Michael MacGregor

Michael MacGregor is a Scottish photographer who is best know of his photos of the North-West of the Highlands of Scotland which is also has sold as postcards.

This image is of the highlands in Scotland, it reminds me of an area where I was staying recently in Scotland, I looked over some images from that time, it isn't the same place, but is very similar. The hill also reminds me of the mountain in Ansel Adams' 1942 picture The Tetons and the Snake River that I mentioned in a previous artist research. This mountain is more like the one in Adams' photo.

This image also reminds me of somewhere that I have been on holiday whilst in Scotland. It like the others that MacGregor has taken is really spectacular it shows of all the beauty of the highlands of Scotland. It also reminds me of a couple of images that I have taken whilst in this region. I feel that this just simply emphasises my opinions of MacGregor being a great photographer. If I saw this image as a postcard in the shops in Scotland it would be one I would buy and send to someone at home it is a brilliant photograph and as a postcard.

This is another photograph taken by MacGregor that shows off how spectacular the region is and it also shows off Michael's incredible photography skills. This is another image of his that if I saw in a shop as a postcard I would buy without a shadow of a doubt and send home. Just looking over not just these three photographs but all his others prove that he is a brilliant photographer and he knows exactly what sort of image is needed to create a fantastic postcard displaying the pure beauty of the Scottish Highlands.

James Bell

James Bell is a British photographer who is best known for his Lake District which he has been known to sell as postcards.

 This photo is of a valley in the Lake District, this is a photo that I really like because it shows off a lot of the beauty of the valley, it also shows that you don't need a clear day to take a good landscape photograph. Also with the sunlight coming through the gaps in the valley on to the bottom of the valley really give it a true beauty. This is a sort of photograph I would buy as a postcard, it is easily one you could see in a shop and people buying. I think it is a very strong landscape image and one of the best I have seen.

This image is of a lake in the Lake District, this image is different to most others that people are likely to take of this lake, as most people are likely to try and get to higher ground to take a photo of all the lake whereas this hasn't been done. This is the reason why I think this is a really strong image, this is the sort of of image you are likely to see as a postcard in the shops of the Lake District. The reason that I like this image is he has taken the image from the same level of the lake and not tried to get to higher ground. If he had taken this photo from higher ground, it wouldn't be the image it is, it may still be a decent image but it certainly wouldn't be anywhere near as good as this image is. I also like how there is so much to the picture, your eyes are normally drawn straight to the lake but there is also quite a lot else to look at, which make the photo interesting. This is an image that when sold as a postcard I am likely to buy straight away it is also another reason why I think James Bell is a fantastic landscape photographer.

This image I feel is the best of the three without a doubt. This image is of another lake in the same area as the other three, the main reason I like this image is because it doesn't just show of the lake it also shows off all of the area, the mountains in the background. This image would probably work really well in colour as well but it is a very strong image in black and white as well and even though I haven't seen the image in colour I do prefer the image in black and white as it really shows of the location really well. To be fair good landscape image do actually look better in black and white depending of whether the actual location is quite colourful. This image reminds of some of the images that Ansel Adams would produce, the mountains in the background remind me of one of his image The Tetons and the Snake River from 1942, I know the images don't look that similar but there is something about the two images, and this image reminds me of that image.

Warner Gothard

Warner Gothard was a British photographer who was based in Barnsley. Gothard was known for turning his photographs into postcards these would incorporate family portraits as well these were normally to advertise different locations around Britain.

This postcard shows off different locations of Barnsley, it shows what it is like in the city. The postcard mixes in different locations, a bit of text and images of a group of children. To me the image of the children looks like it has been put together, meaning that I believe the images of the children were taken separately and then added together on the postcard. This postcard I don't really like as it doesn't really seem very interesting at all. This seemingly is trying to show off Barnsley and I know the photos were taken over 100 years ago, but this would still make me think about going elsewhere instead of Barnsley. It might advertise he city as best he can but to me it doesn't really attract me to the city.

This postcard shows of Barrow Colliery in Barnsley. This like his previous image incorporates portraits of people as well. This image I feel is a better postcard than the one above, but like the one above it doesn't attract me to Barnsley and also it doesn't make me want to send it to family members whilst on holiday. What puzzles me the most about this postcard is the actual location chosen, it really isn't the first place you would go to, to create a postcard. But it could be a vital part of the history of Barnsley, which if it is makes it an interesting postcard, but to me I wouldn't know so it doesn't interest me at all.

This postcard shows the Cudworth Railway accident in 1905. I don't understand why someone would want to make or even buy a postcard of this. I can fully understand why somebody would photograph this incident to document what has happened. But then to create it as a postcard truly puzzles me. To be fair looking at this, even though it was 110 years ago could well make people anxious about using this railway. Personally I don't really like this image as it doesn't interest me at all as separate images or as a postcard.

