Irving Penn

Irving Penn is known more for his fashion forward, editorial photographs, shot as still lives and portraits. He was well known for working independently through Issey Miyake and Clinque but also working in Vogue. Penn was among the first photographers to pose subjects against a simple grey or white backdrop and he effectively used this simplicity. I enjoyed his photographs with the simple grey backdrop, initially I thought that it was a little boring seeing  the same backdrop over and over again but the way that he composed his pictures, he thought about every aspect of the lens before taking a photograph. He was still able to capture something so elegant and chic and still capture the attention of others with just a simple grey backdrop and I find that fascinating. I also enjoyed the fact that his photography is black and white, that to me is the most interesting and moving photography of all.