For this first assignment I am going to be doing Edward Weston. I like his still life and the detail that is in his work. It is full of not symmetry but geometry that does not always seem to flow natural but almost makes sense. Edward Weston is an American from Highland Park Illinois. The date of the picture that I put up is unknown. However it was photographed between 1886 and 1958 because that is the dates that he was born and than died.
My attempt:
When I took the photo I I tried getting as close as possible and than with photoshop after I cropped the image in. When I was shooting since I was so close it was a bit hard to focus and I have a 1/8 of a second shutter. The image is still quite detail with out doing much to it besides cropping and making it black and white. I found that keeping it black and white instead of the color made the detail come out more and we already know it’s a fruit. You also can see that it looks really juicy. Almost like you want to cut off a piece and eat it.
My other try:
This attempt was one where I didn’t fully crop the image. I thought it was a bit distracting and once I cropped it it seemed like it fit more of Edward Weston style.
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