Great photographers?

[slackerinabox]

I'm looking for some famous artists who are known for taking excellent photos of human subjects... Not necessarily nudes but just some good example of interesting lighting/compositions... Not just really clinical stuff but artistic expressions of the human form... Thanks! (I'm looking for names of artists not links to pics- I'll buy the books from amazon)

 

[Ryan]

Herb Ritts - he was a great photographer, he died earlier this year 🙁 He's most famous for shooting elegant video for Mariah Carey, Janet Jaskson, etc. He's done quite a bit of celebrities.

http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/ritts/exhibition.htm

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Imogen Cunningham

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Annie Leibovitz

 

[308nato]

Yousuf Karsh

 

[Crab cake]

Celebrities: Richard Avedon, Annie Liebovitz
Ordinary People: Henri Cartier Bresson
Babies: Anne Geddes
Human Form: Robert Maplethorpe

 

[slackerinabox]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I have to film a visually arresting short film and would love to study some great compositions before jumping in.. Thanks!

 

[amnesiac]

Be careful when looking up stuff by Robert Mapplethorpe. He's done extensive work with homoerotic/bdsm photography. Still great pictures but not something you want other (non-photog) people catching you reading.

 

[MaxDepth]

Tina Modotti

give her a try. She is one of the lesser known photographers, but her pics were beautiful and raised awareness.

Try google's images for some of her work.