famous portrait photographers

[hedphonz]

hey everyone i am applying for grad school in the fall. and being that i know this is kind of silly, i have been taking pictures for the past year, and i don't know the name of many portrait photographers. please help me by telling me some so i can get some research on them and so i can look at them for inspiration. thanks so much.

[blinking8s]

go to a book store/library and just flip through and see what you like. If they have a book, they're famous enough for me! lol...

my favorite...annie leibowitz. a bigger name too, which is rare for me, but her "american music" book blew me away.

http://www.houkgallery.com/leibovitz-music/leibovitz1.html

[chtgrubbs]

Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Kasebier, Alfred Langdon Coburn, Southworth and Hawes, Julia Margaret Cameron, Phillipe Halsman, Yousuf Karsh, Arnold Newman, Arnold Genthe, August Sander, Mike Disfarmer, Francesco Scavullo, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Doris Ullman, Lotte Jakobi, Bert Stern, Irving Penn, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Richard Avedon

The ones I could think of off the top of my head. Some of them are not known primarily for portraits, but they all made outstanding portraits.

[Andy_T]

Also, have a look at http://www.masters-of-photography.com/

Best regards,
Andy

[hedphonz]

thanks for all the help

[hedphonz]

thanks for all the help

[PhotosGuy]

I still remember the shot Yousuf Karsh took of Churchill. He took away his cigar & hit the shutter!:D:D:D
Edward Steichen (Capt.) did some stunning work during WWII when he was in the Navy. I bought a book of his work in the '50s for $1.00 What a bargain!

[roanjohn]

Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Kasebier, Alfred Langdon Coburn, Southworth and Hawes, Julia Margaret Cameron, Phillipe Halsman, Yousuf Karsh, Arnold Newman, Arnold Genthe, August Sander, Mike Disfarmer, Francesco Scavullo, David Bailey, Cecil Beaton, Doris Ullman, Lotte Jakobi, Bert Stern, Irving Penn, Edward Sheriff Curtis, Richard Avedon

The ones I could think of off the top of my head. Some of them are not known primarily for portraits, but they all made outstanding portraits.

Would like to add Diane Arbus and Mary Ellen Mark.

A more modern photographer is Loretta Lux.

Ro1

[aam1234]

I checked out Yousuf Karsh. Boy, he is something.

[mblanton]

I used to work at Lexington Custom Color in Lexinton, KY and did alot of printing for Tim Walden. He is one of my favorite photographers. If your interested here is his sight: www.waldensphotography.com

Mike

[mgbeach]

Here's a page with some of the best..
http://www.art-dept.com/photo/index.html

[andrewaaa5]

I did not know where to add this link, but since this thread mentions Edward Steichen, I'd though I'd post it here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4715106.stm

[nation]

Take a look at Lord Lichfield, a famous recently deceased British photographer with a very wide ranging portfolio.

http://photography.about.com/od/hqphotographers/a/lichfield.htm

[NGrinerPhoto]

mark seliger

[spacetuna]

Francoise Nars

[Streetshooter]

and the grandaddy of them all........Kertesz.....and don't even think about forgetting....
Walker Evens.......
or Paul Strand......
or Dorthea Lange.....
or Margaret Bourke White....
or Eakins......etc

[redbutt]

Henry Diltz

http://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com/