Week 3: British New Wave, Photographing the 1960s, David Bailey

British New Wave + Realism

The British new wave movement started in the 1950s, it is a movement which changed people's perspective on the film industry; using modern approaches to film showed realistic environments, society and how everything was changing. This historical movement became an exceedingly important part of todays culture and history.
The British new wave bought a new exciting era for the generations especially the teenagers ranging from 18-20 year olds, the films documented the start of underage sex, the beginning of the pill, adultery, homosexuality, and so on; the real things which were happening in peoples lives.

This is an example of a trailer of a movie from the British New Wave movement.

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (1960) by Karel Reisz 

Photographing the 1960s. 

The 1960s became known at the years that shaped the fashion industry and how we see photography in todays world; with photographers such as David Bailey and Terrance Donovan using new and creative styles and movements. These new iconic images where the start of the fashion industry, which also encouraged new photographers to create something new and exciting.
David Bailey is known for his input into these few years which has change the fashion industry in photography; He is known as an Iconic fashion photographer.

Photographer David Bailey.

This is an 8 minute 40 second interview with David Bailey goes into his life and inspirations as a photographer during the 1960s to the present, talking about the difficulties in today's world photographing celebrities and back then in the 1960s and about his copyright to his photographs.

A short documentary by David Bailey called 'The 60s never ended'.

Does Bailey like the person who he photographs? This a question which he was asked during the interview... 

This interview discusses David Bailey influences and how he became as successful as what he is today. Influences which have changed his life for the better; Picasso and Cartier Bresson two influential people which have change Bailey life, but bailey being more influenced by Picasso than Bresson. David talks about his life when in the 1960s and how he was brought up in a working class family and his perspective on his work. Bailey is a skilled photographer capture the true essence of human life, capturing their body language, the space they are in and around them and their expressions; these are all key when Bailey takes his photographs, this is so they photograph what he sees. This interview talks about what Bailey feels about his work and his own opinion on it. 

Some of David Baileys work.

David Bailey a fashion and portraiture photographer has mastered the way of showing the persons true feelings using a photograph. He captures the pure and beauty of the individuals life. All of his images connect with the audience, offering a bigger view, an idea, the art of photography.
Davids first camera was a 35mmVoigtlander, once having his camera this is when his inspiration grew. David vast knowledge started when he became an assistant for the fashion photographer John French, until David Bailey became a fashion photographer himself during the 1960s working for the magazine Vogue.
The work which David is known all around the world, known by his talents and his style of photography. He has influenced people through out the world, including me. I have used his style go portrait photography when practising my photography, he influences you toy be unique and creative. His work is now shown In books which he has put together; books such as Goodbye Baby and Amen.  These books record his life achievements and goals. David Bailey is and always will be one of the most Iconic photographers of the 1960s.  


Bibliography

• DAVID BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHY. http://www.davidbaileyphotography.com/about/ (2/12/2014)
• NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. 'David Bailey (1938) Photographer and Film Maker' http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05044/david-bailey. (2/12/2014) 
• HOSTETLER, L. 'The New Documentary Tradition in Photography' http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ndoc/hd_ndoc.htm (20/12/2014)
• CINECOLLEGE. 'An Era Of New Waves' http://cinecollage.net/british-new-wave.html (21/12/2014)
• HANLEY, D. 'The British New Wave and Its Sources http://offscreen.com/view/british_new_wave (21/12/2014)
• BBC News 'Photography's Impact on the 60s' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2178366.stm (23/12/2014)