The Interpretation of Edward Weston’s Photography

Question 1 

I chose Edward Weston for this discussion. The integration of his stack objectivity and ardent love for nature and forms gave aesthetic qualities to his portraits, landscapes and still lifes. The photograph I selected for this discussion is the Cabbage leaf taken by Edward Weston in 1931. This photograph indicates Weston’s ability to combine nature and objectivity into visual enigma. Notably, He used photography to explore obstruction and seek sculptural aesthetics in the natural world. Ideally, the 1931 Cabbage leaf photograph is among his examples that demonstrate the finer details of his organic forms. Moreover, this photograph portrays Weston’s and Group f.64 style of creating sharply-detailed, grain-free and high-quality contrast photographs. 

The photograph I selected for my example is the poppies photo. I captured this photo from a park. Its beauty is portrayed in the clear finer details of the poppies which become eminent during the morning mist, the time when the photo was taken. The main subject of the photograph (poppies) stands out over a slightly blurred natural background to indicate their objectivity and organic nature accentuated by the misty morning. 

Question 2 

The sharpness in the text is also eminent for my case. The text focuses on the paying of close attention to details demonstrated by amazing definition of leg muscles, veins and bone prominence in the dancer’s photograph. Besides, the highlighting of these details by natural factors such as lighting are also clear. Thus, in terms of the misty morning accentuation factor present in my case, the interpretations relate based on nature. 

Question 3 

The text mainly describes the aesthetic characteristics of photographs. The description of Ansel Adams’ Kings River Canyon photograph of a strategically located tree on the mountain peak surrounded by the broken-up and scattered clouds are clear. Therefore, the natural aesthetic aspect described in the text indeed relates to my Weston’s interpretation of nature and objectivity integration.