NICK KNIGHT
PHOTOGRAPHER
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• Nicholas David Gordon "Nick" Knight (born 24 November 1958) is a
British fashion photographer. I
• He is the founder and the director of - [Link].
• He has launched his fashion website in the year of 2000.
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• He is an honorary professor at University of the Arts London and was T
awarded an honorary Ph.D. by the same university. R
• He has published his 1st book of
photographs ‘SKINHEAD’ in
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1982 when he was still a D
student.
• He won Design and Art U
Direction (D&AD) award for this
book. C
• He has since produced
Nicknight, a twelve year
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retrospective, and Flora, a series
of flower pictures, both
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published by Schirmer Mosel. O
• His latest book entitled Nick
Knight was published by Harper N
Collins in 2009 .
• The idea behind Knight's photos isn't only to attract consumer's attention
to his client's clothes; he also has a very meaningful philosophy behind
his artwork. Knight once said, “I don't want my photographs to reflect
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social change – I want them to cause social change.”
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“ I DON’T WANT MY PHOTOGRAPHS TO
REFLECT SOCIAL CHANGE – I WANT I
THEM TO CAUSE SOCIAL CHANGE.”
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WORKS:
PINK POWDER, LILY DONALDSON
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THE RED BUSTLE
WEARING JOHN GALLIANO
DAVID STAINES FOR YAMAMOTO NICK KNIGHT ALEXANDER McQUEEN
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CAITIN STICKELS
NAOMIE CAMPBELL Y
NICK’S WORKS: T
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• The picture comes from early in the
series of clothing catalogues Nick Knight E
made for Yohji Yamamoto .The model was
Sarah Wingate .
• The elements of this photograph are R
controlled with a curious mix of indulgent
austerity, and it remains seductive long E
after the clothes it was made to sell have
passed into the archive. D
• Knight flirted between flat representation
and three dimensional: almost all of the
girl, her cap, her long coat, most of her B
shoes are in inky black silhouette.
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• The bustle that flares out behind her is
glittery translucent pink net, and every THE RED BUSTLE, 1986 S
pleat catches its full complement of
zinging highlights and dark shadows. T
• The little highlight on the heel is important: L
that’s where the flat blankness finally begin
to curve to relief. E
• This is one of the photos taken by Nick Knight
of Caitin Stickels who suffers from
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chromosomal disorder and Cat Eye Syndrome. A
• Nick Knight used this disorder to his advantage I
to present her in such an elegant way whilst
enhancing her features. T
• The way in which the lighting is constructed
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really sets apart immediately where your eyes
choose to focus. An example of this is the how
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the jewellery she’s wearing bright in terms of
the colour and the glow . Furthermore, bright
coloured hair with blue eye shadow and bright S
lipstick.
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• The way in which the image has been created
her body presents itself with qualities of a
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painting almost. C
• The use of contract and blacks helps makes CAITIN STICKELS, 2017 K
the portrait powerful.
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• The background used is once again consistent
with the colours of her tattoo and the L
garments worn.
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• Nick Knight’s photographs are taken in
studio. This is because he likes to have A
natural backgrounds so he focus is on the L
models.
• I believe Knight’s choice of having a E
serious mood in each photograph is to X
make viewers think of a deeper meaning A
of the photograph.
• In both of these pictures I think that N
knight was trying to achieve a thoughtful D
mood.
• In each picture there is at least one colour
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that is dominated in the photographs. R
• In the top picture the man’s red eyes
stands out. This may convey a dark and
evil side to him. M
• Parts such as blue ink and red eyes make C
the photograph eye catching and the ALEXANDER McQUEEN
facial point. Q
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• The mood is shown very clearly by looking U
at the facial expression of the model and
how they are positioned. E
• The braid is extra detail so the photograph E
is not seen as plain.
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• The dominate colour in the second picture is N
blue. This relates to water that is washing out
her white pure dress.
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• This because the Nick Knight has used make- O
up to show realistic depiction.
• At the bottom of the last photograph shown M
there is a tough texture showing that there is
not only happiness in the photograph, but
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there is also darkness.
• The genre of this photograph is seen as
fashion. This is because of the dress and the C
model ‘Naomi Campbell’.
• The tone of both of the photographs is a
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very light tone and high contrast. This is M
because it makes the photograph more
engaging and stands out. NAOMI CAMPBELL P
• Both photos have high key lighting, knight B
has made the photographs bolder and
brighter to focus on pacific points of the E
photos.
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• Yohji yamamoto is known for the avant – • Here, Model Lily Donaldson dons an ensemble
grade spirit of his clothing. “Official online
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from from Galliano’s spring 2003 Ready to
wear collection, which debuted on the runway
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• This marks another premier example of
knights boundless creative vision as he
with an explosion of vibrant colours from
head to toe.
presents an elegant burst of “JOIE DE VIVRE.” • With his collaborative acumen, Knight
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• In the above photograph we can see the
whole picture is framed with boldness and
delivers a perfectly frozen moment in this
image – encapsulating Galliano’s desired P
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attitude. essence – as the powder and fabric whirl
• Knight described the picture with fashion, together .
colour, pink , purple . • Creating a soft blur of pinks that radiate from
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the seemingly weightless Lily.
“As the Models twirled , the I
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audience was showered –and ,
incredibly responded with laughter.”
• Comparing these two works I can see the boldness and free flow of using
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colours and texture.
• These pictures describe courage and confidence.
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