A quick look at Guy Bourdin

Guy Bourdin was born on December 2^nd 1928 in Paris and died at the age of 62, on March 1991 in Paris. Bourdin was first introduced to photography during his service in the Air Force. There he received his initial photographic training, working as an aerial photographer. When he came back to Paris from the Air Force he did a various of jobs to maintain himself. Meanwhile he continued to make paintings and exhibit them. In 1950 he met Man Ray and became his protégé. Three years later, he had his first photographic exhibition. He shot is first fashion photoshoot for Vogue Paris for the February 1955 issue. In 1985, Bourdin turned down the Grand Prix National de la Photographie, but his name is retained on the list of award winners. His photos are sensual, provocative and many times unrealistic. He always has bright colors inside his photos and mainly shows the lower part of the body. His photos are very intriguing. They make you think a lot about the situation that is shown and you can decide what could be happening.  

 I chose the first picture because I love the way the colors are put together. They look very nice with the women shown all in black. This picture could make you think about what the girl is doing. Is she falling? Is she searching for something? Basically what is she doing? The picture is very simple but very nice at the same time. I really love the fact that the photo doesn't focus only on the woman but it shows a lot of the background.

I chose the second picture because the simplicity used makes it amazing and because the main color is red, which I love. This picture was probably used to show make up. The nails are perfect, they look all the same. The color used for the nails and the lips is the same. 

I chose the third picture because it's super mysterious. You could think of so many things that could have happened. And I love that all the background is made with dark colors and the products are in bright colors.