Replicating well known images/images from other photographers

March 24th, 2011
I just realised something: the image I took yesterday for my project looks exactly like an image from another photographer (Severin Koller, you should read his blog btw). Has this ever happened to you?

My picture:


Original picture from Severin Koller:
March 24th, 2011
When I was in college I took a picture of an unmade bed. My professor gave me a project to do for Imogen Cunningham. At the time I hadn't heard of her, but she has some famous images of an unmade bed. So yes, I have in the past, but not anything digital or recent. She has really beautiful black and white photos, especially her nudes and flower shots.
March 24th, 2011
I don't think it looks exactly like it, to be fair... in fact, it's quite different!
March 24th, 2011
@vikdaddy agree with you, quite different shots
March 25th, 2011
I took a picture deliberately like another...I loved it so much I wanted to recreate it. It's by Irene L, probably my biggest inspiration as far as the style that is slowly becoming my own.
Here's mine:



and here's the one I was inspired by:


March 25th, 2011
@amyhughes wow! I loved yours the minute I saw it (months ago) and it is so interesting to see that which inspired you - - also fabulous, just in a different way. thanks for sharing.
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