Teller’s work, in books, magazines or exhibitions, is marked by his refusal to separate the commercial fashion pictures and his mostly autobiographical un-commissioned images. He employs a raw, overexposed style and he uses a Contax G2 camera with an onboard flash. He prefers to work in color, and regularly includes himself in his photographs. His fashion photographs have been featured in The Face, Vogue (US, France, England, Italy), Another Magazine, Index, W Magazine, Self Service, Details, Purple, i-D and 032c, among others.

Teller links to my project as his work has a youthful and playful feel to it. This is good for my project, as because I am young myself, my activities and environments I surround myself in are very youthful, therefore my photographs will turn out in a similar style.

I love the fashion aspect to the photographs, how he’s got a blue container and brown rocky floor, therefore the model is wearing brown with a blue necklace. At first glance this looks like a carefree photograph, however when you properly analyse it, one can see that it’s very set up. This will be interesting when trying to do a similar thing whether my photo’s will look to set up or not.

I like the use of the flash in this photograph, to create the contrasts and details.  The way the chairs are stacked up and he’s got his feet on the radiator or wall pannel show his lack of respect for the place, and how he feels comfortable enough there to behave like that. I like this because it shows in this environment he feels carefree and as if he doesn’t have to worry.

This photograph is beautiful by the use of natural lighting, and the emotion behind the photograph. As one can see she’s laughing and perhaps being playful with the photographer by the way she is nude underneath her cardigan, however it is slightly open therefore being suggestive.