Compare and contrast two artists

Rankin (left), David Bailey (right)

The artists that I have chosen to use for my comparison are Rankin (left) and David Bailey (right). They are both excellent portrait and fashion photographers and both photograph celebrities. However, they have different styles; Rankin photographs are in colour and tend to have softer lighting, with the exception of this photo, and David Bailey has harsher, brighter lighting aimed down at the model casting shadows underneath the nose, lips and cheekbones which is quite flattering. His photographs are also all in black and white and have high levels of contrast, further accentuating the lighting technique.

The compositions in the two artists' work are quite different too; David Bailey's photographs are usually very central, square and closeup (from shoulders upwards). Rankin has some similar photos but has more of a wide range of compositions, from full body shots like this one of Orlando Bloom, to quite extreme closeups, for example his beauty photos, hair photos, and some fashion photos.