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Michelle Lateste

Present: Carlos Lumiere

Past: Edward Steichen

Carlos Lumiere

Look how your eye

follows the angles and

shapes in the photograph.

In photography, the picture

should never throw you off

the page, your eye

should travel around the

page.

Carlos used the

combination of drawing in a photograph

using Photoshop.

Drawing Incorporat

ed

The layout of the way her arms and

legs are positioned, creates

a unique design.

The lighting adds dramaand

Shadow

All Carlos Lumiere’s

photographs that caught my

eye

•Carlos Lumiere was born in 1970 inSpain and was introduced to the art of photography in his early childhood by his father, a local studio photographer.

A beautiful hanging house, one of the most photographed

in Spain.

Look at the rich color of the buildings

Magazines where Carlos Lumiere’s

photographs were displayed

~Carlos was introduced to the art of photography in his early childhood by his father.

~Subject Fashion~Carlos turned to Fashion Photography in

1990 inspired by Miami Beach’s fashion boom.

~For the next nine years, Carlos lived in New York, Hamburg, Munich, Milan and Paris, where he went on developing his own style and portfolio.

Edward Edward StiechenStiechen

•Historical PhotographerHistorical Photographer

Michelle Lateste

Self Self PortraiPortrai

tt• Unlike Carlose, Edward’s photogra

phs, were in black and

white

When you look at this photograph

, notice your eye travels towards the tiny frame behind

Edward. This

creates a very

fascinating layout.

When I look at this When I look at this photograph I notice the photograph I notice the

balance of the white balance of the white verse the black, it is verse the black, it is

equal. This makes it easy equal. This makes it easy on the eyeson the eyes

Edward SteichenHeavy Roses

1914 © Estate of Edward Steichen

Edward SteichenWheelbarrow with flower pots

France, 1920 © Estate of Edward Steichen

You never see the whole You never see the whole Picture, yet it intrigues Picture, yet it intrigues you to look at it causing you to look at it causing you to wonder why are you to wonder why are there so many flower there so many flower

pots and where are they pots and where are they going?going?

Very DramaticVery Dramatic

Carlos added

drawings to his

photographs

When Edwar

d added lace

Steichen Life Long Steichen Life Long Career in PhotographyCareer in Photography

• During his long career he During his long career he worked in a variety of styles in worked in a variety of styles in black-and-white and in color; black-and-white and in color; his subjects ranged from his subjects ranged from portraits and landscapes, to portraits and landscapes, to fashion and advertising fashion and advertising photography, to photography of photography, to photography of dance and sculpture.dance and sculpture.

What

• His early work demonstrated a mastery of

soft-focus Pictorialism, yet after the first World

War he became a proponent

of "straight" photography and the New

Realism

Edward SteichenTriumph of the Egg

1921 © Estate of Edward

Steichen

Edward SteichenPortrait of Miss Sawyer

c. 1914 © Estate of Edward Steichen

What

advertising photography

Sculpture

FashionLandscapes

                                 Cover Design, awarded the first prize in the Goerz Competitionpl 55 vol 14 Camera Work

Steichen Types of Steichen Types of PhotographyPhotography

What

Where Steichen’s Work Where Steichen’s Work Was DisplayedWas Displayed

• As a curator at New York's Museum of As a curator at New York's Museum of Modern Art, for 15 years Steichen was Modern Art, for 15 years Steichen was responsible for many important responsible for many important exhibitions, including exhibitions, including The Family of ManThe Family of Man.. In 1899 some of Steichen's photographs In 1899 some of Steichen's photographs were exhibited at the Second Philadelphia were exhibited at the Second Philadelphia SalonSalon

Henri Matisse. Standing Nude, Arms Covering her Face. (c. 1901-03). Ink on paper, Sheet: 10 3/8 x 8" (26.4 x

20.3cm) Frame: 19 1/2 x 16 1/2" (49.5 x 41.9 cm). Gift of Edward Steichen. © 2005 Succession H. Matisse,

Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

In 1910 at the International Exhibition of

Pictorial Photography. Thirty-one of Steichen's

photographs also appeared in the exhibition.

• In 1923 became chief photographer for Conde Nast Publications and his work appeared regularly in Vogue and Vanity Fair. He also published portraits of many well-known figures including Carl Sandburg, Charles Chaplin and H. L. Mencken.

Car Sandburg Charles Chaplin H.L Menchen

When

Where He LivedWhere He Lived• Edward Steichen was born in

Luxembourg on 27th March, 1879. When Edward was three

years old his family moved to the United States and eventually settled in Hancock, Michigan

1889 they moved to Milwaukee

The Journey The Journey of Edwardof Edward

1893 World's Columbian

Exposition in Chicago

•"I am no longer concerned with photography as an art form. I believe it is potentially the best medium for explaining man to himself and his fellow man."

~Edward Steichen

Why

Similarities1) Both Steichen and

Lumiere enjoy photographing Fashion.

2) Both photographers have displayed their work in popular magazines like Vanity Affair.

3) Both experimented with adding texture to the photographs like drawings or materials

Differences

1)Lumiere enjoys color and vibrancy when Seinchen enjoys black and white

2)Steichen experiments with all types of surfaces when Lumiere focuses on Fashion.

Conclusion• During my research I realized both During my research I realized both

of these professional photographers of these professional photographers have created photographs that have created photographs that have expressed their individual have expressed their individual sense of design. It is important to sense of design. It is important to create a design that is unique to create a design that is unique to yourself which will make you stand yourself which will make you stand out and become recognized for out and become recognized for your bold sense of style.your bold sense of style.