Great white and black photographer part two

September 20, 2017

Great white and black photographer part two

Great white and black photographers

I like Imogen Cunningham’s photos because the nice photography and catching the mood and feeling of the photo. Imogen Cunningham was a black and white photographer and was member of a group called the Seattle Fine Arts Society and was the only photographer. Imogen was one of the most impressive photographers who contributed to fine art photography. She is one of many photographers who is an important figure in American Photography in the 20th century. She was born in April 12,1883 and died at the age of 93 on June 23,1973 in San Francisco. Her style of photography was based off of Industrial landscape, nudes, and botanical photography. Also, was known for her dramatic close-ups of flowers. She was very passionate with taking photos of her family that were dramatic, and most of her photos were of her parents. The origin of her birth was Portland, Oregon. She graduated from college in 1907 and worked for Edward S. Curtis. Ever since her birth she was always curious and interested in the photography subject. She was homeschooled by her father and was given classes to enrich her art carrier. Imogen bought her first camera at age 18. Since her parents couldn’t afford to pay for her college she had to pay her college fees. She lost her interest in taking photos but later was inspired to continue her photography from seeing the work of Gertrude Kasebier. Imogen bloomed as a photographer in the 1920s and the 1930s. Her first studio was successfully open in Seattle with grand photos. Most of her work was done at home also she didn’t do many commissions either. She got married to Roi Partridge who also a photographer but he also was a print specialist. They had three children but later got a divorce because of her strict photography caused problems in their marriage. Meanwhile she helped form the group called f/34, they were people who had the same photography interests as her. She based her photos off of plants and studied more about them but more specifically magnolia flowers. The arrangement that she created weren’t straightforward and she mostly focused in the fun that was included with the photo. She was also interested in the human form and the human hands. She turned to a documentary of street photography in the 1940s which was a side project even though she had studio photography. All these things make Cunningham really interesting as a photographer. She inspires me to take action and to really just do what she did and focus on what she likes to do.