John Rankin Waddell was born in Paisley Glasgow in 1966. Rankin went to Brighton Polytechnic to study accountancy but by the age of 21 discovered that photography was his passion. After doing a few college magazines in 1992 Rankin set up Dazed and Confused magazine with Jefferson Hack and by the mid 90s the magazine became really popular covering British Music,Art, Fashion and Film.
Rankin's style of Photography is Portraiture and particularly really intimate portraiture. He is inspired by people and likes to know a lot about the people he photographs, to bring out the mood and emotion. When photographing people he talks incessantly to the person to try and capture their personalities rather than just taking their picture.
After setting up the magazine this opened up opportunities to photograph Britain's pop bands including Pulp, Blur, Kylie and Madonna. Rankin then propelled into doing covers for German Vogue, Harper's, Bazaar, Arena and GQ Magazine.
This image has the subject off set in the picture representing the rule of thirds. I like this image the way the hair is blowing across the image and I also like the art work on the models skin with adds patten and texture especially within a black and white image.
I love the expression which has been captured in this image I almost imagine him to be roaring which just shows how Rankin likes to capture more than just a portrait but part of the subjects personality. I like the way the subject is heavy in the frame leaning forward. The expression shows great confidence with a little craziness which is probably what Rankin was hoping to achieve.
I like the position of this image which has been taken with the subjects head held back. I like the way the image really shows the shape of the subjects face and a flawless complexion. I really like this portrait, I like the colour used in the backdrop which contrasts really nice with the colour of the skin and the dark hair.
This black and white image has great patten and texture because of the tattoo. He appears to be slightly off set which creates a slight rule of thirds. The facial hair and the hair over the face has created a really nice contrast and tonal range.
This image of
Pete Doherty is very low key with a good contrast caused by the black cat and the pale complexion of the subject. I like the way they are both looking downcast with a doleful look. I like this type of image with a dark backdrop and low key clothing with only the face lit by light.
Pete Doherty is very low key with a good contrast caused by the black cat and the pale complexion of the subject. I like the way they are both looking downcast with a doleful look. I like this type of image with a dark backdrop and low key clothing with only the face lit by light.
This image shows the composition aspect of reflection and the Rule of Thirds. I like the way that each side of the body has been captured in its own reflection the hand on one reflection and the gun on the other. This image has good pattern caused by the shadow on the backdrop and the subjects legs causing an intertwined image.
I have seen many images of Madonna in the past but this shows her in a almost vulnerable pose which is not how we normally see her. I think Rankin has captured something really special in this image by intertwining her hands almost like a child he has taken down the barriers of how we normally see her and left a rather humble expression.
Hi
ReplyDeleteFor the images you have seen here you need to try to pick out the main style and approach of the photographer,ie the use of light, space, colour, etc and not just who they are but the way in which they are photographed. These shots are relatively easy to do, the only way they are different is the famous personality in the shot.
Steve