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Imogen Cunningham

Cunningham, Imogen. Martha Graham 2. 1931. Imogen! : Imogen Cunningham Photographs, 1910-73. 61. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1976.

I read the album of American photographer Imogen Cunningham. In a photo named Martha Graham 2 he took in 1931, two overlapping figures appear in one picture. It's like there are phantoms that exist in different spaces. At first, I thought Imogen was projecting the figure through something like glass, but the text below the photo told me it was a double exposure.

What is double exposure?

Double exposure photography is a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image, combining two photographs into one. Double exposure creates a surreal feeling for your photos and the two photographs can work together to convey deep meaning or symbolism. A similar technique, called a “multiple exposure,” is when you combine more than two exposures in a single image.

The MasterClass staff. “Photography 101: What Is Double Exposure? Tips, Tricks, and a Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Multiple Exposure Photographs.” MasterClass, August 26, 2021. https://www.masterclass.com/articles/photography-101-what-is-double-exposure-tips-tricks-and-a-step-by-step-guide-to-creating-multiple-exposure-photographs#quiz-0.

Cunningham, Imogen. Jane and Alice and Imogen. 1940. Imogen! : Imogen Cunningham Photographs, 1910-73. 55. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1976.

Another photo from Imogen that caught my eye was "Jane and Alice and Imogen". The composition of this photo is interesting, at first glance, a lady (Jane) is painting her self portrait in front of the mirror, however, the photographer (Imogen) 's reflection also appeared in the mirror, and a portrait of Alice was hidden in the lower-left corner of the photo. Every "person" is appearing in this photo in a different way.

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Cecil Beaton

Beaton, Cecil. Gertrude Lawrence. 1930. Beaton Portraits. London: National Portrait Gallery, 1968.

The demeanor and expressions of the characters photographed by Cecil Beaton are vivid and natural. In a portrait of Gertrude Lawrence, he uses a mirror to make the composition of the picture symmetrical, which makes the photo look like two people are looking at and touching each other.

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4. Every Picture Tells a Story

Carlin, Jocelyn. Shadow Silhouette. 1977. Every Picture Tells a Story. 49. Auckland: Te Whenua Press, 2015.

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3. Vanity Fair's Hollywood

Ritts, Herb. Dustin Hoffman. 1996. Vanity Fair's Hollywood. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc, 2001.

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2. Diane Arbus

Arbus, Diane. Two kids ball room dancing. 1972. Diane Arbus. New York: Aperture, 2012.

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4 entries from class

1. Karsh: A Biography In Images

Karsh, Yousuf. Queen Elizabeth. 2003. Karsh: A Biography In Images. 80. Boston: MFA Publications, 2009.

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Week 10

I like to photograph the interior of the house through the window, the reflections from the window create an interesting texture and have the feeling of shooting people in quarantine, which is in line with the theme of the epidemic.

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Week 9

I used Natural Light in all my photography because natural lighting can illuminate the whole scene very well, and I want to portray the daily life of a person, which requires interaction between the person and the background.

I like this photo very much. I tried to take a photo of the cat with the mask, but she was very difficult to control, so it was not easy to take a good photo, but luckily cats are good at rejecting people, so I thought of taking advantage of this and took this sad photo of being rejected by a cat.

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Week 8

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During the 30-day challenge, I was hard to decide on a clear topic, so I tried different photography styles and content. I hope to find my purpose in the process of trying. In the end I chose a photo that I most wanted to continue developing.

The advice I received in class gave me some ideas and I decided to take photos related to face masks and the COVID-19 pandemic. I looked at some photography works on similar themes.

There have been acts of wearing masks on statues all over the world. This kind of funny caring is very humorous, but there are some that also seems a little depressing. If I want to avoid this feeling in my photos, I should take care that the shooting environment is well lit, and reduce the upward view, because the upward view can sometimes create a condescending feeling.

Devlin, Anthony. A statue of Queen Victoria. Photograph. The Guardian. n,d. https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/apr/03/masked-statues-around-the-world-in-pictures

Getty Images. A statue of a mother and child. Photograph. The Guardian. n,d. https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/apr/03/masked-statues-around-the-world-in-pictures

I especially like the kind of photos that record the daily life of ordinary people during the epidemic. They look very realistic and easily resonate with readers.

Nguyen, Nhac. A woman wearing a bright pink face mask carries a bag of rice in Hanoi. Photograph. The Guardian. n,d. https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-face-masks-around-the-world-in-pictures

Gallup, Sean. A homemade face mask with a floral theme in Leipzig. Photograph. The Guardian. n,d. https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-face-masks-around-the-world-in-pictures

Irungu, Daniel. Fashion designer Allen Igatanyi showing one of the face masks that will be distributed for free in poor areas of Nairobi. Photograph. The Guardian. n,d. https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-face-masks-around-the-world-in-pictures

Gallup, Sean. A mother and her daughter wearing homemade face masks, one with red polka dot fabric and the other featuring Mickey Mouse. Photograph. The Guardian. n.d. https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/apr/23/coronavirus-face-masks-around-the-world-in-pictures

Since it is difficult for me to visit all my friends and ask them to be my models, to save time, I will only take photos of one of my friends, so to prevent the photo book from being too boring, I will try to make the content of the photos interesting.

I started developing unusual uses for masks, like sleep eyes mask, or exam cheat sheets, or adding emojis to the mask to express the model's emotions.

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Day 30