The Long Needed Inspiration Thread

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Okay dudes, there are way to many 'gear whore' threads in m/a these days, time for some good ol' inspiration to get that creativity flowing. These are just some of many things/photographers that inspire me on a daily basis, what inspires you?

Frank Ocean:

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A living legend:

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http://www.jgrantbrittain.com/

GG'S B&W'S:

http://www.GrantGunderson.com/#/WINTER/MONOCHROME/1

Breathtaking portraiture:

http://www.micmojo.com/

Ted, he is the man! Got me hooked on film, I owe his video's/teaching so much for helping me improve my work immensely over this past year.

This video and all of his work has probably been the biggest influence on my work and my approach to photography in my entire life. I cannot thank Michelle enough for showing me this. I've probably watched it at least 500 times.

Scott Pommier | Camerbag.tv Interview from Webber Represents on Vimeo.\\

http://camerabag.tv/

More of Pommier's work:

http://scottpommier.com/

http://cargocollective.com/scottpommier

http://scottpommier.tumblr.com/

So yeah, post whatever gets you pumped to go shoot photos or film or make music or draw or whatever creative outlet most interests you,

ZB
 
shot with a vx2100, my favorite ski edit

Splendid Prod. Winter 08 Montage. from Ante Olofsson on Vimeo.
 
Great thread Zac! I totally agree with the gear-related thing.

My inspirations:

Ansel Adams: His B&W stuff is of course incredible. He is thé black and white landscape photog for me. Nowadays you see a lot of landscape photography in a colors of the rainbow with long exposures and fancy stuff. The way Adams' photographed is incredible. I've tried this before, but making landscape in B&W good is INCREDIBLY hard, because it's so heavily reliant on color. That doesn't mean I don't think Adams' color work isn't great of course, but for me his monochrome stuff is just sick. And then there are of course his darkroom techniques which are incredible. Hopefully one day I'll know 2% of what he knows and does.

HCB: Cliché maybe, but he is a great photographer. I love street photography, and he is one of the greatest ones around. The decisive moment really is a thing

Tatsuo Suzuki: He is someone I recently discovered. I just love his street photography. It's so incredibly powerful and much more filled with emotion than any other photographers work I know. And on top of that he shoots with a 'shitty' camera, which is cool too.

Ted Forbes: aka the guy from the Art of Photography: http://www.youtube.com/user/theartofphotography

Zac already mentioned this, but I love this guy just as much. He is a great guy, great tutor and he has very much influenced what kind of photographer I am today. He puts the emphasis on what's important: that's what I love so much about him. I'm not too familiar with his work, but the stuff I've seen is actually very good. He constantly refers to himself as a bad photog, but I beg to differ.

Walker Evans: He is to me one of the photogs that had an incredible talent of telling a story and documenting life through a single image.

Ken Schless: A less known photographer, but one I really like; that is: some of his work. He's one of those photogs that also puts out work that just makes you think: wtf is this shit.

What arguably is my favorite image in the world was shot by this guy.

Brassaï: His nighttime photography is the best. I love everything about it. Great, great stuff. I LOVE nighttime photography and he's someone that definitely made me open my eyes to the beauty of the night and the incredible lighting it offers.

Phil Marion: Awesome am photographer I know through POTN, but his work is incredibly versatile, consistently great

Anton Corbijn: As much as I like Annie Leibovitz' earlier work (I find her contemporary work DISGUSTING though), for me Corbijn is the much better photographer here than she is. His portrait work is great and his this awesome in-your-face thing to it. And on top of that he's Dutch, which doesn't hurt. Great photographer, great director (Director of: The American (with Goerge Clooney) and Control (a movie about Joy Division).

Robert Doisneau: Great streetphotographer. Friend of HCB, also shot with a Leica. Not as much 'the decisive moment' oriented, but his images are just stunning. Love his work.

Rineke Dijkstra: Already found her a good photographer when I went to an exposition by her in the Netherlands, but when I went to the Guggenheim, she incidently had a HUGE exposition there too! What a surprise! I don't like all of her work, but she has this ability to photograph portraits of people being their selves. Check out her work. Not my kind of photography (yet), but certainly great stuff!

Magnum: Pretty much all Magnum photographers are amazing.

That's it for now. I will probably add some in the future.
 
