flower shots to handle.

Well, she was also a painter. Though I suppose it would be possible to photograph in her style.

citymars

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01/20/2009 01:48:07 PM · #31

Originally posted by Schnitzer17:

Originally posted by citymars:
Popular photographers with readily identifiable styles? Georgia O'Keeffe springs to mind, though that might be too many flower shots to handle.

Well, she was also a painter. Though I suppose it would be possible to photograph in her style.

Details, details... ;-)

Schnitzer17

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01/20/2009 02:42:38 PM · #32

Hehe ;p

01/20/2009 02:48:19 PM · #33

I would also stress the the Challenges be kept in the spirit of the photographers editing range/style.

Henri Cartier Bresson probably could and should be a Basic Challenge to avoid dependency on heavy PS to match his results.

I thought the last Street Photography Challenge got junked by advanced editing rules that go against the grain of the genre... least for the purists.

It's like trying to teach a poetic meter assignment but letting students hand in prose.

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yanko

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01/20/2009 04:57:48 PM · #34

Originally posted by pawdrix:

I actually suggested minimal editing with that one. I figure if it's basic editing then I think the focus shifts too much to editing and thus you get a lot of very sharp/neatimaged photos.

rooum

01/20/2009 05:16:02 PM · #35

To go to the other extreme. I know it's mostly outside the remit of the site and delving into the murky waters of Digital Art, but as there seems to be a few people on here who enjoy and work in that area , perhaps a one off challenge may be possible....

Challenge: Dave McKean
Description: To produce an image in the style of this influential photographer and digital artist.
Rules: Advanced, and pretty much anything goes, editing!

Would be interesting for one challenge at least!

Dave McKean here...

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01/20/2009 06:52:47 PM · #36

Yanko-Was your idea more to the line of studying the classics, the roots... or history of the art form or any well known photographer, current, digital art etc.?

yanko

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01/21/2009 03:28:48 AM · #37

Originally posted by pawdrix:

Yanko-Was your idea more to the line of studying the classics, the roots... or history of the art form or any well known photographer, current, digital art etc.?

It might help if I just explain the reasoning for this suggestion. What I'd like to see is this replace the genre challenges. So rather than have another street photography challenge, which everyone has an opinion on rightly or wrongly and thus won't look anything up, we replace those with a Henri Cartier-Bresson challenge or an Elliott Erwitt challenge, which may generate more curiosity and therefore more people will look things up. Not only that but when people look things up they won't be going to the challenge history for that since there won't be a challenge history as each time these roll out it will focus on a new photographer with different techniques and styles. Ideally, I would love to see a page with some information about each photographer which replaces the challenge description but that may be asking for too much.

Now to answer your question directly, the series is called Masters of Photography so I think the photographers chosen should be considered as such, which means it should probably lean more towards older photographers, but I'm open to anything so long as the chosen photographer is well established and has a style or technique that is distinct and that they are known for/pioneered. A couple of modern day photographers that come to mind would be Jill Greenberg and David LaChappelle. Although the former might have to come with a disclaimer to not exploit or take advantage of your subjects. :P

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yanko

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01/21/2009 03:32:31 AM · #38

Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:

Looks like expert editing would be better for that one.

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01/22/2009 11:30:34 AM · #39

Personally, I would dread heavy PP Challenges as we have plenty of that already but little focus on the classics.

I feel it would be nice if people learned how the achieve their goals more "in camera" or without much reliance on PP, as possible.

You know....Photography. ;)

PhotoDave

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01/22/2009 11:50:48 AM · #40

the following link is rated *NSFW* - containing nudity and coarse photos not suitable for some viewers...

I am shocked nobody has mentioned Lennard Nemoi

:P

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01/22/2009 01:30:20 PM · #41

Originally posted by dknourek:

the following link is rated *NSFW* - containing nudity and coarse photos not suitable for some viewers...

I am shocked nobody has mentioned Lennard Nemoi

:P

Len should be a member...
Probably not good enough to be called a Master, yet. JMHO.

geinafets

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01/22/2009 01:37:40 PM · #42

Challenge: W E Smith
Description: Take a photo or series of photos in the style of W E Smith, who was famous for his photo essays about everyday people/subjects.
Rules: Advanced Editing. Extra rule allows for diptychs/triptychs.

Bear_Music

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01/22/2009 01:46:57 PM · #43

Originally posted by dknourek:

I am shocked nobody has mentioned Lennard Nemoi

Possibly because there's no such person? The link takes us to Leonard NIMOY of Star Trek fame :p

But seriously, I'm a big fan of his series on large women...

R.

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Bear_Music

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01/22/2009 01:50:13 PM · #44

Originally posted by pawdrix:

More like challenging chefs to make a nutritious and appealing meal out of common pantry ingredients and then awarding the top prize to a chef who used pate de foie gras and caviar in his dish :-)

R.

Bear_Music

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01/22/2009 01:59:18 PM · #45

Let me weigh in here and say I've been real preoccupied with stuff the last week or so, but I have been reading this and I am 100% in favor of the idea. I think if we can prevail upon the powers-that-be to link us to an archive site for each chosen Master, we'd be in great shape for some interesting work. For example, an Avedon challenge could link to The Richard Avedon Foundation.

I don't see how it could do anything but benefit the site as a whole to systematically expose our members to the work of acknowledged Masters in the field.

I'd like to propose a slight twist on this idea, though:

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we started a new category of challenges, for members, called "Master Challenge"? This challenge would be held monthly, and we'd have one month to make our entries, just like a Free Study. Free studies are posted for voting on the first day of each month, so let the Masters be posted on the 15th of each month. Encourage the creation of in-depth threads discussing the work of the selected Master during the submission period. Let people talk about why they think the photographer is great, or not-so-great for that matter. Maybe even have a new forum section for "Masters" where we can discuss great/influential figures of the photography world.

How exciting this would be!

R.

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PhotoDave

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01/22/2009 02:03:12 PM · #46

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by dknourek:

I am shocked nobody has mentioned Lennard Nimoy

Possibly because there's no such person? The link takes us to Leonard NIMOY of Star Trek fame :p

But seriously, I'm a big fan of his series on large women...

R.

lol thanks Robert ;)

serious lack of sleep+keyboards = nothing good :)

K3Master

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01/22/2009 03:17:44 PM · #47

Originally posted by dknourek:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by dknourek:

I am shocked nobody has mentioned Leonard Nimoy

Possibly because there's no such person? The link takes us to Leonard NIMOY of Star Trek fame :p

But seriously, I'm a big fan of his series on large women...

R.

lol thanks Robert ;)

serious lack of sleep+keyboards = nothing good :)

*psst*, had to replace one of those Ns in his name too ;)

PhotoDave