Ross Halfin

Ross Halfin is a British photographer who is best known for his rock and roll photographers that he has sold as postcards. These images have been really popular and have sold really well.

This image is of Joe Perry, lead guitarist of rock band Aerosmith the image shows Perry stood outside a building which on close inspection looks like some sort of church or religious building. This image is pretty good as a portrait but personally I'd probably not sell it as a postcard because it, in my opinion doesn't look very good as a postcard it would probably look better as an A4 or A3 poster which would be framed. I do like the actual image but not how it has been sold, I like his pose that he has in the image I think it is the sort of pose that a rock star would do and is very suited to his demeanour.

This image shows Iron Maiden, a British heavy metal band. The image shows the five members of the band stood next to a white wall with their shirts off. This image is good simply because it shows of what their are like, as a metal band running around stage or their music videos with their shirts off is kind of something you would expect them to do. But really it is just them standing against a blank white wall and I can understand why people would probably buy it but personally I wouldn't it doesn't interest me at all. Most people who would probably buy this would be Iron Maiden fans, some may buy it if they are a fan of Halfin's work

This is a collection of different postcards he has created people who feature in this collection including Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, Keith Richards and Marilyn Manson. This image clearly shows that his images have many different styles to them. It also shows that he does take some of his images in colour but that he very rarely does this. By the looks of it he also does from time move away from rock and metal but this like colour printing is also a rare occurrence. I personal wouldn't buy any of these but fans of the artists and of Halfin probably would.

Walker Evans

Walker Evans was an American photographer who was known for taking photos of the USA during the Great Depression during the late 1920s and 1930s, he would also turn them into postcards. He would also take some fairly iconic images of the depression era America.

 This photo was taken at National Biscuit's New York cracker factory. This postcard was taken in June 1948. It shows how the factory looks during working hours it shows that it isn't that busy as they are probably still building up the business after World War II. This probably wouldn't attract me to New York, even though now it is vastly different. It really shows the industrial side of New York and not the tourist side of it, which is what most of the postcards actually are of.

 This image was taken at a bath house at Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. It shows several men using the facilities there. To me it is a decent postcard as it shows off some of the facilities but it doesn't really show off part of the park that people are most likely to want to see.
This image was taken sometime during the 1920s. It probably wouldn't attract me to the place now, but I believe that nearly 100 years later it is likely to have changed drastically over time.

This photo was taken in South Coventry, Connecticut. This image was probably taken shortly after World War I. It does look like a Victorian Era photo but Evans was born in 1903 after this era. It was taken at the RR Station and it shows of that it is a small place to stop and it would probably have attracted people to it when it was taken but I believe that it wouldn't now because if it is still there it has probably changed a lot since this photograph was taken and people who saw this image would probably want to see it how it is in the image.

John Hinde

John Hinde was a British photographer who would then turn some of his photos into postcards, the postcards that he created also had a painted feeling to them which he probably added when creating the cards. He founded John Hinde Ltd. in Dublin in 1956 after a failed venture into circus life, this is where he began taking his photos of Ireland, these would over time become some of his best known work. During the 1960s and 70s he began creating postcards for Butlins Holiday Camps. When creating these he was more of an art director than an actual photographer he would take some of the photos himself but he did hire three fellow photographers to take the images.

Looking over a wide range of his postcards and photographs it is no surprise to find out that millions of his postcards sell. He has created some truly beautiful postcards that show of British holiday locations at their best.

This image was taken in St. Mawes, Cornwall. This shows two young children sitting near some what I believe are fishing boats. This postcard is created to show of the location as a holiday location, I believe that this works really well it shows off the location really well, it also shows a bright sunny, cloudless day which would attract people as well but he wouldn't take a photo whilst it was raining. It also shows two young children who look like they are enjoying the area as well so I know a fair few people who be attracted to this place by just simply looking at this postcard.

This photo was taken at the Giant's Causeway in Country Antrim, Northern Ireland. This image show a couple of people walking over it. This image show of the beauty of this iconic British landmark. There are many people who would want to go to the location even before seeing this postcard, but it shows of the location at its sparkling best and in the sun it would easily attract more people to the location. Just simply looking at this postcard it could easily attract many more people to it. One thing this postcard doesn't show is how popular the Giant's Causeway is, but that is a good thing as it allows you to see more of this iconic location.

This photo was taken on the High Street in Stratford upon Avon. This image shows many different people enjoying the sights they are a diverse age range of people. This is already a location that would attract many tourists as it is the place William Shakespeare was born. This postcard just makes the area look more spectacular and shows people what it looks like for those who don't know. The flowers in bloom, the vast age range and sunny day is bound to attract many people. Even if people knew nothing about the town, it is likely to attract people to it as looking at this postcard it is very British and that is likely to attract many tourists from the US. But it is a brilliant postcard that it likely to help the area attract even more tourists to the town.