Imogene Cunningham

I like this one of the man in the hat because it conveys a small sense of mystery since his face is partially obscured.

I LOVE this picture of the magnolia because it is so detailed. Look at all of the little curls on the center part!

This is a picture of Frida Kahlo who was a famous artist. I think its cool that Imogene cunningham made an artist in to a piece of art.

The cala lilies in this picture create a really interesting line that draws the eye to the center of the flower. Pretty contrast.

I think this picture is very romantic. I couldnt find any information on who the people were, but the picture really conveys a lot of emotion.

About: Imogene Cunningham was an American photographer known for her photography of botanicals and industry. She was born in Portland, Oregon in 1883. When she was 23 she first encountered the work of Gertrude Kasebier which influenced her to take up photography as an art. She subsidized her tuition at the U of Washington by taking pictures of plants for the botany department. After graduating she went to work with Edward S Curtis in Seattle. She went on to win awards for her portraits that she took in 1913.

Work: Imogene Cunningham is the name of my enlarger and I couldnt think of a photographer to do this on so I looked her up. It turns out I really like her pictures. She took lots of photographs of plants and I love taking pictures of plants so thats one reason I really like her. Her portraits also do a very good job of depicting emotion and I really like that. Since she took her pictures so long ago that the film has a very sepia colored tone and I like that a lot too. It gives the pictures a much different feel.