Big Project: Edward Weston

These are my first three pictures in the style of Edward Weston. Edward Weston is known for his straight photography, which I tried to be replicate in my pictures of the vegetables. Weston's picture of the pepper is my favorite of all his pictures because it makes something so ordinary look beautiful and creative. To take these photos I had to create a black backdrop. I also had to get a big light to shine on the vegetables from certain angles. I think that by creating this falsely lit environment it creates beautiful shadows. If I tried this again, I think I would use different material for the backdrop because I think this material takes too much attention off of the subject because it is too noticable. The picture of the mountain was taken in Jeffersonville, Vermont on my ski trip. Weston was also very well known for his landscapes and his straight forward but detailed approach. I tried to replicate that by focusing on the mountain straight on but including all the details of the trees surrounding it. This is proving to be a very difficult process but I am learning more about my photographer by trying to recreate images inspired by his style. Here are my first images: