2. RUKES
http://www.complex.com/style/2012/10/the-50-greatest-music-photographers-right-now/
Location: Everywhere and nowhere (according to his
Twitter)Rukes calls himself "the #1 DJ (Photographer)," and
we'd have to agree, except without the parentheses, and "DJ"
would be optional. It would be impossible to have a
conversation about music photography without bringing up
RUKES. People started to notice him from photos he took as
official concert photographer for Deadmau5 (hence the
"Everywhere and nowhere" — he's always on the road), but
since then he's photographed Avicii, Skrillex, Kaskade, Swedish
House Mafia, Afrojack, and more at historic concerts, raves,
and festivals. If there's anyone who's expertly documenting
the takeover of electronic dance music worldwide, it's RUKES.
3. Rukes is a well known DJ
photographer. It doesn’t
link with my genre but the
way he captures the
atmosphere of the crowd
via the artists point of view
is a technique that I will
use.
The Acton shot of the fire
works going off in the photo
to the left connotes an
amped atmosphere.
4. Mel D. Cole
Location: New York, NY
Mel D. Cole picked up a camera for the first time
eight years ago, and we're so glad he did. Known as
the “house photographer” for The Roots, he's also
the favorite contemporary photographer of
?uestlove. He shoots with a sense of humor,
exclusively in black and white, documenting hip-hop
from the inside out. For a guy that taught
himself, Mel D. Cole continues to kill the
photography game.
5. Mel D. Cole uses a
monochrome black and white
to amplify the connotation of
the grime on the streets that is
preached in the artists music.
The low angle makes the artists
seem more dominant, Its also
shows you the perspective from
a views perspective intensifying
the atmosphere.
6. Cognito
Cognito uses a fish
eye to amplify the
realism of action
used on close ups of
the artists and also
the audience. I feel
like his black and
white photos are
more effective
because it shown the
grime of the music
and the what the
genre represents in
the first place; the
streets
