CRITICAL ANALYSIS - EDWARD WESTON
Edward Henry Weston was born March 24th, 1886 in Illinois. He began doing photography at the age of 16 when he received a camera from his father. In 1926 Weston started a series including close ups of things like seashells and cabbages. This series was called "still life". The idea of this series is to show the sculpture of organic substances. He also makes them look quite obscure. He gave one of his prints of a pepper to his friend.
This picture is called Pepper No. 30. The photo is of a normal green pepper in the opening of a tin funnel with bright lights shinning on certain parts of it. This makes the pepper look distorted and makes the viewer wonder what the object is. The photo is very simple but effective. One odd looking pepper makes us think. Personally, I think it looks a bit like a heart which is why I like it because you can see different things.
Weston tried to see what it looks like with a white back drop but he thought the contrast was too bold so he tried it using the tin funnel. When he took a photo in this way he was able to angle the light the way he wanted to and make the pepper look 3D. He used an Ansco camera with a Zeiss lens.
This photo slightly confuses me, but i like it. I like how a simple photo can make you think so much. If you're with other people you can all discuss what you think it looks like and give each other different points of views on it. The fact this is his second go of taking abstract photos shows he hasn't given up with his original ideas.
This picture is called Pepper No. 30. The photo is of a normal green pepper in the opening of a tin funnel with bright lights shinning on certain parts of it. This makes the pepper look distorted and makes the viewer wonder what the object is. The photo is very simple but effective. One odd looking pepper makes us think. Personally, I think it looks a bit like a heart which is why I like it because you can see different things.
Weston tried to see what it looks like with a white back drop but he thought the contrast was too bold so he tried it using the tin funnel. When he took a photo in this way he was able to angle the light the way he wanted to and make the pepper look 3D. He used an Ansco camera with a Zeiss lens.
This photo slightly confuses me, but i like it. I like how a simple photo can make you think so much. If you're with other people you can all discuss what you think it looks like and give each other different points of views on it. The fact this is his second go of taking abstract photos shows he hasn't given up with his original ideas.
SKULLS
Below are several photos of skulls in the style of Edward Weston. I tried to make the skull look different and abnormal like Weston does in his photographs. I did two shoots using skulls and then i edited one black and white as my final piece. I am really please in what my outcome looks like as it is similar to Weston's work.
SHOOT 1
SHOOT 2
COGS
I also took some photographs of cogs in the style of Weston as well. I prefer my skull photography but i am also please with the following. I like how the cogs don't exactly look like clogs but something else, which is what Weston does. I like how i used a torch to make a shadow behind the cog to make it look more professional.