Irving Penn was a great photographer. He just recently passed away on Oct. 7th 2009. He was famous for photographing people in a simple way by posing them with just a backdrop in black and white. He became well known for his glamour photography. He worked for vogue for many years and he worked to draw attention to the person in the photograph's expression, so he made the background simple and the person more dramatic.
His style is consistent even though the subjects varied a lot. He is also known for his usage of light. He mastered studio flash but also used light from windows. He would organize every object in the frame very carefully and sometimes his photos were considered ahead of their time and they would not be recognized until much later. He said "photographing a cake can be art" and that says a lot about Irving Penn because he could make almost anything look like art. His style is simple and complicated at the same time.
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