In the Style of: Paul Outerbridge, Jr.
Paul Outerbridge was an American photographer from New York City, born in August 1896 and died in October 1958. He was a fashion and commercial photographer. In his teens, he worked as an illustrator and theater set designing. While enlisted in the US Army, he began his photography career. He enrolled into Columbia University's school of photography and within a year, his work was published in Vogue. Perhaps his vision was a little bold, as his experimentation with erotic nudes was seen as too scandalous at the time he began this venture.
I chose to emulate this artist because his work seemed very contradictory at times. His most famous photographs, from what I gather, was somewhat plain and simple, but had style and precision. I admire his still-life photos. He had a knack for capturing every day items and getting a wonderful composition with the right lighting. I was inspired by his creative adventures; while people during his time viewed him as odd, I found him interesting and courageous for stepping out of the box for his raw experimental photos. He is best known for his still life photography, each one with a knack for lighting and playful contrast using shadows.
Reflection: What went wrong with my photos was that I never seemed to have the angles right. He had such an amazing way of composing the items so that the shadows were cast beautifully. You would never know from the pictures how difficult it can be to get everything to sit so perfectly. Maybe the problem is I don't think as analytically as he does with each shot. I learned I have to take my time and think thoroughly before each photograph is taken. I recommend to the future students of this class to really think the shot through and carefully arrange things to what would be best for the emulation, not what you want it to look like. It was a challenging project!
I chose to emulate this artist because his work seemed very contradictory at times. His most famous photographs, from what I gather, was somewhat plain and simple, but had style and precision. I admire his still-life photos. He had a knack for capturing every day items and getting a wonderful composition with the right lighting. I was inspired by his creative adventures; while people during his time viewed him as odd, I found him interesting and courageous for stepping out of the box for his raw experimental photos. He is best known for his still life photography, each one with a knack for lighting and playful contrast using shadows.
Reflection: What went wrong with my photos was that I never seemed to have the angles right. He had such an amazing way of composing the items so that the shadows were cast beautifully. You would never know from the pictures how difficult it can be to get everything to sit so perfectly. Maybe the problem is I don't think as analytically as he does with each shot. I learned I have to take my time and think thoroughly before each photograph is taken. I recommend to the future students of this class to really think the shot through and carefully arrange things to what would be best for the emulation, not what you want it to look like. It was a challenging project!
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Hard or Soft Light: Hard
Natural or Artificial: Artificial Film: Smooth or Grainy: Smooth Shutter Speed: Fast or Slow: Fast Aperture: Shallow or Deep: Deep |
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Hard or Soft Light: Hard
Natural or Artificial: Artificial Film: Smooth or Grainy: Smooth Shutter Speed: Fast or Slow: Fast Aperture: Shallow or Deep: Deep |
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