Transcript Famous Photographer

Famous Photographer
Jim Marshall
By Alex Perkins
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Jim Marshall was born February 3, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois
He had no education
His work appears in publications and exhibits
His style is based on famous blues, rock, country, and folk musicians.
He sees music rather then just hearing it
• His influence is music
• He was the chief photographer at Monterey pop festival and
Woodstock, the only photographer with back stage access at The
Beatles’ last concert, and the only person to get Janis Joplin and Grace
Slick in the same frame
The lighting in this photo is
coming from very large lights
in the stadium. The lighting for
this photo is unique because the
lights are really bright and the
lights themselves add a nice
effect to the background of the
photo. The main subject of the
photo is The Beatles walking.
The background of the photo
really adds to it because there
are thousands of people behind
them. I like this photo because
it shows The Beatles getting
ready for a huge show in front
of thousands of people.
The Beatles, Candlestick park, SF,
1966
Jimi Hendrix, Monterey pop festival, 1967
The light is coming from the guitar that’s on
fire in front of Jimi. Jimi burning his guitar is
the main subject. It’s the most interesting thing
in the photo. This is one of the most iconic
images in rock history. Almost everybody has
seen it before.
Johnny Cash, San Quentin Prison, 1970
The lighting in this
photo is coming from
above Johnny. The main
subject of the photo is
the middle finger.
You’re eye is
automatically drawn to
it. I like the way the
photo is composed. The
hand is in the front and
appears to be larger
then the head. I really
like this photo because
it shows Johnny Cash
being a bad ass.
Keith Richards, Recording for Exile on Main street, 1972
The lighting is artificial. It
seems to be all around him
but that could just be
because he’s Keith frickin’
Richards. Keith is the main
subject of the photo. I really
like this photo. It shows an
iconic rock star getting in to
what ever he’s playing while
kicking back with a
cigarette. To me that is just
the ultimate rock star look.
Jimi Hendrix, Monterey pop festival, 1967
The lighting is
coming from above
Jimi. It makes it look
like a ray of sun is
breaking through the
clouds and shining
down on him. This
picture shows Jimi
being the rock star
that he is. It looks
like he’s really
feeling what he’s
playing and like he’s
having fun.
Source page:
http://www.jimmarshallphotographyllc.com/