Pennie Smith is an English Photographer who was born in London in 1949. She is known for having photographed several rock musicians such as The Who, The Clash, U2 and most importantly The Rolling Stones.
Below are some of her images:
Pennie was famous for her black and white images which made her stand out from the rest of the music photographers.
This is an image by Pennie of Rock legends Paul Weller; Pete Townshend which were shot around 1978. A photographer for New Musical Express, Smith liked to work close to the stage, never planning a shot but acting on instinct. She knew the performance styles of both Paul Weller, then fronting the Jam, and the Who's Pete Townshend well enough to sense what they would do. When each made a characteristic jump, she shot. Weller's guitar technique was inspired by Townshend -- as were his jumps. The Jam was so influenced by the Mod-era Who that the band was often referred to as the new Who. Weller, then twenty, broke up his band four years later to form the R & B-tinged Style Council. The Who, which originally formed in 1964, also announced that the 1982 tour would be the band's last, but eventually re-formed temporarily for several reunion performances.
Pennie Smith made one of the the most famous photographs in the history of rock 'n' roll - the cover image for London Calling by The Clash.
For the second task we were asked to produce a single image for an album cover. As a group we chose to do a remake of the Jackson five Christmas Album as we where hearding towards Christmas ourselves. This was a fantastic opportunity to see how well we would work as a group. For this task we looked at the album art throughout the develpoment of the genre and then we had to produce a meaningful album cover for their album.
Below is the final image:
