Personal Development Planning

Starting up - Week one, 27th September

This week's session was all about creating and setting up both a blog and a fickr site which we will be using throughout the course to keep up to date with the work and research we are doing and the notes from lectures and seminars.
We had to set ourselves 3 short term and 3 long term goals that we could keep track of and follow up throughout uni:


Short term:

• Become more confident using my camera; settings etc.
• Gain for work experience in the photographic business
• Become more confident in using the studio

Long term:

• Become a freelance photographer
• Gain a distinction on my course
• Find an area of photography that I want to pursue

Case study - Week three, 11th October

Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson is an American Art Photographer born on the 16th January in 1939 in Los Angeles, California. With being born in Los Angeles and residing in New York, Gibson has constantly been surrounded by iconic buildings, monuments and views. Although these places aren't necessarily reflected in his photographs he will have still taken inspiration from the locations around him.


He began his studies of photography in the US Navy then moved on to the San Francisco Art Institute, from there he went straight into the industry and became assistants to professional artists such as Dorothea Lange and Robert Frank. Ralph's work is included in over 150 museums world wide and has appeared in hundreds of exhibitions. These exhibits are listed below:

2011

The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Palm Beach Photographic Center Museum,  Florida
Spectrum Gallery, Rochester, NY The Leica Gallery, Paris

2010

Leica Gallery, Solms, Germany
Red Shirley Screening at the Marfa Film Festival, TX
Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University
Photo4, Paris, France
Gallery SEE, Beijing

2009
Art Gallery of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Arca Arte, Vercelli, Italia
Photo 4, Paris
Fahey / Klein Gallery, Hollywood

2008
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
The Fototeca in Havana, Cuba
The Moscow Biennale of Photography, Russia

2007
The Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin
Center for Creative Photograhy, Tucson, AZ

2006
Soka Art Gallery, Beijing, China
Gallerie LWS, Paris
92nd Street YMCA, New York City
Theatre de la Photographie, Nice, France

2005
Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy
Sun Art Center, Seoul, Korea
University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY

2004
The Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida
The Hermes Store Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
The Hermes Store Gallery, New York City, NY
The Ross Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH

2003
Moscow House of Photography, Russia
The Drabinsky Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2002
Simon Patrich Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
The Benham Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Galerie Aittuares, Paris, France
Galerie Lucie Weil Seligman, Paris, France

2001
Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Tucson
Bjorn Wetterling, Stockholm, Sweeden

2000
Kerava Art Museum, Kereva,Finland
Galerie Lucie Weil Seligman, Paris, France
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Galerie Bodo Neimann, Berlin, Germany
Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy
Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Casino Bellevue, Biarritz, France

1999

Maison Europe de la Photographie, Paris, France

1998
Museum fur Kunst Modern, Frankfurt a.M., Germany
Tower Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville. S.C.
Galerie Bodo Neiman,Documenta, Basel, Switzerland
Narodni Muzei Zadar, Croatia
Gail Gibson Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Sandra Berler Gallery, Chevy Chase, Maryland

1997

High Museum of Art, Atlanta
Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

1996

Whitney Museum of American Art

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York City
Frankfurt Kunstverhein, Frankfurt, Germany
Leica Gallery, New York City
Joel Soroka Gallery, Aspen
Galeria Forum, Tarragona, Spain

1995

French Cultural Services, New York
Tampa Museum of Art, Florida
Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
Cantor Art Gallery, Holy Cross University, Worchester, MA

1994

Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
25 ANNIVERSAIRE, Les Rencontres D'Arles, France
ART JONCTION, Leo Castelli, Cannes

1993

"L'Aire de Bourgogne," (Catalog) Espace des Arts, Chalon sur Saone, France
"Women," (Catalog) Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
"Landscapes," (Catalog) Light Impressions, Rochester, NY

1992

Galerie Antoine Candau, Paris, France
Kunstverein Emmerich, Haus imm Park, Germany
Photography House, Prague
Galerie Sin Titulo, Nice
PICTURES OF PEACE, Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Duke University, NC

1991

Castelli Graphics, New York
Galerie Municipal du Chateau d'Eau, Toulouse, France
Espace Photo, Paris Audiovisuel, Paris
Galerie Eric Van De Wege, Brussels
I.C.A.C./ Weston Gallery, Tokyo
VIsion Gallery, San Francisco
Oklahoma City Art Museum
Galleria Arco D'Alibert, Roma
Princessehof Musuem, Leuwardern, Holland
Les Chiroux, Musee Liege, Belgium
Leica U.S.A., Northvale, New Jersey

