truman capote

Photo Love: Statuesque stills and Irving Penn

November 14, 2009

I came across this article about Irving Penn’s work and was struck by this picture of his wife Lisa Fonssagrives.  His portraits of women were “perfectly, pristinely, imagined and arranged “the representation of a mind’s eye.”  He would have his models stand in still poses for hours with only slight movements.  Then he could really capture them as something more than a person in a picture.

irving penn lisa
I also liked that he had portraits like the one of Truman Capote below.
truman capote
Sometimes you depict someone by studying the person for a while and sometimes you portray someone just by capturing a moment.
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  • Denise November 15, 2009 at 03:48

    amazing photos. i love the truman capote portrait

  • Erika November 15, 2009 at 16:17

    The portrait of Truman Capote is brilliant. Isn’t it funny…this is the first time I have ever actually laid eyes on Truman Capote – yet I’ve devoured his writing many times! 🙂

  • Savvy Gal November 15, 2009 at 17:48

    I like the one of truman capote too. have a wonderful weekend.

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