Rankin's seven photographs that changed fashion

This week I have watched a documentary about a photography (Rankin) that was looking to re create seven of his favourite fashion photography images. I really enjoyed watching this documentary as it fascinated me to find out how much technology has improved and the lengths that previous photographers would have to go through to capture the perfect image. This was conveyed through the scene in which Rankin was photographing the singer Sophie Ellis Bextor where she would have to sit for ages and the crew would have to wait a while for the film in the camera to re set to be able to capture the next image.

Watching this documentary has also inspired me in terms of the way I read a photograph. For example I would often flick past and just think the image was nice, however now I am more inclined to think about the image and what the photographer was trying to get the model to portray. Was there a certain mood to the shoot? Was it an easy image to capture? 

One of my favourite images from the documentary was the image that Rankin took in homage to one of his favourite photographers, David Bailey. I think I liked this image because the romantic element appealed to me. This was because Bailey had taken the original image with his girlfriend at the time, so Rankin decided to use his girlfriend in his image.

Image sourced from google images, originally from here

Above are both photographers images, left is the original by Bailey and to the right is the image that Rankin has taken. I really like both images and I feel there is something really intimate about them. I don't know whether this is because I now know who the people are in the image and what they meant/mean to the photographers or the fact that the image is in black and white. I always find that with black and white images there is nothing distracting such as bright colours, the image looks stripped back and has a natural element to it it that I find aesthetically pleasing. Another reason that I feel these images are very intimate are because they seem to have a lot of sex appeal. I feel this is because the women have most of their silhouette exposed and are holding the small of their backs. 

Looking more into Rankin's photography has made me fall a little in love with the work he produces, particularly his many black and white images. When researching more I found this image that he had taken. 

I think the image stuck out to me because I love Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and therefore was drawn to this image. I just find everything about this image perfect, the way her hair is flowing behind her and the slight hazy look in her eyes. I find there is something really raw and real about Rankin's photography believe he has definitely become an inspiration to me.