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 * Examples of Imogen Cunningham, Edward Weston, and Karl Blossfeldt's work (banner)**


 * Artist number one: Imogen Cunningham**
 * Imogen Cunningham was born in Portland, Oregon in 1883. She was a traditional, old-school film photographer. Cunningham started her journey in photography at the age of 18 in 1901 and was self-taught. She went to school for chemistry and pursued photography as a hobby and side-job, until 1910, where she started her own studio in 1910. At that time, her subjects expanded from portraits and still life to industrial structures and modern architecture. In her work, Cunningham emphasizes the light, form, and pattern in her compositions. In 1976, Cunningham died.
 * [[image:imogen cunningham.JPG width="183" height="148"]]
 * [|Imogen Cunningham - Image]
 * [|Biography - Imogen Cunningham Trust]
 * [|Biography - Phillips Collection]
 * Artist number two: Edward Weston**
 * Edward Weston was born in Illinois in 1886. Weston worked with film. During his years in photography, he photographed a variety of different subjects, including landscapes, still lifes, nudes, and portraits. In 1906, Weston moved to California where he started as a portrait photographer. Though in 1908, he returned to Illinois and attended the Illinois College of Photography. Around 1930, his work focused more on close-up, especially of seashells, peppers, and cabbages. Edward Weston died in 1958.
 * [[image:phsdigiphotobjork/edward weston.jpg width="227" height="129"]]
 * [|Edward Weston - Biography and Image]
 * Artist number three: Karl Blossfeldt**
 * Karl Blossfeldt was born in 1865. Before becoming famous for his photographs of plants, Blossfeldt was a sculptor. He was never formally trained in photography. He worked with film photography. Karl Blossfeldt died in 1932.
 * [[image:karl blossfeldt.jpg width="205" height="282"]]
 * [|Karl Blossfeldt - Biography]
 * [|Karl Blossfeldt - Image]


 * Assignment:** Research 3-4 master artists and their work. Shoot at least 24 and up to 36 images for a final series of 3 prints (5 final edits) that were INSPIRED and INFLUENCED--not copied---by the masters' work. These images are to be printed 5x7 or up to 8x10. The final prints will be mounted on white board and presented on the day of the exam, along with the exam paper.

For this final project in photography, I wanted to be inspired by old-school film photographers and their work. I looked through a variety of artists, but the ones that I was really drawn to were Imogen Cunningham, Edward Weston, and Karl Blossfeldt. I really liked each artists use of close-up photography, especially those with natural subjects, like plants and flowers. To meet the criteria for this assignment (a series of images--3 printed, 5 edits), my concept/idea/plan was to also do close-up photography to capture interesting textures, lines, etc. Also, while I am editing these photos, my plan is to change them to black and white pictures to really emulate the styles that Blossfeldt, Cunningham, and Weston shot in. I wanted to explore this concept because--as cliche as it sounds--I find it interesting to look deeper into certain objects and admire the little things that they have to offer. For my series of images, I want to include and exhibit the elements and principles of line, texture, shape, form, value, and movement, while also using the techniques for successful photos, such as fill-the-frame, rule of thirds, etc.