Edward Weston is an American photographer, fa
mous for his image making in many genres including landscapes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, genre scenes and even whimsical parodies, it is his natural studies and nudes that are of most interest to me.
This is one of Weston's natural studies titled, Pepper #30, his most famous pepper image. These images follow the abstract style that I have been looking at, allowing the viewer to decide the subject. The tonal range is great in this image, with highlights in certain areas, contrasting the shadowing in other areas. Again as with other artists I have looked at, I like the use of lines in his images, The soft twists and curls resemble that of some of the body images I have been looking at. I have realised that with this project the lighting is crucial in making the body or natural object appear different to what it is. It is important to get enough shadowing in the image so that the subject can be disguised into something else. It is also important that I use a black and white image as all of the artists I have looked at so far have used black and white, which also helps to take away some of the detailing that could make the subject matter more obvious.
This is another example of Weston's work, taken from his nudes collection, this image again produces the subtle shadowing I have spoken about, creating depth within the image, making the curves of the body more prominent. I have started to see how the bodies can resemble different things, for example, whilst looking at this image I am reminded of a pear lying on the side with perhaps more fruit next to it. I am more interested in the resembling the body to some natural object rather than putting the body into a landscape.
This is an image of a shell, taken from Weston's natural studies collection. I picked this image out as I can clearly resemble it to some of his nude work (example right) where the body has clearly mimicked this position. I like the idea of taking an image of a natural object and then trying to position the body in a similar way. The nude image this time appears to have been taken on location using natural lighting but again the, this time harsh lighting, has produced shadowing on the body which emphasises the natural lines in the frame.
This is one of Weston's natural studies titled, Pepper #30, his most famous pepper image. These images follow the abstract style that I have been looking at, allowing the viewer to decide the subject. The tonal range is great in this image, with highlights in certain areas, contrasting the shadowing in other areas. Again as with other artists I have looked at, I like the use of lines in his images, The soft twists and curls resemble that of some of the body images I have been looking at. I have realised that with this project the lighting is crucial in making the body or natural object appear different to what it is. It is important to get enough shadowing in the image so that the subject can be disguised into something else. It is also important that I use a black and white image as all of the artists I have looked at so far have used black and white, which also helps to take away some of the detailing that could make the subject matter more obvious. 
This is another example of Weston's work, taken from his nudes collection, this image again produces the subtle shadowing I have spoken about, creating depth within the image, making the curves of the body more prominent. I have started to see how the bodies can resemble different things, for example, whilst looking at this image I am reminded of a pear lying on the side with perhaps more fruit next to it. I am more interested in the resembling the body to some natural object rather than putting the body into a landscape. _large.jpg)
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This is an image of a shell, taken from Weston's natural studies collection. I picked this image out as I can clearly resemble it to some of his nude work (example right) where the body has clearly mimicked this position. I like the idea of taking an image of a natural object and then trying to position the body in a similar way. The nude image this time appears to have been taken on location using natural lighting but again the, this time harsh lighting, has produced shadowing on the body which emphasises the natural lines in the frame.
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