Reminiscent of Richard Avedon

[wlotus]

In 1955, Richard Avedon photographed singer Marion Anderson. I learned about Avedon during Studio & Lighting, and I immediately liked his high-contrast, black & white photos done against a plain, white background.

Last night T was grooving to the music mix on WBLS during our photo shoot, and I captured this image of her. I like it, because it captures a bit of her playful side, and because it reminds me of a Richard Avedon photograph.



Taken with a Canon 5D against a white, seamless background, using an off-camera flash and shoot-through umbrella. Post-processing done in Lightroom 2.

Comments

[openscarf.livejournal.com]

I really like this. It seems very spontaneous, soulful, real and very beautiful. I'd buy the record. ;-)

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

Definitely spontaneous! That's part of the beauty of it. T has gotten a lot more comfortable in front of the camera in the past two years; when we first met, she did not want to have anything to do with being photographed. Now she's comfortable enough to be playful in front of my lens, and I love it.