Bill Brandt

I saw some of Bill Brandt's work at MoMA when I visited earlier this year - http://stevenbriggs7.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/moma.html . I was struck by the forms and often graphical nature of the nudes - much of this is due to lighting so I thought it worth commenting on again.




The image above is high contrast and overexposed overall. Particularly with the deep shadows and lack of texture, the form of subject is emphasised.



This light here is focussed on the woman, again there is high contrast here, but far more shadow than in the top photograph. Again, the form is emphasised.



There is much more midtone in this photograph, so more texture and delicacy is displayed. I wonder how he managed to expose and light to keep the detail of the outside scene as well as all the detail in the room.



In the shot above and below there is far more texture detail than the previous shots, again this is partly because of an increase in midtone greys in the photo, but also because the light is coming more from the side.