Irving Penn

Irving Penn passed away today at 92 years old, and was known for his fashion photography and portraiture. Penn focused on very careful and precise arrangment of objects and people in place perfect for a shot. Also, his lighting and clarity of composition heavily defined his work.

Here is an example on how carefully aranged his subjects are in order to form good balance, contrast, and lighting given certain costumes and looks.

Here is another example. It is a simple photograph but it makes one think, and the addition of the ant gives one a sense of wonder in how it got there, why it's there, and will somebody accidentally eat the ant!