Photographer: Alfred Stieglitz Alfred Stieglitz captures a portrait of Sherwood Anderson in 1923, this photo was one of the first photos that was accepts as fine art in the artistic community. Alfred Stieglitz was able to achieve this notoriety with the use of wonderful composition that makes sure that Sherwood Anderson is center of the photo with no distracting background. Additionally, Alfred Stieglitz uses a homogenous lighting scenario to make sure that Sherwood Anderson is the focal point of the photo not any shadow that is cast over him. Alfred Stieglitz as a documentary photographer captures European immigrants looking for a life with more opportunity in America, with this he provides a social commentary on the need of acceptance of Americans in America.
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Ed Lim
11/23/2020 11:28:28 am
Good choice on a portrait photo from the great Alfred Steiglitz. Today, we absolutely need max white and max black. Way back then, not so much. But it's still an amazing portrait.
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