Photography

To acknowledge the work of Edward Weston (1886 – 1958). His famous "Pepper No. 30" photograph was taken during a four-day period from August 2–6, 1930... a little over 90 years ago. One of, if not his most well known photograph... the story behind the Wes...  

I am torn between seeing three individuals or a gargoyle-like figure ; ) Casey

...and saw nothing earth-shattering. It was a pepper with nice lighting. I think it's only famous because someone paid to much for it. His portraits, on the other hand, were incredible...

that it is easy to forget what a groundbreaking act of vision it was when originally made.

...we will agree to disagree on this one : )

Weston made his pepper photograph using an Ansco 8"×10" (192 x 241mm) Commercial View camera and a Zeiss 210mm lens (~28mm full frame equivalent). Exposure was 6 minute... Casey

reminds me of Alfred Stieglitz's cloud photographs... which he took between 1925 to 1934. The same time frame as Weston's Pepper No. 30. Siteglitz's clouds are generally recognized as the first photographs intended to free the subject matter from literal ... 

but the longer I look at it ; )

At first I thought the shutter speed you used was a typo but then I read that he himself had a 4 hour exposure haha In today’s world his photos may not be so special, but in his day and age, it was pure pure art. Early last century taking photos of vegeta... 

it doesn't seem like it's been that long but I guess time slips away. Not so much that his subjects were vegetables, sea shells, etc., but that they were abstract. I was interested to read a bit about his set-up and execution of Pepper No. 30 I can't imag... 

...before digital photography (it got easier with digital but setup was still a bitch). We would set up a table-top shot with multiple lights, gels, different exposures, etc., and shoot maybe 20 to 30 4x5 film positives. Then we'd go to lunch and wait for... 

Great capture

"West Wind" (1928–29), was one of the eight reliefs of the 'four winds' high on the walls of London Underground's headquarters at 55 Broadway. So in some ways he might be considered a contemporary of Weston and Stieglitz. It always intrigued me that a num... 

It’s in Petty France just off ’ Park . A must for Art Deco lovers 😍

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Thanks for the comment terbaboom... as Weston wrote, in the end it's also just a pepper ; ) Casey