Research-Dennis Morris

I first came across Dennis Morris when he did a talk at the local library.  I'd seen his photographs before, but not really paid much attention to them to be honest.  Sitting in on the lecture and listening to his stories really made me realise his passion for photography.  He is a British photographer most famous for taking photos of Bob Marley, The Sex Pistols and many more.  Dennis has held many exhibitions around the world including The Sydney Opera House.  Dennis worked with Bob Marley taking pictures whilst on tour from 1973-1981. Here is some of his earlier work:


This portrait has a nice feel about it .  Bob Marley looks really relaxed and natural in this image.  Dennis looks like he has used some studio lighting and reflectors for this shoot. Morris uses the balance of tone well in this image, have Bob Marley against this striking white background really shows off his strong features.  Being a black and white image also gives good texture.

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This is a very early image of Bob Marley and he looks deep in thought.  Bob Marley had a love for football and this shows in this photo.  Everything else in this shot looks slightly blurred out showing Bob Marley as being the focus.  Again a black and white image shows a moodiness in the in the photo. 

Bob Marley, Leeds 1974

You can see from his work that he loves to photograph really natural shots and all his pictures tell a story.  When he takes a photo they really mean something to him.


This is one of the last images taken of Bob Marley, quite a sad picture really.  Bob Marley has been placed against another striking white background showing him off really well.

Bob Marley
Redemption Song, 1981

All images on this blog page have been taken off the internet and are copyright to Dennis Morris

Research-Ann Geddes

Ann Geddes is an Australian portraiture photographer and clothing designer.  She is mostly famous for her images of baby photographs dressed as flowers and fairies etc.  You uses these images to make calendars, diaries and much more.  They can be bought as sinlge prints also. Ann Geddes' images are very popular and sell very well in lots of countries.  She has photographed babies for the past 25 years now and is influenced by their delicate beauty from the moment they are born.  I have always admired Ann's work, but since having my son I can really connect with her photographs.  Ann uses studio lighting with reflectors and fans to get the best photographs.

Cabbage Kids

I love this photograph, it's just so cute.  This is one of Ann's first photographed of her twins.  I think this series of photographs is the most famous.  I think most people would recognise her work from this series.

I'm sure some people may think that taking these photographs are cruel, but I think they are cute.  I'm sure all pictures are taken humanly as she is a mother herself and even uses her own children in the images.

All images on this blog page have been taken off the internet and are copyright to Anne Geddes

Research-Michael Busselle

The late Michael Busselle had written books on photography, wine and travel.  He ran a photography studio in London which was very successful.

This is such a lovely landscape photograph of sunset.  The way the clouds have formed give the photo the image quite an eerie feel.  The sun is lighting up the sky which is the source of light used.  It's such a natural photo with lots of natural elements for example sun, sea and sand.  This image I feel illustrates pattern very well with the clouds and sea making their own natural patterns.  All of the image is in good focus.  I have taken sunset pictires myself, here is an example:

I think I played around with this image on photoshop I could get a much crisper photo and enhance the colouring.

This is a lovely calming landscape picture.  It illustrates leading lines, colours and distance brilliantly.  The photographer uses the natural light and may have even manipulated the image to get this shade of colour.

All images on this blog page have been taken off the internet and are copyright to Michael Busselle

Research-Eric Johansson

Eric Johansson is a computer engineer student from Sweden.  Eric likes to capture everyday images and manipulate them to give an unreal picture.  I find photo manipulation very fascinating and really enjoyable to look at especially Eric's work.  The way in which he manipulates images is flawless, the more I look at his work the more believable it seems to become. 

This picture is a brilliant image I could just keep looking at it trying to figure out how it has been manipulated. 




Eric uses the same lighting and shoots images from different angles to combine photos.  Some of his work can take up to 30 hours to create which I can believe as some of it is so intricate.

Vertical Turn

Common Sense Crossing

I would love to be able to manipulate images to this standard, looking at the photographs just makes me want to learn more about photoshop and how to use it to its full potential

All images on this blog page have been taken off the internet and are copyright to Eric Johansson

Research-Andy Goldworthy

Andy Goldworthy is a sculptor, photographer and environmentalist who lives in Scotland and was born in Cheshire.  He uses natural objects in his art work such as icicles, mud and snow etc.



Waterfall/Rainforest



This is a lovely landscape image showing  a wide depth of field.  The eye is drawn to the wonderful waterfall which is the main focus, but on the other hand seeing the sun glistening on the water is also a very good focus on the photograph.  Andy Goldworthy uses the natural light and natural surrounding really well.  This photograph reminds me of any Bond film, I can just picture Bond and one of his ladies bathing in the waterfall with his arch rivals looking on.



He has taken such beautiful images, both close up and landscape.  I'm unsure if they are manipulated in any way, but they have been well thought out.



Snow Circles



This is a very clever image, the way the light is shining through the centre of the ice. The colour white is very striking and shows the use of patterns well with the circles. 

Andy's work consists of materials that grow, stay and decay.  I suppose you could say it's like the circle of life.

All images on this blog page have been taken off the internet and are copyright to Andy Goldworthy

Research-Martin Waugh

Martin Waugh's photography is brilliant in my eyes.  So good that I gave it a go myself to try and take similar images.  I don't think I really give his photography justice, but I had lots of fun trying.  You can see my attempt of a water droplet from my final images and I'm sure with practice they will get better.



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My attempt using a very slow shutter speed and tripod.  Using a standard lens as I don't have a macro lens.



Martin has a degree in physics and uses his knowledge of science to create these wonderful images.  He lives in Portland and exhibits his work in museums and it can also be bought for corporate and private collectors.

Martin Waugh explains below about his artwork:


'What you see on this site are high-resolution photographs of liquids in motion, captured with high-speed flash photography. I use Photoshop to clean up the background, balance the color and tidy up a bit. I don't alter the shapes or composition. What you see is what nature provided. (One exception: the lips in "Big Wet One Red" were crying for red lipstick, which Photoshop provided.)'



Big wet one


All images on this blog page have been taken off the internet and are copyright to Martin Waugh





Research-Chris Gloag

Chris Gloag is a portraiture photographer working in London for corporate and advertising clients.  The business was set up in 2000 with many years experience. Most of his photographs are taken for magazine purpose. Chris' photography does fascinate me with all the famous people he has photographed.

I love Gok Wan and seeing some of the images that Chris has taken really drew me to his photography.  This is from his work titled New Work and is quite recent.  These photos have obviously been taken in a studio environment with studio lighting.  He has placed Gok off centre which also leads the eye to the shadowing of the staircase. 

Here is some of Chris' corporate work:

I really like this image, I love the way the temple is faded out in thebackground showing a narrow depth of field.  To me it looks like it has been taken by the Taj Mahal, but I'm really not sure.  Chris has used location lighting for the shoot and you can see that he has used reflectors to enhance the models face and clothes.



This image actually looks like it has been manipulated, but I can't find anywhere on his wedsite that says anything about it.  I like the way the sun is reflecting, but it looks like there is also some location lighting being used.

All images on this blog page have been taken off the internet and are copyright to Chris Gloag