Famous+Photographer

=__**Nigel Barker**__=

1. Give some historical background on their life. /20 2. Describe their influences. /5 3. Describe their style and major genre (Documentary, Fashion etc.) /5 4. Upload a minumum of 5 Photos that represent their work. /25 What design elements are aparent? Why are they a good representation of this photographers work? Describe the use of light.

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1. Nigel Barker was born in London and lived there until the age of eighteen. Nigel originally planned on to continue his studies with medicine, but his mother (a former Miss Sri Lanka) entered him into a televised model search on //The Clothes Show// where he moved on to become a finalist in the show which started him on his modeling career. From modeling for 10 years in London, Paris, Milan and New York City, Nigel's love for fashion grew which led him to his decision to become a photographer in 1996. Nigel then opened his own photo studio (StudioNB) and has since done photography for //GQ//, //Seventeen//, //Town and Country// as well as many more.

2. Nigel was highly influenced by Richard Avedon. Richard would deal with subjects in a simplistic manner. The photo's taken by Richard we usually all about the subject, not the background. "(The person) became the landscape." Another influence is his mother. From an early age, Nigel's mother taught him that real beauty comes from within, and that beauty plus wisdom is truly charismatic.

3. Nigel Barker's major photography genre is fashion photography. Since 1996, he has been a photographer for many highly named companies such as //GQ.// Nigel believes that the subject makes the picture, not the background. The subject becomes the landscape. He focus's on the subject, rather than trying to make everything around the subject fit with everything around it. Usually, the background is quite simple.

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Background 20/20 Influences 5/5 Style/Genre 5/5 5 Photos and Description 12.5/25 Total 42.5/55