Mood Board of Christopher Bailey’s (Creative Officer and President at Burberry) inspiration

Henry Moore photographed by John Hedgecoe , 1966 Photograph: Topfoto

David Hockney photographed by John Hedgecoe, Platinum print, 1971, 9 3/4 in. x 7 1/4 in. (248 mm x 184 mm)

This image is of Henry Moore working in his studio. In this photograph we can see lots of Henry Moore’s creations around him. Moore is placed just off the centre point of the photograph with the background looking busy from lots of his sculptures scattered around him. I think that John Hedgecoe is trying to capture Moore’s way of working with Moore blending into the forms and neutral colours of the sculptures and therefore the busyness of the photograph which could reflect Moore’s way of working. With Moore’s face in shadow helps show how he is intent on his work.

Hedgecoe is known for his portraits of Artists. I think that Hedgecoe tries to reflect Artists way of working with how he captures the image. Hedgecoe is obviously comfortable photographing Artists in their personal environment which could be considered unusual and maybe uncomfortable to others.

This image of David Hockney in his studio is also photographed by John Hedgecoe. Unlike the photograph of Moore who is crouched over almost trying to avoid the camera, Hockney is shown standing upright ‘proud’ of his artwork. Similarly to Moore’s photograph Hockney is also photographed just of the centre. Instead of the other photograph though only a third of the photo is cluttered with Hockney’s artistry tools and he as the artist stands out much more, the photograph almost seems calmer. This could reflect their different ways of working. In Moore’s photograph though he is the focus, all the sculptures are so mixed up with one another it is difficult to separate them whereas in Hockney’s photograph I think the painting is the main focus, almost like Hockney is placed there to give an impression of the size of the painting. It could also be to show that Hockney has just completed the painting. Interestingly, at first glance it is as if John Hedgecoe is photographing 2 people as the painting in the photo is almost life sized.