Born in Portland, Oregon in 1883, Imogen had a very successful life ahead of her. Imogen took mostly portraits, botanicals, and landscapes. She was a photographer of the early 1900's. She studied at the University of Washington and majored in chemistry. To help pay her fees, she worked for her professor and made slides for the botanists. This may have been the spark to her interest in botanical photos. Later when she moved to San Francisco, she even opened a studio in her own house. One could find her work at Photographers Exhibition at Golden Gate International Exposition and the Smithsonian Institution.
Imogen Cunningham inspires me because, of course, her achievements, and also her style of photography. A running theme I had discovered was her capturing a subject with great details. There was a sharp focus on her subjects to get every intricate detail. I attempted to do the same with my photos, so I hope you like them. Check out the photos I used as inspiration, too.
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| Original Photo Before Editing |
I edited my photo in Camera Raw by taking out the saturation and vibrancy (to make the photo black and white). I also adjusted the light by +6, sharpened by +150, and decreased the shadows by 47. When I took the photo, it was around noontime. To create the black background, I had used my black cardigan.
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| Original Photo Before Editing |
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| My Mission San Jose High School Amphitheater |
Cunningham's Original Photo -
Mills College Amphitheater, about 1920
I used Camera Raw to decrease the vibrancy, saturation, and highlights by 100. I adjusted the lights by +100, the darkness by +6, and the shadows by -3. I was inspired by the angle at which she took her photo, and since Mission has an amphitheater too, I wanted to capture this. I also cropped the image.
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Original Photo Before Editing
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My In Sunlight 2014
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Cunningham's Original Photo -
In Moonlight 1911
I was inspired by her use of light from the moon. Since I attend school during the day, I took advantage of the sunlight. I edited my photo in Camera Raw by decreasing the saturation, vibrancy, and highlights by 100. I also increased the clarity by 6.
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| Original Photo Before Editing |
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| My Tulika Mohanti, Photographer, 2014 |
I edited my photo of Tulika on Camera Raw. For this photo, all I did was convert it to gray scale and increase the luminance by about 15.
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| Original Photo Before Editing |
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| My Tea Kettle, 2014 |
Cunningham's Original Photo -
Coffee Pot, 1938
I edited my photo on Camera Raw by converting the image to gray scale. I had also increased the clarity by 14.
