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| Imogen Cunningham - John Butler with Mask 1923
This image shows a close up of John Butler
holding a mask above his face. The photograph is typical of pure and straight
photography because of the sharp focus of the image; you can see the detail
from the hair and freckles on his arms, the texture of the mask to the print
detail on what the model is lying on. Also the photograph shows a high contrast
of black and white tones, this highlights the sunlight lighting that creates
the dark shadows of the mask onto the models face. The images seems to create a
vulnerability towards the model, as if they are hiding behind the masks shadow,
his eyes staring away from the camera almost closed adds emphasis to this
shyness. This detail in her photographs is expressed through natural light and
the pose of the model, which emphasizes her accuracy as a photographer. This
image is a move on from Pictorialism with no manipulation through hand printing
and the detail of the image through natural form encouraging straight
photography. The period in which this photograph was taken was when
photographer Imogen Cunningham focused on the ‘artistic nudes’.
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