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"Three Views of Balzac", Edward Steichen

September 22, 2018 in journal

Edward Steichen was one of the most regarded photographers of his time. He made some of the first modern fashion photographs.

A lesser-known project of his is a series of images he worked on for a couple nights.

These photographs (Three Views of Balzac) from 1908 were some of the first made with moonlight as the only light source.

More than a hundred years have passed, and they are still powerful, captivating images.

Keep in mind that there was no way to meter a scene like this by then -he had to play with different exposure times. He had an idea in mind, though, and he executed it to create art that hadn't been seen before.

Simply beautiful and inspiring.

Tags: inspiration, edward steichen, history, black and white, photography
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