Early Pioneers

Louis Daguerre

Was a French artist photographer who invented the daguerreotype which was one of the first practical processes of photography named after Louis himself.

the daguerreotype is a direct positive process that creates a highly detailed image on a sheet of copper plated with a thin coat of silver without the use of a negative.

Henry William Fox-Talbot

Was an English scientist, inventor and photography pioneer who invented the salted paper and calotype processes. The Calotype was a photographic technique that involved using a sheet of paper coated in silver chloride and then exposed to the light of the camera obscura. the areas hit by light become dark in tone which creates a negative image.

Julia Margaret Cameron

A British photographer best known for taking soft-focus images close up of famous Victorian men. These images often had a dream like constructed quality to them.

20th and 21st century approaches: Rankin

Rankin is a British photographer and director who’s a cofounder of Dazed and confused magazine. He’s known for photographing models such as Kate Moss and Heidi Klum and many celebrities such as David Bowie and Madonna.

Oliver Doran

Oliver Doran is a Jersey based photographer who has travelled the world he specialises in shooting portraits and fashion photographs he has photographed many famous personnel such as Robert De Niro.

Studio Lighting exploring techniques

Rembrandt lighting is a standard lighting technique that is used in studio portrait photography and cinematography. It can be achieved using one light and a reflector, or two lights, and is popular because it is capable of producing images which appear both natural and compelling with a minimum of equipment. You can tell that an image has been taken in Rembrandt lighting as there should be a triangle under the models eye and next to the nose.

butterfly light is when the key light is placed directly in front and slightly angled down onto the model this creates a shadow under the nose and chin which looks like a butterfly.

side lighting /chiaroscuro is where half of the face is half illuminated by a side on light which creates a crisp definition due to the shadows from the subjects prominent facial features.