Oh, and, for the photographers among us, let me state how IMPORTANT it is to have BOOKS of photographers you like. Being able to look at photographs in hardcopy, on paper, be able to touch it, see it in different light and so on is INCREDIBLY important.

I listed 11 photographers: I have books by 8 of them, probably because 3 of them never published books.

HCB, Adams, Walker Evans, Doisneau, Corbijn, Dijkstra, Schless and Brassaï are all on my bookshelf.
 
Grant Gunderson is a photog I look up to a lot in the realm of ski stuff

I like Craig Stecyk a lot, too
 
Jack Strutz is definitely the most talented brotographer, never loved Connor's work when compared to some of the other's. Have you ever tried getting in with them? I know they have a pretty big west coast presence.
 
Wow! Great choices Landis!

Especially David Burdeny's stuff is unreal. Rarely have I seen such strong compositions. *off to check Amazon and Abe to see if he has some books*
 
Ansel adams for sure, I love all of his bw photos.

grant takes some awesome ski shots, one of the most pretentious douches iv ever met tho. doesnt take away from his photo taking talents.

ansel adams:

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auden rikardsen, iv had a chance to meet this guy and he is one of the bets dudes and most versatile individuals. biologist/pro photog/skilled hunter/ski guide. dude does it all.

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Another one of my big modern influences. She shoots fashion and editorial in NYC, mostly in the skate/surf/music/street-wear industries. Absolutely love her style, those washed out yet vibrant colour portraits. Definitely worth taking a good 15-20 minutes to look through her huge portfolio.

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http://www.elizabethweinberg.com/
 
That explains a ton.

I'd put down 100$ for a book of his. Probably wouldn't be enough to cover everything, but it shows how much I like my work. If I had more to spend, I would, but unfortunately, I don't... meh.
 
Easily the best cinematography I've seen since The Fall and The Fountain. Absolutely unreal, especially considering it was all natural lighting. It was like watching a dream.
 
Ante Olofsson is the people's champion

And this video always gets me stoked.

Battle Commander - Torey Pudwill from lewis. on Vimeo.
 
Just kind of found this on youtube today. I love the music and the way that the video is put together works really well. Im all about music and visual cohesion.

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Wow all those have such a strong meaning behind them and it takes a second to figure out. I love it!
 
Not only are his shot's amazing, but he is so fucking good at running a business, well, along with his whole production company. He's the most welcoming and entertaining guy (from what I can tell), so good at breaking the ice with his subject/model. That heli, the skiing backwards while shooting from ground level, eye opening.

 
We can't let this thread die.

Robin O'Neill - Deep Winter 2012 Winning Slideshow from Robin O'Neill on Vimeo.

One of, if not my favourite sports/outdoor photography, I just love her documentary style.
 
A few more from Jordan. These videos blow my mind,the sense of intimacy he is able to capture!

Friends of Shames: A Skier's Journey EP1 [Season 2] from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.

Baffin Island: A Skier's Journey EP2 [Season 2] from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.

Argentina: A Skier's Journey EP3 [Season 2] from Jordan Manley Photography on Vimeo.

Nat Geo Photographers are some of the luckiest and most talented people on the planet.

30 Years of BAD Pictures from Bruce Dale on Vimeo.
 
Just spent most of my night watching Jordan Manley's video, they're all so good
 
That's what I did two days ago!

Super inspired right now to also start video. More and more I'm thinking about it and I really want to start making films. Not edits or anything. Films, whether it be purely for the aesthetics, cinematography or story.

Thinking of picking up a GH2 when I go back home
 
Planning on shooting some preseason photos tomorrow, my VML doesn't arrive until monday so I'm going strobist style with my sunpak 555 and canon 550ex.

here's some of my strobist inspiration, skiing needs more of this, imo

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So many photographers shooting this high key sun kissed style these days.

No words really necessary for this; Koston's back noseblunt down hubba, Danny's mega ramp shots, Blabac's a legend!

 
That was excellent. I've always been a fan of DC's photography but I've never taken the time to see who was behind them.
 
Thanks a lot for posting those Photographers series Zac. Super inspiring!

Really wants to make me shoot skateboarding; it's just that I feel kinda stupid that I don't skate (anymore) myself.
 
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