My tutor introduced me to Avedon's work early on in the project, and the style of his photographs really appealed to me. I looked at his book "In the american west", as series of portraits focusing on the people living in the rural west.
The series was not about glamorising the people of this part of the country, but showing the day to day lives of the people who lived there. The models were ordinary people, not changed or dressed up, but photographed as they were. It was these details on the models that defined who they were, what they did, and how they lived.
The series contained 124 images, which were taken between 1979 and 1984. During this time, he travelled through 13 states, and visited 189 towns, taking these photos as he travelled. He used a 8x10 camera to capture his images, which gave a great depth of detail in his images.
All of the images were taken with natural lighting, although they look as though they are carefully planned studio photographs. I think that in the studio, i would be able to accurately recreate this look.
The series contained 124 images, which were taken between 1979 and 1984. During this time, he travelled through 13 states, and visited 189 towns, taking these photos as he travelled. He used a 8x10 camera to capture his images, which gave a great depth of detail in his images.
All of the images were taken with natural lighting, although they look as though they are carefully planned studio photographs. I think that in the studio, i would be able to accurately recreate this look.
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