1990

Musee Nicephore Niepce, Calon Sur Soane, France
Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Canarias (COAC), Tenerife, Canray Islands
Quatrieme Triennale Internationle de la Photographie, Musee de la
Photographie, Charleroi, Belgium
Boyage en Riberac, Espace Culturel de l"Ancienne Eglise, Notre Dame, Tiberac, France
Drew University Art Gallery, Madison, New Jersey
Galeria Valentim de Carvalho, Lisbon
Visor-Centre Fotografic, Valencia, Spain

1989

Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam
The Arts Club of Chicago
Galleria Spectrum, Saragosa. Spain
Moderna Museet, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm

1988

The Photographer's Gallery, London
Galerie Rene Metras, Barcelona
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
Amical Laique, Carcassonne, France
Minneapolis Institue of the Arts
Galerie Agathe Galliard, Paris
Municipal Exhibition Hall, Pamplona, Spain
Recontres Photographique in Bretagne, Villa Margaret, Lorient, France
Galerie Nei Liicht, Dudelange, Luxembourg
Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra, Portugal

1987

Villa Medici, Rome
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
International Center of Photography, New York
Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
Museo Archivi Alinari, Florence
Galerie des Kunstveriens, Heinsberg, West Germany
Spectrum Gallery, Light Impressions, Rochester, New York
USIS Cultural Center, Cairo
Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria
Sandra Berler Gallery, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Hellenic Center of Photography, Athens
FNAC, Lyon, France
Fotografie Forum, Frankfurt, West Germany
Olympus Gallery, Amsterdam
Centre Bourse, Marseilles
Alliance Francaise, New York
Photo Art Basel, Switerland
FNAC, Belgium
FNAC, Nice
FNAC, Marseilles
FNAC, Toulouse

1986

Musee Carnavalet, Paris
American Cultural Center, Brussels
Galeria Forum, Tarragon, Spain
Galerie FNAC, Paris
National Exhibit Hall, Moabane, Swaziland
Ministry of Culture Hall, Marrakech, Morocco
USIS Cultural Center, Rabat, Morocco
USIS Cultural Center, Dakar, Senegal
USIS Cultural Center, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Benteller-Morgan Gallery, Houston, Texas

1985

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Castelli Uptown, New York
Bouwfonds Hovelaken, The Netherlands
Consjo Argention de Fotografia, Buenos Aires

1984

Weston Gallery, Carmel, California

1983

Seattle Art Museum
Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Idaho

1982

Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Galerie Agathe Galliard, Paris
Castelli Graphics, New York
Shadai Gallery, Tokyo
Olympus Gallery, London
FIAC, Paris

1981

Sprengel Museum, Hanover, West Germany

Cantieri Navali, La Giudeca, Venice
P.P.S. Gallery, Hamburg, West Germany
Mattingly Baker Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Museum Folkwang, Essen, West Germany
Spectro Arts Workshop, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England

1980

Castelli Graphics, New York
The Night Gallery, London
Kunstmuseum Dusseldorf, West Germany
Galleria Arco D'Alibert, Rome
The Photography Gallery, Wales
Olympus Show Room, Hamburg, West Germany

1979

Werkstatt Fur Photographie, Berlin
Canon Gallery, Geneva
Grapestake Gallery, San Francisco
ICA Museum of Art, Richmond, Virginia
Galerie Pennings, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Nouvelle Images, The Hague

1978

Robert Self Gallery, London
Castelli Graphics, New York
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, Arizona
Camera Obscura, Stockholm
Photographers Gallery, Melbourne
Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam
Museum of Modern Art, Brisbane
Galerie Givudan, Geneva Nexus Gallery, Atlanta

1977

Van Reekum Galerij Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm
CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Silver Image Gallery, Seattle
Musuem of Modern Art, Oxford, England

Side Gallery, Newcastle, England

1976

Photographers Gallery, Melbourne
Galerie Breiting, Berlin
Castelli Graphics, New York
University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland
Focus Gallery, San Francisco
Light Impressions, Rochester, New York
Galerie Fiolet, Amsterdam
The Silver Image, Tacoma, Washington
Texas Center for Photographic Studies, Dallas
Columbia College, Chicago
Photogenesis, Columbus, Ohio
Galerie Jean Deiuzaide, Toulouse, France

1975

Hoesch Museum, Duren, West Germany
Galerie Agathe Gaillard, Paris
Madison Arts Center, Wisconsin
Broxton Gallery, West Los Angeles

Along with Ralph's many exhibits, he has won many awards and competitions, all of varying prestige:

