Fine Art Photography

I have been looking at Fine Art Photography for inspiration for my designs for my shoots, and here are some of the images I have found.

Carlos Tarrats

I found Carlos Tarrats online whilst searching through different styles of fine art photograph. He combines fine art paints with his photography to create beautiful work as shown above. I loved the bright bursts of colour against the greys and blacks. The center piece looks disfigured and quite harsh whereas the flowers and splashes of colour make the image look textures and give it a more layered appearance. I am wanting to create images for my final outcome which have many layers and combine the dark aspects of my characters life give it bursts of colour to symbolise light at the end of the tunnel and how she blossoms and develops into her own person.

Sonja Quintero is another fine art photographer I found online and this particular photograph captured my attention. The lighting is beautiful as is the center piece of the angel statue. The statue is stunning but the lighting and the moss which has grown onto the statue. Maybe I could incorporate a statue like this one to symbolise the strong Christian upbringing which she had. The moss or a something similar could be covering and growing on the statue to represent how her sexuality changes are taking over her religion...

James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist and war photographer who captures shocking scenes such as the attack on the world trade center. He captures shocking images of harsh reality of the suffering, war and pain. The particular image above captures war and religion. An extreme version of my characters life.

All of these fine art photographers have aspects of their work which I find interesting and inspiring.