David LaChappelle

This image is very vibrant in colour. This is a shot of an implied nude female in perhaps a sensual pose, there is use of shadow throughout the image, a sense of seasonal change is given. The skin is shown with little defect, a good colour tone and very enigmatic. The grass is a plush green and the flowers carry a variety of light colours, the background has a deep blue that also has a lighter wash towards the horizon, the landscape in the background is shown to be in shadow. This image shows a model ina USA flag bikini in a promiscuous pose, her hair billowing in artificial wind and her body in a curved position, connoting the flowing lines of the female body. She is placed infront of the USA flag, which is digitally added to the background of the photograph. The colours in the digitally screwed up flag relate to the colours of the model's clothing. The skin colour stays similar all along the body, symbolising the model is not partially tanned, her hair is a darker shade of the colour of her skin which takes away the dismemberment often shown in the representation of women.

This is a digitally enhanced photograph. The model, in her bed clothing looks like she is standing in the foreground of this image. If you look closely you can see that she is actually laying down and what you take to be the back of her coat is actually the bed covers, you can also see the pillow behind her head. The background is added in of a building that is seemingly damaged, there are broken objects throughout the midground. The sky is typical of LaChappelle in that it has a light blue wash.

David LaChappelle is a photographer and a film director who works mostly in fashion, advertising, fine art photography and is noted for his surreal nature and colour in photography.

LaChappelle has directed many music videos and also some television adverts. He is known for many of his surreal photographs of celebrities.