Guy Bourdin was a French photographer born in 1928 in Paris who died in 1962. He was known for producing surreal, mysterious, and sometimes violent or sexual photographs for fashion magazines. Many said he treated models cruelly without respect. His unconventional style was influential on younger generations of photographers. The document discusses Bourdin's life and work and includes examples of his photos alongside pastiches created by the author to imitate Bourdin's style.

1. Guy Bourdin
By Sidtharth Sureshkumar

2. Guy Bourdin
Guy Bourdin was born on
December 2nd, 1928 in Paris.
He died in Paris at the age of
62. Many said that he treated
with models cruelly and with
little to no respect. It is also
rumoured that he was
devestated and cranky over the
believed suicide of his wife,
and two girlfriends. His photos
were sometimes mysterious, or
strange. Some photos were
surreal, while some were filled
with sexuality or violence. Guy
became a huge influence,
especially on younger
generations of photographers
and their photography.

3. The photograph above is an
example of (Nails-Guy Bourdin
– French Vogue-1970). The
photo is in focus and has good
exposure so there is not much
depth of field. The subject
matter of the photograph is the
woman’s face, hands and the
colour red.
The photograph on the right is
a pastiche of Bourdin’s work. I
created an edited photogrpah
using Photoshop. I increased
exsposure levels and applied a
‘Paint Daubs’ filter.
Guy Bourdin

4. Guy Bourdin
The photo above is in focus
and has good exposure. The
subject matter of the
photograph is the woman’s
legs with bright, background
colours.
The photograph on the right is
a pastiche of Bourdin’s work. I
created a photo using
magazine pictures and scrap
pieces of paper to recreate
Bourdin’s work.

5. Guy Bourdin
The photo above is in focus
and has good exposure. The
subject matter of the
photograph is the sea and
legs.
The photograph on the right
is a pastiche of Bourdin’s
work. I created a photo using
my own photo to recreate
Bourdin’s work.
Aperture: F 2.20
Exposure: 1/2500 secs