The document discusses American photographer Imogen Cunningham. It provides biographical details such as her education in chemistry and early interest in photography while studying at the University of Washington. It describes her focus on botanical photography and use of natural light to capture plant textures and tones. The biography outlines Cunningham's career milestones, exhibitions, and accomplishments over many decades, establishing her as a pioneering photographer known for her botanical and portrait work.

1. Chosen
photographer
My
chosen
photographer
is,
Imogen
Cunningham
for
my
case
study.
Imogen
is
an
American
born
photographer,
who
got
really
interested
in
photography
when
at
the
University
of
Washington.
She
was
a
photographer
that
took
pictures
of
many
subjects,
one
of
these
were
botany
based.
When
taking
photos
of
plants,
she
tries
to
capture
the
unique
features
of
the
plant,
with
natural
light
bringing
out
the
tones
of
the
plant.
Biography
Imogen
Cunningham
grew
up
in
Seattle,
Washington
and
attended
the
University
of
Washington
in
Seattle,
majoring
in
chemistry
after
she
was
advised
by
her
professor
that
she
should
have
a
scientific
background
if
she
wanted
to
be
a
photographer.
To
pay
her
expenses
she
worked
as
a
secretary
to
her
chemistry
professor
and
made
slides
for
the
botanists.
Imogen
Cunningham's
thesis
when
she
graduated
from
the
University
of
Washington
with
a
major
in
chemistry
was
titled
“Modern
Processes
of
Photography.”
In
1914,
her
first
one-­‐person
exhibition
was
held
at
the
Brooklyn
Institute
of
Arts
and
Sciences.
Imogen
Cunningham
accepted
her
first
commercial
assignment
after
the
birth
of
the
twins
to
photograph
the
Adolph
Bohm
Ballet
Intime.
She
also
began
to
make
her
first
sharp
focus
plant
photographs.
Imogen
Cunningham
was
included
in
the
Pictorial
Photographic
Society
Exhibition
at
the
California
Palace
of
the
Legion
of
Honor
in
San
Francisco.
Imogen
made
her
first
double-­‐exposure
photograph,
a
photograph
of
her
hard-­‐working
mother
with
a
crown
of
silver
spoons.
Ten
of
her
photographs
were
exhibited
in
the
prestigious
Film
and
Foto
ExhibItion
in
Stuttgart,
Germany.
Imogen
Cunningham
also
had
a
local
exhibition
at
the
Berkeley
Art
Museum.
Imogen
Cunningham
had
an
exhibition
at
the
M.H.
de
Young
Memorial
Museum
in
San
Francisco.
Imogen
met
and
photographed
the
dancer,
Martha
Graham.
After
the
Graham
photographs
were
published
in
the
December
issue
of
Vanity
Fair
the
editors
asked
her
to
take
assignments
photographing
Hollywood
personalities.
As
an
original
member
of
Group
f.64
she
participated
in
the
exhibition
at
the
M.H.
de
Young
Memorial
Museum
in
San
Francisco
and
had
a
one-­‐person
exhibition
at
the
Los
Angeles
County
Museum.
During
the
war
years
she
sold
her
house
in
Oakland
and
used
a
friend's
studio
and
darkroom
in
San
Francisco,
preparing
for
a
permanent
studio
in
San
Francisco.
Imogen
established
a
studio
in
her
home
on
Green
Street
in
San
Francisco.
During
the
next
thirteen
years
her
work
was
exhibited
across
the
country
and
she
continued
her
street
photography
work
when
she
was
not
making
portraits.
Imogen
taught
intermittently
at
the
California
School
of
Fine
Arts
in
San
Francisco.
The
International
Museum
of
Photography,
at
George
Eastman
House
in
Rochester,
New
York,
purchased
a
major
retrospective
collection
of
her
work.
Imogen
used
the
money
to
travel
and
photograph
in
both
Western
and
Eastern
Europe.
Imogen
experimented
with
Polaroid
film.
The
Library
of
Congress
purchased
a
collection
of
her
work
and
the
photographic
publisher,
Aperture,
published
a
monograph
of
her
work.

2. Image
analysis
This
photo
was
in
the
exhibition.
Great
women
in
the
history
of
photography.
The
subject
is
shot
straight
on,
with
the
middle
part
of
the
flower
in
the
centre
in
the
photo,
the
petals
are
in
the
rule
of
thirds,
to
show
that
it
is
a
blossomed
version
of
the
magnolia
bud
image.
It
shows
great
detail
in
the
flower,
the
lighting
makes
the
petals
of
the
image
stands
out
more,
she
probably
takes
time
in
taking
the
photo,
to
get
the
right
lighting
and
the
right
angle
to
take
the
picture.