David Lachapelle

Biography He was born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield, Connecticut He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and School of Visual Arts in New York City He is known for surrealism and pop art His photos are displayed in galleries and shows internationally such as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Toronto Photography Festival, and the Sebastien Guinness Gallery in Dublin His style is meant attract and not to alienate. His objective is to document America’s obsessions using publications to reach the broadest possible audience. He photographs some of the most popular people trying to communicate with the public in an explicit and understandable way. He is influenced by the world and some of the conflict going on such as the economic instability, the religious wars being waged, environmental devastation, and extreme poverty and uses photography to better understand the world around him.

Random Facts His shows in 303 Gallery, Trabia McAffee, and others caught the attention of his hero Andy Warhol who gave him his first professional photography job Got "Photographer of the Year Award" at the VH-1 Fashion Awards Won "Best Video" for Moby's "Natural Blues" at the MTV Europe Music Awards His photos have appeared on and in between the covers of magazines such as Italian Vogue, French Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone and i-D. In 2009, exhibitions in Mexico City, Paris, and Guadalajara all broke attendance records.

Elton John The lighting of the photo is artificial The main subject is Elton John The placement of the subject a bit off center and to the top left makes the picture more interesting also there are a lot of colors being used and there is some grouping the bottom of the picture I selected this picture because I like the use of bright colors

Hot Flash, Paris Vogue The lighting in the photo is natural and is coming from the top left of the frame The main subject of the photo is the lady with the orange dress The photographer used rule of thirds by placing the subject on the right side of the frame and some leading lines with the fence in the background. He also used some lighting creating a shadow of the lady’s legs. I like this picture because I like how the orange makes the subject stand out and I like how he captured the fireball in the background

Alicia Keyes – Burning Piano The lighting in the photo is artificial and is coming from the direction of the camera and a bit off to the right The main subject is the burning piano The photographer used rule of thirds to place Alicia Keyes on the left side of the photo which doesn’t distract from the burning piano. Also the colors the secondary subject is wearing makes her blend in to the background so she doesn’t distract form the main subject I like this picture because the photographer captured the fire very well and I like the effect the colors have on the photo

Untitled The lighting is natural and comes from the top left The subject of the photo is the woman laying in the bottom of the photo This photo uses a lot of leading lines formed from the mazes and has a bit of shadowing The reason I like this photo is because I like the lighting all the leading lines the color. I also like the angle that this picture is taken.

Andy Warhol: Last Sitting The lighting is artificial The main subject of this photo is Andy Warhol This photo uses bright lighting which adds interest to the photo and makes the subject. The lighting is also dark around the subject making the background dark so it doesn’t distract form the subject The reason I chose this photo is because I like the effect the lighting has. I like the brightness of the photo and I like the effect the filter has on the photo.

Sources LaChapelle Studio David LaChapelle – Wikipedia http://www.lachapellestudio.com/ David LaChapelle – Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_lachapelle David LaChapelle – Artnet www.artnet.com/artist/9965/david-lachapelle.html