Chuck Close is a New York photographer known for his portraits using various mediums including paint, Polaroids, and daguerreotypes since the 1960s. His images often appear blurred when viewed up close but come into focus from a distance. Close's daguerreotype portraits provide intimate details. The author created edited black and white photographs mimicking Close's style, with increased brightness and contrast to show facial details illuminated by artificial light.

1. Chuck Close
By Sidtharth Sureshkumar

2. •Chuck Close, a New Yorker photographer has focused
on faces and portraits using paint, Polaroids and
recently, the daguerreotype since the 1960s.
•Close’s images involve the images on the canvas tends
to break down under close proximity, causing viewers
to appraise the whole picture from a far distance
•Close shows dense details when using daguerreotypes
for more intimate photographs.
•“My daguerreotypes are in-your-face intimacy.” – Chuck
Close

3. • This is the original photograph I created an edited copy from.
• The artificial light is shown more clearly in this photograph.
• The facial details are more visible along with the shadows.

4. •The photograph demonstrates a side
view interpretation of a Chuck-Close
style portrait.
•Using a white screen allowed for a
more greater depth of field along with
the artificial light shown on the face in
order to show more visual details.
•The photograph was edited on
Photoshop, using a black and white
filter to mimic Chuck Close’s style.
•I increased the levels of vibrancy and
brightness on the photograph to make
facial details more visible.

5. • This is the original photograph.
• This picture has been used to show comparison
between the two photographs in terms of
structure and editing.

6. •This photograph was edited on Photoshop by
cropping the photograph, changing the photograph’s
colours to black and white and varying the brightness
levels, contrast and exposure using filters.
•The artificial light present in the room can be seen in
the photograph, showing key facial details.