The fashion world may perhaps be the place where the most photographs are taken and seen by the most people. Celebrity and fashion outlets inundate us with billions of images each year. Think about it--if we were conscious of every image we see, our brain processes millions if not ten of millions of pictures each year. I recently began working with local models who are looking to bolster their portfolios with different looks. Many ask me to shoot pictures because I've made images a little different than other photographers they've seen. Many have commented on a couple images I made that I put words over the top and created not only a picture of someone, but a comment on something else whether it was the fashion industry or political posturing or any number of things that concern me or that I find fascinating enough to comment on. Though I'm still unsure what it is ultimately that I'm going to make or even what I'll do in the long run with these images I plug on and try to make images that work and are something a little more than just a picture of a girl, something that might make you stop and think for just a few minutes anyway. As a photographer I don't really like to have words on my photographs, as an artist I see words as design elements that can aid in composition and add meaning. I don't consider them photographs so much anymore but prefer to think of them as something more akin to painting--in fact I often include photographs of paint in many of them. I haven't found that traditional fashion photography style of beauty yet, though I do try sometimes, but I am finding something that keeps my interest in this kind of work going--if only I could find more time to sleep! Photographic manipulation by Richard Sayer
The fashion world may perhaps be the place where the most photographs are taken and seen by the most people. Celebrity and fashion outlets inundate us with billions of images each year. Think about it--if we were conscious of every image we see, our brain processes millions if not ten of millions of pictures each year. I recently began working with local models who are looking to bolster their portfolios with different looks. Many ask me to shoot pictures because I've made images a little different than other photographers they've seen. Many have commented on a couple images I made that I put words over the top and created not only a picture of someone, but a comment on something else whether it was the fashion industry or political posturing or any number of things that concern me or that I find fascinating enough to comment on.