influenced by

For my influenced by assignment, I was attracted to artists who specialized in portraits. Two specific photographers who interested me were Cindy Sherman and Edward Weston.

Cindy Sherman -- I think it's interesting how Cindy Sherman takes on a persona in her pictures. I also think the film stills are intriguing. She creates a world and tells a narrative in her images. I've never created a scene for my photographs, unless it's setting up a still life, so I think it would be interesting to create my own narratives.



Edward Weston -- I like Weston's images because they remind me of some of my self-portraits. Weston was interested in the lines of the human body, which I find to be beautiful and classic. He also looked at forms that imitated the curves of the body. I think this play on abstracting the body as well as recreating the body in other forms would be interesting to explore.