Irving Penn
Irving penn was born in June, 1917 in New Jersey. He studied at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from for four years until he left and was taught advertising design.
Penn later discovered photography and he founded his own studio in the 1950’s, where he continued to develop his work on his series.
His series of work included old flowers, still life and Cigarettes which was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
This is a photo from his series called Cigarettes. It shows the leftovers of numerous amounts of cigarette ends. This shows evidence that people have been smoking.
He has arranged them on a plain background, which compliments the colours of the cigarettes. I think that the arrangement is effective, as if he has just found them on a table or in a public place, piled up.
If I were to work on a similar shoot for Evidence I would also use a plain background, because it makes the items the main point of focus.
I think that the most interesting part of the photo is the middle, because the remains have been stacked up, and this seems to be the highest point.
I like this photograph, because the colours are all very similar, including the background, and every cigarette is different, making it more interesting to view.
Irving penn was born in June, 1917 in New Jersey. He studied at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from for four years until he left and was taught advertising design.
Penn later discovered photography and he founded his own studio in the 1950’s, where he continued to develop his work on his series.
His series of work included old flowers, still life and Cigarettes which was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
This is a photo from his series called Cigarettes. It shows the leftovers of numerous amounts of cigarette ends. This shows evidence that people have been smoking.
He has arranged them on a plain background, which compliments the colours of the cigarettes. I think that the arrangement is effective, as if he has just found them on a table or in a public place, piled up.
If I were to work on a similar shoot for Evidence I would also use a plain background, because it makes the items the main point of focus.
I think that the most interesting part of the photo is the middle, because the remains have been stacked up, and this seems to be the highest point.
I like this photograph, because the colours are all very similar, including the background, and every cigarette is different, making it more interesting to view.