The BPG’s Photographic Brief

I run the Brighton Photographers Group (BPG) . I set it up six months ago to keep my creative juices flowing whilst I developed my Photographic Business. For me it has been a great support and inspiration. I have met some lovely people and picked up some excellent tips along the way.

Each month the group collectively decides upon a brief to do. The task for June was to take some images in the style of a inspirational photographer. One of my own personal favourites is Bill Brandt and his various collections of nudes. I can’t quite fathom my fascination for his images. When I am taking nude and semi-nude images, I am often seeking to capture  images  I find uncomfortable. They may be less than flattering or somewhat distorted. Creatively I think its almost a liberation for my own image hang-ups (but maybe I just like wierdness).

Now this is not to say that I only see Bill Brandt’s images as wierd. I also find the lines and light he captures beautiful and fluid (both things I endeavour to capture in my own work). So anyway enough writing. Below you will find a variety of images inspired by his work. Some of the images are self portraits I have taken whilst hand holding the camera.

Enjoy!

Christinax

Resting Landscape

Self Portrait on a timer

Body from a different era

Flamingo

Mollie

Body Parts

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