Arnold Newman

Newman attended the University of Miami studying painting and drawing with an introduction to modernism. He wasn't able to continue studying and moved to Philadelphia where he worked for a studio making 49-cent portraits. The time he spent working taught him the importance of interacting with this subjects this also allowed him to develop his technique. Newman had photographed many personalities but he still said even if the person was unknown or forgotten that the epicure would excite and intrigue the viewer. Newman is said to have been the first photographer to use so-called environmental portraiture, the photographer places the subject in a carefully controlled setting to capture the essence of the individuals life work. Newman normally captured the subjects in  a familiar setting showing their professions and personalities for e.g a writer would be captured writing a book or reading a book. In all the pictures i gather in my research Newman had captured the subject in their moment or environment.



For my next shoot I will find a subject who is for e.g a musician and i will capture them in their element, i'm going to capture the person and making the picture almost an expression of that person and what they do. If i cant find a subject i will photograph myself surrounded with music.I think i will make the picture black and white but if the colour gives a better effect then i will not alter it further.