Jacques Henri Lartigue was a French photographer who captured every day life in France, he started as just a young boy. I have chosen this photographer because I think his photos seem very natural and unstaged, which I really like when it is not fashion photography.
Examples of their work
In this picture the woman are just laying clambered all over each other and it seems as if they are completely unaware of the picture being taken. As a formal element, the reflection of the water is hitting the water, which lets us know that it is sunny without even having to seen the color of the picture. The shapes of the bodies in this picture are very similar which almost hits the point of repetition, however it is not the exact same. I don't particularly like this picture as I find it quite boring as I don't really think there is anything special about it.
This picture has influenced me to bare in mind the various possibilities for reflection, they exist in water and I shouldn't forget that as it has the potential to make a really good picture. The reflection in this picture is pretty bad, but it spurred a thought for me.
In this image the formal element of movement is used and I quite like it as I like the way the polka dots of her dress blur in speed. I think this picture is quite interesting because you don't see her legs blur or hips blur so it makes you wonder how she is moving. It is also interesting because no one else in the picture shows any movement so we already know this person stands out even if they wasn't in main focus. I think the black and white is pointless in this picture after having researched other photographers because I don't think it highlights anything significant or anything remotely emotional.
This picture influences me to use movement (blurring) in one particular aspect of a picture as it makes the picture stand out, however if I was to do this, I would of put the picture in color and made the colors vibrant to ensure that it would definitely would stand out.
In this image there is a slight reflection in the water however it is hard to detect because of the black and white. As Lartigue is photographing every day life I think he should have put his photos in color to capture every minute detail, as every day life photo's reflect memories to me. I like the context of this pictures as it shows two lovers enjoying a day out. All of Lartigues pictures seem to be set in the hot summer, which is a little bit repetitive and limited.
This photographer has influenced me to not over use black and white in my photos as it becomes very tedious to look and in the end your audience will tire of your work as it seems repetitive and the exact same with nothing making it stand out.
In this image Lartigue has incorporated the formal element of reflection and has done so successfully because he has actually shot someone in a mirror. I don't particularly like the framing of this image but after looking at his work i depth now I realize that within the formal elements sector this is probably his best representation of it. However in terms of a good, interesting photo, this doesn't fit the criteria for me.
This photo has influenced me to consider my framing to a point where I think a model is in a good position.
Overall
Overall Lartigue is a very boring photographer to me now and I do not like his work at all, I think this is evident through my work as my analysis became slim as I couldn't think of things I liked within the photo, his work didn't influence me strongly therefore I don't really have anything to say about him.
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