We'll Take Manhatten- David Bailey

David Royston Bailey CBE (born 2 January 1938) is regarded as one of the best British photographers. Born in the east end, he became a photographic assistant at the John French studio, then photographer for John Coles studio five before being contracted as a fashion photographer for British Vogue magazine in 1960. Along with Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, he captured and helped create the 'Swinging London' of the 1960s. In 2012, the BBC made a film of the story of his 1962 New York photoshoot with Jean Shrimpton.

I watched the film about David Bailey when he was working for the Vogue Magazine, it gave me a detailed insight into the fashion industry and showed me some of the good and bad points about the business.

It made me realise about how important it is to stick to briefs however it also taught me to be unique, like Bailey did. The editorial industry is a very tricky business. A very interesting watch and a great film!

Project Proposal No.2- Research Photographs

Project Proposal No.2- Research

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/aug/21/archive-1856-scientists-industrial-age

If we could see England as she was fifty years ago, and compare her then state with that which we see around us now, we should probably find that many of the greatest changes that struck our eye would not be those which have been the work of statesmen, or of parliaments, but those the first conception of which have silently risen in the mind of some thoughtful individual, have then been matured by some practical man of science or of business, and have at length been realised and worked into actual existence by the exertions of private individuals, or of some self-constituted association.

The above quote was taken from the above link, from an archive and it basically states that the great industrial changes that we see today are due to hard working practical people and not the parliamentary type. An interesting read!

Project Proposal No.1

Below are two sets of 3-4 images taken on the main stip in Barcelona city, La Rambla. They tell a story which show how parents/ guardians take great care of their children. More specifically I wanted to focus on the well known fact that Barcelona is well known for pick pockets and I wanted to draw upon the relevance with the wanting to keep your children safe in such a scary place. Your children are almost like your possessions but in a much stronger way.

Project Proposal No.1

With this brief I intend to research into and become more well educated about the connection between family and more specifically the bond between parents and children and how this role reverses with time.
I am going to go into Manchester and try to emulate my works 

Project Proposal No.2

I intend to produce a set of images for a commission that I have been offered. I was approached by the owner of a metal work company who asked me to photograph all of the products that he produces for use on his newly created website. He is also willing to let me photograph for my own personal projects, where I would choose to focus on the individuals who work there and produce some portraits of them. I have produced a number of different photographs for the company before and the owner has been pleased with the outcome.

I am yet to meet with the owner in order to speak to him more in-depth in what he requires however I have a general idea of what the set of images will consist of.

The target audience for my photographs will be anyone interested in finding out more about what the business had to offer, as the Internet as the medium.

Project Proposal No.1

I am proposing to produce a set of 10-15 images that show a matter that interested me whilst travelling Europe this summer. When I was in Barcelona I noticed that there was lots of crime, more specifically pick pockets being active around the main strip in Barcelona, La Rambla. Although I have been told stories and read about this happening from the Internet, I never thought that it would be as the rumors. When I walked around the City over a few days I came face to face with just how serious an issue this is in Barcelona.

Aside from the notorious pickpockets in the area, as a photographer I noticed a different trait that was different to many of the big cities that I have ventured around. I noticed that families with young children seemed to keep them extremely close to their side. This caused me to question why it was that the parents were so protective over their children. I came to the conclusion that there was a link between the pickpockets/ crime in the area and the need for parents to keep their loved ones close by. It was blatantly obvious for myself once I realized what was happening. I understand that all parents are protective however in Barcelona it seemed considerably more so than in other cities. I subconsciously photographed this happening down La Rambla and it started to become something that wasn’t happening just down the main strip but in fact all over the city.

I intend to produce a piece of work that reflects the difference between Barcelona and Manchester both as large cities, specifically the correlation between the amounts of crime in the city centers.

The piece will be aimed at anyone who is travelling to either of the Cities and I intend the set of images to be used in a travel magazine outlining the possible dangers to tourists.

My photographic stories that I took whilst in Barcelona will help me to generate ideas for my upcoming shoots in Manchester city center, on Market Street. Below are some examples of my Barcelona photo-stories. 

Brief

Our new brief has been set by Karin Albinsson and Jason Lock, two practitioners currently working in the photography industry. After giving us an interesting talk about their own work and after giving us and introduction to their-selves they set us a really interesting self set project.

We are required to produce a body of images that have continuity through narrative that illustrate an editorial feature on a subject of your choice. The images should be of high enough quality that the commissioning editor/ picture editor would not hesitate to place them within their publication.