TIM WALKER

TIM WALKER 

PORTRAITS 

Love Ghost, Photography by Tim Walker.

Mechanical Dolls, Vogue Italia, 2011. Photography by Tim Walker.

Self- portrait with eighty cakes, 2008. Photography by Tim Walker.

Tim Walker has bedazzled the fashion industry with his dramatically staged subjects. His extravagant styles and furor pieces has undoubtedly set his style and engaged audiences for decades. Although, his first major vogue exhibition was in 2008. Furthermore, Walker has begun to express his modus operandi in moving film. Walker's book 'Storytellers.', published by Thames and Hudson in 2012 is my area of concentrate for my portraits.

Story Teller published in 2012 by Thames & Hudson.

I intend to stage scenes, capturing the spirit of the moment, whist retaining that extravagant feel Tim Walker furnishes his photos with. I personally enjoy his images because they engage my mind and allow me to contemplate - in depth - the messages conveyed. What fiercely draws me to his portraits is the subject itself, such as the photograph below of Helena Bonham Carter. In particular, this photograph gives me a mental picture of lost hope and dreams unfulfilled.

Helena Bonham Carter, Photography by Tim Walker for vogue, 2010.

Furthermore, the image featuring Helena Bonham Carter is layered with objects that could possibly relate to the psyche of herself, and being encased in webs is presumably a measurement of time. There is more that can be said about this singular image, however its relation to my work coexists with my idea of who we are.

My response to Tim Walkers portraits was to create an elaborate scene. Through a few layout  and prop decisions I finally came to the conclusion of creating an Alice in Wonderland styled tea party,  using my little sister as the primary subject. I decorated the layout with objects from around my home. The idea behind this was to reflect the desires we have and implicate them into a mental picture that would create an image much like a dream to the individual.

The entire photoshoot took around two hours to complete.

The photoshoot produced over two hundred individual photographs. My favourite five were numbered down to just three, of which I chose to display here, simply because I felt that they are the most dramatic and I am personally very fond of. Once I had concluded down to my final three I used post editing software Adobe Light Room to give them an over opposed look and also heightened the colours using saturation techniques and strengthened the detail by raising the clarity.

Besides Tim Walkers affection for his estranged and exaggerated photography. His creativity extends into short films where he has directed, produced and occasionally written them. What intrigues me about his work with film is that he often uses a super 8 camera, which offers a more personal touch to the short films. Additionally I have found that mixing the old with the new can create a very indie or vintage feeling. A selection of Tim Walkers films have been collected below.

I highly recommend taking a look at his photographs or short films on his website to discover more about him !  

http://www.timwalkerphotography.com

STRANGER THAN PARADISE - SHORT FILM

https://vimeo.com/148575334

THE MECHANICAL MAN ON THE MOON -SHORT FILM  

http://www.timwalkerphotography.com/videos/short-film

THE MUSE - SHORT FILM 

http://www.timwalkerphotography.com/videos/short-film

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Tim Walkers, Love ghosts-

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Tim Walkers Mechanical Dolls-

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Tim Walkers Self portrait -

http://www.thewhitereview.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tim-walker_784x01.jpg

Tim Walkers portrait of Helena Bonham Carter-

https://jointhebreed.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/TW3.jpg

Tilda Swinton by Tim Walker-

http://www.wmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/faar-tilda-swinton-tim-walker-las-pozas-v-760x947.jpg

The muse - short film by Tim Walker image-

http://www.timwalkerphotography.com/assets/photos/_photos/Mermaid_Ben.jpg