photog heroes

1. Photography
Sophie

2. Richard Avedon
Ronald Fischer, beekeeper, May 9th 1981 The comforts portfolio, a fable in 24 episodes New York, August
1995

3. Different backgrounds- some in a
studio and some in different locations-
background is usually darker than the
subject which makes the subject stand
out.
Marilyn Monroe, New York, May 1957
Debutante Cotillion, New Orleans February 1963
Film photograph- the photo is blurred and
grainy and the bright white clothes and jewelry
stand out against the unfocused background

4. More examples of Richard Avedon’s photography

5. Steph Wilson
Use of colour- uses light, washed out colours like cream and white in the background and clothes, but
has a brightly coloured focal point (usually red)

7. Irving Penn
Jean Patchett (B), Lima, 1948 Jean Patchett (A), Lima, 1948

8. Girl with Fruit, Shoe, and Butterflies, New York,
1946
Black and White Vogue Cover (Jean
Patchett), New York, 1950
Abstract still life- Irving Penn uses unusual objects
(one shoe and one glove). The butterflies are in
unnatural positions so that they appear to have been
clearly placed over the photograph

9. More photographs by Irving Penn