First Post. First Task.

Exploration of photos that give me inspiration. At the moment I have minimal knowledge of famous photographers.

My interest in documentary making has led me to research into photojournalists and documentary photographers. I find photos with people in them to be the most interesting. I become quite captivated by the photographs ability to stay uninvolved in what they are documenting. This is a style I would like to include in my own photographs.

Through online research I have discovered photojournalist Corey Arnold. This photograph stood out to me as it captures a sense of man vs the sea

The yellow and orange colours of the fisherman's overalls standout amongst the grey and dreary reality of where he is. However at the same time they highlight the plastic balls hanging off the side of the boat.

Plants ideas in my head about documenting a fishing tour in Brighton or following a group of young people on boats.

This photograph was taken by another photojournalist - Lynsey Addario. I like the fact that it takes looking at the the photo more than once to notice the people further back who are hidden in the gritty fog.
It gives the photo depth that makes me want to know who each individual is, especially the ones lost at the back.

The New York Times published this picture taken by Joachim Ladefoged along with an article about how cheerleading has evolved.

 I feel particularly inspired by this photograph because it is of one of my brainstorm ideas.
The like the editing on this photo and the floodlight effect in the centre.
The synchronicity of each partner stunt is captured at just the right moment.

Researching on the guardians website I stumbled across an article about american photographer 'Jean-Pierre Laffont'.
Collection of black and white photographs I found this one to be the most inspiring. Puts female body shapes into perspective. The femininity of the curls around the woman's face and her bikini contrasted her masculine body position create an interesting photo.