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DAY 63 | FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS |
Irving Penn (1917–2009)
PRACTICALLY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY
Irving Penn set the standards for fashion photography of the 1940s and 1950s with his signature style of cool, austere elegance created with key elements, including a smooth, neutral background, natural lighting, and minimal props. His images were timeless portraits of fashion and celebrity, where the focus of the image remained solely on his subject. One defining technique he used was a background created by wedging two walls against one another to create a narrow corner. Truman Capote, Spencer Tracy, Pablo Picasso, and Martha Graham were among the list ...
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