When photographers do fashion.

A key part of fashion is the recording of it, so I’ve decided to look at some art photography that is related to or inspired by fashion.

Helmo are a pair of French artists called Thomas Couderc and Clément Vauchez. Together they created a series of portraits under the title “Bêtes de mode” (fashion animals) for Lafayette Galleries in Paris. The protraits are layered with an animal that suits that image. Using a system of different coloured gels you  can see the portrait, in blue, and the animal, in red, very clearly. On the black background these images along with the colour choice are very strong and intriguing, you want to look in further to see where the portrait starts and the animal begins.  Here are my favourites:

Christophe Gilbert is a Belgian artist that works with photo manipulated images, creating interesting illusions and pictures used mainly in advertising.  He calls himself a perfectionist; this is clear in the detail and believability of the photo. I also like the humour he uses in some pictures that make them all the more attractive: