Barbara Crane is an eighty-seven year old woman who is known for her unique style of photography that has landed her as one of the most well known contemporary photographers of the 20th Century. About a month ago I picked up "Barbara Crane, Photographs 1948-1980". What drew me to choose her as the photographer I have chosen to emulate for our final project are a few different things. There are three series in this book that I like. The first series of photos that drew me in are from her "Neon" series. In the book there are about only four photos that are shown in this selection but I love the way she uses light and puts it over portraits of people. It's so unusual but also encompasses so much in such a small frame. Another series that interests me is her "On the Fence" series where she photographs items she (presumably) placed on a fence. I find this series interesting because I have never seen a fence used for a background in the way she uses it. The last series that drew me in is her "Human Form" series because there's a wide variety in the way she defines the human form, or figure. Much of the photos from this selection are minimalistic and do not show complete portions of the subject's body. A picture that really drew me in I found in the book but I did not find on the internet, but that's not to say her other photos from that set do not captivate me.
I am excited to see what I can try to make of her concepts and how I will interpret them on my own. I have been looking through older photographs of mine that I have taken this semester to see if I can re-visit certain locations that may help me in photographing for this emulation.
A photo from her "Neon" series:
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| http://higherpictures.com/exhibitions/barbara-crane/ |
A photo from her "On The Fence" series:
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| http://www.mocp.org/detail.php?type=related&kv=7005&t=people |
A photo from her "Human Forms" series:
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| http://higherpictures.com/exhibitions/barbara-crane/ |
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