1973 - National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

1975 - National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

1977 - D.A.A.D West Berlin, Germany  

          C.A.P.S., New York State Council of the Arts Fellowship

1985 - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship

1986 - Decorated, Officier de LO'rdre des Arts et des Lettres de France

         National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

1988 - Leica Medal of Excellence Award

1989 - Eastman Kodak Grant to Photography, "L'Histoire de France"

          "150 years of Photography" Award, Photographic Society of Japan
1991 - Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Maryland
1994 - Grand Medal of the City of Aries, France
1997 - Doctor of Fine Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University
1999 - Silver Plum Design Trust for Public Space
2002 - Appointed, Commandeur de LO'rdre des Arts et des Lettres de France
2007 - The Lucie Award


Some of Ralph's work:

Ralph Gibson uses Chiaroscuro in his photographs which is where there is strong contrasts between light and dark aspects of a photograph or piece, usually this affects the composition of the piece as the positioning of the subject is dependant on the light source. Ralph's photographs are based on a range of things mainly featuring still life and the human body, mainly females. His photographs are all very stylised and although to they eye may appear to be simple composure and subjects from everyday life, it is the lighting that makes the photographs so interesting; I can really appreciate how long it must have taken him to get the lighting exactly how he wanted it for these photographs. My favourite of these 4 images is the one of the woman's torso, I think the lines made from the shadows are very well placed as they outline the lines of the females body.
I don't think Ralph Gibson created his photography with a specific target audience in mind, however since looking at his work I think although his work can be appreciated by various audiences depending on their taste, his work can be appreciated much more by people who have quite a good knowledge of photography and how to set up such lighting as you can then appreciate how long it must have taken him to get the lines and contrast Gibson has in these photographs.


Whilst researching Ralph Gibson, I came across an interview that had taken place by Chris Maher and Larry Berman on the 9th June 2001 which although an old interview is still very interesting as Ralph talks about his influences and the reasons behind the photographs he takes. Rather than writing out the whole interview, here is the link:




Referenced from:
http://bermangraphics.com/press/ralphgibson.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Gibson
http://www.ralphgibson.com/

Case study #2

David Lake

David Lake was originally just a photographer for a hobby, he didn't take up any courses on it or have any specific training, he just decided in to go to print as one of the official Lomo Photographers for Manchester's Commonwealth Games in 2002 in the commemorative book called "Spirit".

From covering such a positive and motivational event, David then went to cover the after effects of the Asian Tsunami in 2004. An exhibition in Manchester "People of the Tsunami" followed the same year.

Ralph's exhibitions:

2002

Spirit, Manchester - An exhibition of his Manchester Commonwealth Games work.

2004

People of the  Tsunami, Manchester - An exhibition of his work of the after effects of the Asian Tsunami

Although there isn't much information about David's influences as a photographer, I imagine with coming from Manchester, a very photographic city, he was not lacking in inspiration and the urge to go out and capture different scenes. 

David's Clients

• Weddings

• Events 

• Portraits

David's most recent exhibition has been in Manchester at The Lowry Hotel in Salford and is called "Leica Postcards". Leica postcards juxtaposes pictures of places and people to show off the work of David Lake. The snapshots are photographs David has taken when on his trips across the globe. 

Referenced from:

http://www.davidlakephotography.com/DLP_Last_Website/Home.html

http://www.commecaart.com/htmlpages/lakeexhibition.html

Case Study #3

Tom Munro

Tom Munro is internationally recognised for his clear and iconic celebrity shots. Tom originated from England but moved to New York in the early 90's in order to register for Parsons School of Design. He first learnt his skills when on an apprenticeship for some of the biggest names in the business. From then, he has developed and gone to work professionally for himself and has features in magazines such as Vogue Italie, Harper's Bazaar and Elle.

Tom has worked with a number of celebrities during his professional career including Madonna, Beyonce, Daniel Craig and the current pop sensation Lady GAGA. Not only has he worked with big names A listers but he has also worked with big names within the fashion industry; Chloe, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Armani.

Tom's latest exhibition was held in 2010 in Los Angeles where he exhibited work of Johnny Depp, Lady GAGA, Tom Cruise, Beyonce and many others.

I really like Tom's work because a lot of his fashion and celebrity shots are not taken in the stereotypical studio scene for those type of shots, they are taken in an environment that could be seen to represent the celebrity that is in the photograph. I think this is a good method to use when taking a photograph as if the subject is in a location they feel comfortable in it is much more likely that you are going to get a photograph that is natural looking.

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