Edward Weston picked up the camera in the early 1900s. He perfected his art through schooling and began traveling to take pictures. He was very recognized and won many awards. His art ranged from portraits to life studies, landscapes, and clouds. He also rose among some of the best, like Ansel Adams & Alfred Steiglitz. When he settled down in California he formed a photographic group called F/64 (in which Ansel Adams was apart of!). The group chose this name because they always shot in that aperture (f/64), which gave them maximum image sharpness from foreground to background in a photo.
"The camera should be used for a recording of life, for rendering the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh."
I'm very drawn to nudes - the beauty of the body and its' different forms. Edward Weston has some of the best nudes I've seen and was well known for them.
"I am stimulated to work with the nude body because of the infinite combination of lines, which are present with every move."
These were shot in Black & White film between 1920 & 1940... Please enjoy!
"The camera should be used for a recording of life, for rendering the very substance and quintessence of the thing itself, whether it be polished steel or palpitating flesh."
I'm very drawn to nudes - the beauty of the body and its' different forms. Edward Weston has some of the best nudes I've seen and was well known for them.
"I am stimulated to work with the nude body because of the infinite combination of lines, which are present with every move."
These were shot in Black & White film between 1920 & 1940... Please enjoy!
For more information: http://www.edward-weston.com/
