Fashion photography

Fashion Photography                                   Irving penn

Irving Penn was born 16th June 1917 in Plainfield New Jersey. He began his career by studying art and Design in Philadelphia in 1934 to 1938.

He was one of the first photographers to pose his models in front of a white/grey backdrop and he used this simplicity more effectively than other photographers. 

Style...

Irving Penn has a distinct style when photographing his models.

The work produced is bold,  and often presented in black and white. He uses strong contrasts to portray Images that stand out.

Photographic Technique....

His Images show women who look powerful, and some of the photographs have been taken looking up at the subject to enhance a strong powerful style. Irvine Penn has an interesting photographic technique and he uses this in many of his images.

Urving Penn has a distinct style which is easily identifiable.

 He frequently photographs his models wearing large hats and produces "statement Images"
I feel very influenced by his work and will be producing my own images of a model wearing a large hat. 

Irving Penn was influenced by artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe this style of art can be seen in many of his Images.

Pose Ideas

This Image is an intersting pose, it shows srong shapes by usng the large hat to cover the models face.

 The model has been positioned intersteing. However I would like to photograph in black and white.

Test shot taken using the a hat I will use to photograph my model in.