Philippe Halsman ~ Charise J (337 ART) (Studio Portrait)


(Biography: Portrait photographer Philippe Halsman | MONOVISIONS - Black & White Photography Magazine )


Philippe Halsman 

Philippe Halsman was born on May 2, 1906 in Northern Europe, but later passed away in the United States. He started photography at the age of fifteen by finding an old-view camera in the attic which he had called the photography virus. As the years went on, he developed his way of knowing photography. His one phot of a girl named Connie had made him win the Art Directors Club medal which had opened many doors for him. 

This picture was chosen because it showed that Philippe Halsman allowed people to feel comfortable and connect their phot to what seems to be important or outstanding thing about them. I liked the way Halsman made the man's mustache standout because that is his signature thing about him. He also did others that turned out beautiful. Another photo that he had done was him having a man stand on the side of the photo with naked women formed into a skull on the right. I found that very interesting. That seems to hint to his collaborations with Salvador Dali and I like the portrait a lot because people would have to take a double-take to make sure that those are bodies and not a real skull. Photos like that are hat pulls me because they are different and I like the way his work connects to the people that he is taking a photo of.


~Charise Johnson

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