Edward Weston was an American photographer, born in 1886 and died in 1958. A Chicago native, the earlier portions of his career were dedicated shooting with soft focus under the style of pictorialism which was big at the time. He later abandoned this style and began shooting long exposures of varying subjects (some exposures were nearly 4 and half hours long). Weston was diagnosed with Parkinson's and stopped doing photography, instead spending his time overseeing the printing of his images.
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these are all really beautiful images, but i'm having a lot of trouble putting my finger on what makes them beautiful -- the importance of light and texture varies in each, it seems, and i don't walk away with a specific feeling from the photos. so i'm curious to see how you emulated him!
ReplyDeleteI feel a human quality even within the photos sans people. His composition suggests want and I'm getting a little loneliness too. The first image especially makes me think of two arms reaching up to the sky.
ReplyDeleteThese images seem very intimate especially the second and third. Those two almost make me feel a little uncomfortable as if I shouldn't be looking at them. I also like how you placed the image of the pepper in between those two because vegetable almost looks as intimate and sensual as the nudes.
ReplyDeleteThere is a sadness in these photos, each of them is so alone, even when the two are entwined. It's very beautiful, the two photos of vegetables are very sexual and moving, but that could be the other photos influencing me.
ReplyDeleteI love how these are all about the composition, and the pepper and the nudes have a similar feel, its all about the form and not as much the subject
ReplyDeleteEdward Weston is another one of my favorite photographers. He had such an eye for form and light. I love how even though you can tell what the objects are in all of his photographs, you can break them apart into disparate shapes due to the way he composed and lit the photograph. The printing is also impeccable.
ReplyDeletethese vegetables are extremely sensual. i wonder how many peppers he went through to find that one. it's an excellent portrayal of the humans sexual form and the plants sexual form.
ReplyDeleteThe lighting of every single photo, wether intentional or not, gives a sense of a dream-like perfection. The shapes are sensual but not in a completely sexual way but more like in the way one might admire a god or goddess or obsess about an object.
ReplyDeleteI really like the shades of grey in these, there aren't that many all black or all white areas. Then there is the emotion in each of these shots, of course--even though they are sensual, there's a certain quality of loneliness about them. It'll be cool to see your versions.
ReplyDeleteThose two vegetable photos fascinated me a lot! They look like human bodies and give a great sense of loneliness and sadness - just like other photos for real human.
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