Portiture

Richard Avedon - portraiture

In recent years, people's portraits have changed. taking a portrait involved the use of a paint brush and extreme care which took a long time and the subject was able to take any pose they wanted. nowadays portraits are taken with cameras and whist people still try to arrange themselves for how they want their picture to turn out, realistically many photographers attempt to catch their subject off guard providing a more dynamic portrait. one such photographer is Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon, born in 1923, was up until his death in 2004, a very successful photographer receiving awards like the "Royal Photographic Society's Special 150th Anniversary Medal." he began by creating very creative fashion photos and branched out into portraiture photos of famous politicians.

He preferred a minimalist approach to his photos. mainly he only used a white backdrop and attempted to portray human emotions by asking awkward or uncomfortable questions of his subjects and than taking the photo while they thought about it.

portraiture picture of Arnold Schwarzeneger