I came across the Educational Art Archives of the American Fantasy Illustrator quite by chance in response to a posting I’d made on my Facebook page for Gavin Thorn Photography.
His website can be found here: http://www.thejohnsongalleries.com/ and in the few minutes I’ve spent browsing through his archive I’ve found his work to be truly inspiring. So much so that I might draw upon some of his imagery as a source of inspiration in order to improve my own work. Not with a view of blatantly copying or plagiarising but to understand how he has constructed and composed his images. I doubt very much that I would have access to locations, studios, wardrobes or props that would allow me to photograph images like this for a very long while indeed but the story telling aspect, the overall arrangement and the poses are all sources of inspiration.
For any photographer, whether they be seasoned professional or an aspiring amateur, I’d thoroughly recommend checking out his work.
