Tim Walker
Tim Walker is a British fashion photographer, his work has featured for over a decade month by month in Vogue. After graduating in 1994 he was a freelance photographic assistant. He then moved to New York to become Richard Avendons assistant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Avedon).
At the age of 25 he had his first fashion image featured in Vogue although his earlier work after returning to London was Portrait and Documentary.
In a recent video interview (see link below) Tim cant stress enough that a session plan is invaluable to his work! He spends days sometimes weeks or months planning a specific photo shoot, establishing what mood he wants to portray, what the image "smells" like!
He also likes to throw homages in the mix when making his shoots, replicating vintage photos by revered photographers.
He also likes to throw homages in the mix when making his shoots, replicating vintage photos by revered photographers.
Here is a link to an excellent video featuring Tim Walker, his interview I find particularly inspiring!
Horst P. Horst otherwise known as Horst Bohrmann was a German American photographer, famous for his contribution to the fashion industry with his beautiful images. Edward Stechein was another well known photographer who used his painting background to create striking portraits, while Philip Halsman was a regular Dali cohort, who also used surrealism regularly in his fashion shoots.
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| Tim Walker Tales of the Unexpected |
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| Horst P. Horst’s Dali Costumes |
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| Tim Walkers Magical World |
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| Horst P. Horst’s Dali Costumes |
For eg. the image below which was featured in the Italian Vogue was inspired by a visit to the TATE, which was featuring some of the pre raphaelite Millais work.
Pre Raphaelite = red heads, language of flowers etc
Walker cast three people, the mood was Millais pre raphaelite, he merged all the elements together such as the red heads and the chiaroscuro, bonding the strong contrasts of the lights and dark.
Simon Costin, Shona heath and Andy Hillman are his set designers and their work massively contributes towards creating the fantasy environments Walker achieves.
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| Edward Stechein’s Parasol |
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| Tim Walker Fairy Time |
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| MOTORBIKE IN BALLROOM I think this image portrays characters at a ballroom dance, the balloons representing the girls /young women and the motorcycle representing the rebel guy character! Swoon! |
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| GUINEVERE VAN SEENUS, OXFORDSHIRE, UK, 2011 ITALIAN VOGUE I think this image represents different stages of sleep and dreamland, the whole composition of the image is very similar to The Death of Sardanopolis by Delacroix, even the main light source comes from the same angle. The image is mid key and taken with narrow aperture of f16 or above on a tripod with a slow shutter speed. The models on the floor have movement created by this slow shutter speed, creating a ghostly or frozen in time look about them. i think each model was captured on their own and then four composite layers carefully placed on top of each other. The tiny tilt of the lampshades adds to the disarray and gives a sense of aggressive energy around the bed area. |
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| THE DRESS/LAMP TREE NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2002 |
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| GUINEVERE VAN SEENUS, OXFORDSHIRE, UK, 2011 ITALIAN VOGUE |
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