Week 5: Colour Use – David LaChapelle & William Eggleston

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David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963)^[1] is an American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, film director, and artist.

He is best known for his photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages. His photographic style has been described as "hyper-real and slyly subversive" and as "kitsch pop surrealism".^[1][2] One 1996 article called him the "Fellini of photography", a phrase that continues to be applied to him.

‪Inspiration: David LaChapelle‪‬

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David LaChapelle photography is very colourful and bright. The walls in the photo blend with the theme of the subject, a bit over the top. 

He uses humor in his photography and is creative in the thought put into the end results. The bold colors jump out at you. 

Leading lines throughout the photo. No negative space, a tight cropped photo. 

Not my choice of a photographer, but I do enjoy the bold colours.

Reference: https://vimeo.com/103251751

Amazing colours and vibrance in the video
by Daphne Guinness | David LaChapelle | Tony Visconti

Silhouette, 2010 © Daniel Gordon

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   William Eggleston

   Photographer
2. William Eggleston, is an American photographer. He is widely credited with increasing recognition for color photography as a legitimate artistic medium to display in art galleries. Wikipedia
4. Born: July 27, 1939 (age 75), Memphis, Tennessee, United States
5. Period: Pop art
6. Books: The democratic forest, 2 1/4
7. Artwork: Untitled, Memphis, 1970, more
8. Movies: William Eggleston in the Real World, Restless, William Eggleston: Photographer
9. Awards: Hasselblad Award, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada

   
   

   

   Field of Daisies & Lupins

   
   

   
   

   Medium: Chromogenic print

   Dimensions: 17.2 x 25.4 cm (6 3/4 x 10 in.)

   Copyright: © Eggleston Artistic Trust

   
   

   Reference:  http://www.getty.edu/art/collection

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   The soft colours of the Daisies and Lupins are attractive in the field. The colours are calming and peaceful. The little bit of blue sky complements the photo. 

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   Memphis 

   
   

   Medium: Dye imbibition print

   
   

   Dimensions: 32.9 x 47.9 cm (12 15/16 x 18 7/8 in.)

   Copyright: © Eggleston Artistic Trust

   
   

   
   

   
   

   Five plastic monochromatic animals march across a scratched stainless surface as though on a determined mission to plunge off the edge at left. Save for a small rectangle of blue at the top center of the image, the brightly-colored plastic animals stand in stark relief against the cool, steel-gray surface. William Eggleston included this image in his portfolio 14 Pictures, published in 1974, which contained a cross-section of his early photographs.

   
   
   

   The plastic animals complement each other. The colours in the triangle: Blue v Red and Yellow v Red.

   
   

   The cold looking stainless steel surface brings out the colours of the animals making the photo a lot warmer giving a less cool tone.