During an interview I was asked what photographers have inspired me. At once one photographer came directly to mind. At a young age before I even picked up a camera I came across some images at a gallery that were so strong and said so much I will always have them with me. The photographer was Dorothea Lange. Her photos taken during the great depression in the U.S. had so much felling I fell in love not only with her work but the concept of photography in whole. I quickly realized It was not just her subjects that made her photos interesting but also the way she captured them. Everything from the composition to the information in her gray tones to the angels she shoot at. After that experience my eyes opened to so many other photographers and styles. While speaking to a group of photographers I said we all have these experiences with photos that have just jumped out and spoken to us. And most likely this is the reason we picked up a camera in the first place. So my challenge to them and to all  is that we  try to come to this level that our photos speak their own language and become more then a photo but a source of inspiration. Would be cool to hear some of the photographers who have inspired you. Please share.

Ryan/ http://ryangarrison.com

Photos by Dorothea Lang

So it’s very often that I am shooting women in my shoots so I think it is extra fun when I am able to shoot with some male models and shooting the More More More t-shirts we have had in a few hunks so I present to you the men of More More More!

All the photos are taken with 1 light with a beauty dish as the lighting tool.

/Ryan www.ryangarrison.com

With all the snow we have been having I just thought I would share a photo I took this winter. Have a good weekend and enjoy the snow while it last!

Ryan www.ryangarrison.com

Today when out I rarely ever see anyone photographing with film. In most cases we take a large amount of our photos in our mobiles sacrificing quality for convenience although the quality of the images in mobile photos is getting better and better every day.   I myself photograph much of my personal day to day moments on my phone.  And nearly all the rest of my work is done in digital cameras or at least in to a digital back. But to be honest a big part of me has really missed the purity and honesty of photographing analog. It is a felling in film that I just love.  So during one of my last shoots when we were all done I just wanted to take one portrait using some 400 iso slide film after the shoot it was then processed at regular c-41, giving a very interesting tone. Although much more time consuming I think it’s just something so pure so real about a negative. I have a feeling that my analog cameras are not going to be fully at rest this year and I’ll be spending a bit of cash on rolls of film For those of you who have never worked with film before I highly recommend it. This is a great way to learn how to photograph and be careful getting it right. Really having to meter the light and thinking about your composition since you can’t just hit the delete button and you only have so many frames per roll. For those that want to get a systems camera but don’t have the cash, getting a analog camera is a great way to go. Just last week I bought a camera i found on blocket for 400 sek :- of course you will have to buy film but you could shoot quite a bit before you will come up to the cost of a digital systems camera and by then you will be a photographic ninja (if you shoot in manual that is).

Model: Kornelia

Makeup artist: Therese

/Ryan www.ryangarrison.com

So it has been 20 years now since we saw the first version of Photoshop and it is safe to say that the picture world has not been the same since. Every day we open magazines, newspapers or walk by billboards and movie posters that’s images have at one stage run through this ever so powerful program.

I remember back when I was going to high school in the 90’s and first saw this program. I knew from the get go that this was the future of photography and here we are today and without a doubt it is.

Photography’s most key ingredient is still the camera and the image captured in it but the importents of postproduction in Photoshop cannot be denied with the standards set thanks to Photoshop (for good and bad). I hope however we can hold on to the roots and feeling of a photographer with a camera and not let the photo manipulation completely take over but instead let Photoshop be used as a tool to give that final touch and enhance the feeling already in the photo. I’m very exited to see what the world of photography has in store 20 years from now and I have a feeling Photoshop is a program here to stay and will still be working side by side then. So hats off to the developers and Happy Birthday!

So now that Peace and Love are announcing lots of great bands for this year’s lineup I’m already getting very excited for the next festival. Last year I had a great time with some good friends listening to some great music and of course part of the fun was photographing some of the bands. Here are a few of the photos I was able to take of ”Bring me the horizon” while they had their adrenalin filled show. All that was needed for this shoot was a wide angel zoom lens and a few chugs of redbull and then  I was ready to rock. And an easy pick for rock photos for me is black and white. Something about rock just goes down nice in gray tones.

Can’t wait for this year’s party! / Ryan http://ryangarrison.com