Monday 13 May 2013

Edward Weston

Edward Weston’s composition within his photography is very peculiar in the way he compares different life forms and objects to each other. After opening his new photography studio in California, Weston became very successful and well known for his soft-focused images and compositions. During his days, Weston photographed a lot of nude women posing similarly to some still life peppers he had previously photographed. It may be believed that the reason why he did this was because he wanted to relate and link still life objects to human life and show similarities between the main characteristics of the two. It is very clear to see the resemblance between the pepper and the nude body of a woman. The rounded shape around the bum area and the top of the pepper is a perfect example of the similarities between the two. Also the composition of both is beautiful and the lighting used to photograph each image was thought of carefully and analysed as to the shadows that would form from it.


Edward Weston - The Pepper No. 30, 1930

Edward Weston - Nude, 1927

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