Bert Stern is an American photographer who is most known for his pictures of Marilyn Monroe where she is looking reckless, with ruffled hair and wild abandon. I chose this photographer because I like the sentiment behind it, he took someone who was supposed to be perfect and act in a set away and actually captured her in her most normal setting within herself and showed this to World. To e this is a photographer who shows there is more than meets the eyes.
Examples of their work
In this picture stern has used a light tone, in fact, the tone even blurs Marilyn Monroe's skin, however the light tone illuminated her curving shape, something quite sexy. This highlighted her beauty to the public, even when she is drinking, naked (which was very raunchy) and she is drinking. This leads to the idea that Stern wanted us to think she had just had sex, even though she was a sex symbol, this showed her as something more than just an actress and somebody good looking, it showed her as someone who lived for a life of fun as we can see her drinking.
This photo has influenced me to perhaps use light tone as it also creates a light atmosphere to the picture for the audience, I really like this picture and the message Stern got across to me. I would also use the curves of a body laying down for shape, perhaps not in the same way, but to illustrate the formal element of shape.
This picture shows the woman's face on the TV and then actually sitting on the TV. For me this represents that perhaps they are two different people in personality, which represents all celebrities, they are one person for the public eye and a different person for within themselves. In this picture the woman in the TV looks quite sad, which reels to her being dependent as we assume she has been let down or heart broken. However the woman sitting on the TV looks independent as she holds herself up, she looks strong which is very contrasting to the woman in the TV. It seems in this picture that the computer technique of repetition has been used however not very accurately. Obviously black and white has been used, but also if you look close enough you can see form in this showing her as 3 dimensional in comparison to the TV, this backs up that she is a real person in the model but something made up and unreal on the TV.
This picture has influenced me to try and make my own version of a similar type of context, I like the use of the same person in different situations within the picture. To achieve this I think I would overlay a picture of a person over a first image of the person.
In this picture form has been used again, giving me the ideology again that Stern is trying to press that these people are living real people, not just the people you see within the media everyday. They are just like you, they laugh too. After looking at Stern's work I think he puts a lot of emphasis on this and it is vital thing within his work. Black and White is used again in this picture, which I now think illustrates the honesty and simplicity of the picture which is a woman laughing, not her as Marilyn Monroe.
This photo has influenced me to picture a close up of perhaps a person laughing to show an emotion highlighted as I believe this is a nice context, if I did this I would use the black and white effect as well to show the simplicity and honesty of the picture, I also believe that even though it is a computer technique, it makes pictures seem more natural in the context.
In this picture you can actually see Bert Stern taking a picture and messing around with Marilyn, this is a very honest picture, the tone is light also which reflects how lighthearted the picture is. Reflection is also used in this picture as this picture is shot in a mirror, I really like this image as I like how easy this picture looks. Sterns pictures look effortless and that's something I really admire in this photographer. The light tone makes a white background which resembles goodness, it is also quite glowing which i think reflects that moment in time as I think the both of them seem to be enjoying themselves.
This picture has influenced me to consider a reflection in a mirror including myself, although this may not look very professional, I think it can be pulled off in the right context just like this one. I think in this the playfulness shot shows the friendship, which I think is very nice to look at, I would love to shoot something like this.
Overall
Overall I really like Sterns work and what he stands for , the realness in people. The two things he demonstrates this in and that I will incorporate in my own work, is his use of form which shows that people are 3 dimensional and living. I will also take on board his use of slight repetition and I will try and do the overlaying which I already have explained. All in all, I think Stern is one of my favorite photographers.
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