assignment #5
PORTRAITURE
Studio vs. in
the moment
and how to
capture that moment...in
the STUDIO!!
Richard Avedon
Known for celebrity and pop culture
portraiture 1950 - 2000.
Richard Avedon, Self
Portrait 1963
Steve Jobs
“My photographs don’t go below the surface. They
don’t go below anything. They’re readings of the
surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good one
is full of clues.”- Richard Avedon, 1980
Andy Warhol
The Kennedy's
He usually used plain white backdrops which
simplified the portrait.
The art movement Minimalism was burgeoning in
the 1970's when many of his portraits were
made.
His photographs had a signature black edge
showing the size and type of film he used.