Ben Dunbar-Brunton talks to Professor Penny Martin, Andrew Tucker and the MA Fashion Journalism class. Photograph: Jack Kerruish.
Photograph: Jack Kerruish.
Photograph: Jack Kerruish.
Rose Poole from MA Fashion Journalism reports on a class visit by the fashion photographer Ben Dunbar-Brunton.
“We at LCF are used to visits from some of the biggest names in fashion. On Wednesday 28 January, however, MA journalism students were particularly fortunate to have British photographer Ben Dunbar-Brunton come in to share some wise words on the pleasures and perils of the industry. Once Nick Knight’s dutiful assistant, Dunbar-Brunton has gone on to shoot for the likes of i-D, British and American Vogue, quickly becoming one of fashion’s most sought after photographers. Arriving with his very own assistant in tow, Dunbar-Brunton quickly settled into the class, showing us a number of original prints including the shots he took as a student that first impressed Nick Knight, some recent work for stylist/editor Katie Grand and a sitting with top model Lily Cole. He answered the class’ persistent questions with ease and depth, discussing everything from the politics of working for magazines to Gisele cutting his hair.
“An honest and truly enjoyable guest speaker, his approach to photography appears to be simple yet effective:
In my opinion, if a photographer’s got time to do Photoshop then they’re most likely not very good.
From the portfolio that was being passed around and the way that he so swiftly ordered his assistant to fetch him a glass of water, Ben was an inspiration to us all.”
Keep up this great resource.
photoshops comments a bit daft? like saying if a photographers got time to swell his ego infront of students they’re most likley not very good.
TOTALLY agree with you barrington levy… Being so dogmatic is bad, whoever you are!
Barrington & Kelly, Whilst I agree that being dogmatic is not a great idea, the web loses the irony of the spoken word, and having had the opportunity to hear ben speak I know that this is ‘lost in translation’.
The gist of Bens idea is to do the work with the camera first, one which all photographers of merit can recognise as being a truism. Time spent on photoshop is less profitable than time spent shooting. As for ego swelling Barrington; without ‘ego swelling’ photographers willing to share their time and experience, students learn very little of the reality of being a working photographer. So please less sniping!