David Bailey is a British photographer born in 1938. In the late 50’s he became a photographic assistant at the John French studio, and in May 1960, he was a photographer for John Cole's Studio Five before being contracted as a fashion photographer for British Vogue magazine later that year. Along with Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy, he captured and helped create the 'Swinging London' of the 1960s: a culture of high fashion and celebrity chic. The three photographers socialised with actors, musicians and royalty, and found themselves elevated to celebrity status. Together, they were the first real celebrity photographers. Wikipedia
I very much like the photography taken by David Bailey and feel it to be very influential. The model is posing, and the photograph is heavily constructed. The model appears to be very confident in front of the camera just my friend Fay is. In particular I like the composition of the photograph, the model fills the frame from head to waist yet as a view I personally am drawn to her face.
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