Nigel Barker (born April 27, 1972 in London, England) is a noted fashion photographer of British and Sri Lankan descent. He is best known for his participation as a judge and photographer on the reality show America's Next Top Model. He entered the fashion world as a male model and then 10 years later opened his own photography studio ‘StudioNB’. His professional success both behind and in front of the lens is very impressive. His work has appeared in such publications as GQ, Interview, Paper, Lucky, Seventeen, Cover, Razor Red and People. He has also created advertising campaigns for brands such as Beefeater Gin, Sean John, Pierre Cardin, Nicole Miller, OP, Ted Baker, Land’s End, Lexus and Frederick’s of Hollywood and worked with various charities. I really like Barkers clear cut and fashionable style, his use of colour, props and location is excellent and next year I would love to create some studio work along a similar style.
David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963, United States) is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique and often humorous style. LaChapelle has been able to photograph lots of celebrities, including Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani and David Beckham and his high end budget allows him to create wild and fantastical scenes that appear to be a still from a movie. I really like his use of bold and vibrant colours and I would love to be given the chance to mimic and replicate his style in my future work.
He gained his first professional job as a photographer by boldly approaching Andy Warhol just after he had finished school and presenting him with his portfolio. Because of this I felt able to email Lachappelle with a similarly bold and cheeky request for work experience, unsurprisingly I have yet to hear back from him.
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