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| Ralph Gibson |
Ralph Gibson & Edward Weston
by Kelli Brosnahan
February 24, 2010
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| Edward Weston |
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| Ralph Gibson |
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| Imogen Cunningham |
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| Edward Weston |
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| Ralph Gibson |
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| Edward Weston |
From viewing the video, I found that both Gibson and Weston shoot similar photographs, especially in their composition of the nudes. What I found differs in their styles is their printing technique. The majority of Weston’s prints have a silvery feel to them, they have mostly midtones with only small areas of highlights and shadow. Gibson himself said that he enjoys printing on the contrasty-side. His prints have mostly stark whites and deep blacks with only areas of midtone.
I also included a photograph by Imogen Cunningham that is a similar image to Gibson’s, but with a different printing style. Gibson was born in 1939. Weston lived from 1886-1958, and Cunningham from 1883-1976. From this information alone, I assume that Gibson’s printing technique is more of a sign of the times. Where as his images are similar to Weston’s and Cunningham’s, they are a more dramatic due to their high contrast.