RANKIN PHOTOGRAPHY

One of the most inspirational studio and portrait photographers for me, is fashion photographer Rankin.
Rankin is one of the most influential portraiture photographers of the last decade and his subjects have varied from the likes of The Rolling Stones to The Queen.
I think Rankin is a great starting point to my own studio and portraiture photography as his simplistic work is admirable.
To the left is a portrait of David Bowey taken by Rankin, I really like this portrait because of the minimal features which allows us to see the great textures. The image has a greyscale colour scheme meaning that is it black and white, I think this works well with the image as it makes it have great contrast which makes the textures stand out.
   This photograph was taken in a studio and I know this because of the highlights and reflections on his eyes that you wouldn't get on location.
  I like the over all gritty feel of the photograph that is created by the black and white colour scheme and high contrast, I may experiment with this in the creation of my own portraiture as I feel it gives something interesting to a simple minimalistic photograph.

This is another Portrait by photographer Rankin. Again this photograph is taken in a studio as I can see by the highlights in his eyes and the way his face is lit up.
I think the pose in this photograph is really interesting as it looks as though he is looking back at the camera and I think the lighting contributes to this as it makes his face the subject of attention.
The use of the studio lighting and the greyscale colour scheme of the image make it have great textures such as his hair and facial hair, his features (lips, eyes, nose ect) and his skin complexions and tones.

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