Group f/64
Group f/64 was a group of 7 photographers, based in the San Fransisco area, who begun a new modernist era in photography. Their work concentrated on using their camera to accurately represent the objects they were photographing. This involved using very high apertures to keep the images sharp and in focus, and also using darkroom techniques to accurately expose all parts of the object. Their work really still life photography into a recognized art.
This photograph by Edward Weston (1920) Is an amazing example of the detail and tone that these photographers managed to capture in their work. Even in the darkest shadows and brightest highlights of the subject, there is still great detail visible.
This great attention to detail is something i like to do in my work. When i think of still life, i think of images/paintings that are almost life like when you see them, so its this kind of detail and realism i want to bring to my work.
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