Outerbridge & Mortensen Flashcards
What kind of photography did Paul Outerbridge Jr shoot?
Straight photography, still life abstract, fashion, commercial
What kind of photography did Paul Outerbridge Jr shoot?
STRAIGHT photography
Who did Outerbridge work with
Stieglitz and Steichen
Who was Outerbridge influenced by?
Paul Strand (straight photography)
Who was Outerbridge influenced by?
Paul Strand (straight photography)
Which fashion magazines did Outerbridge work for?
Vanity Fair, Vogue
What is straight photography?
No post production work
What was Outerbridge infamous for? (Scandal)
Produced fetishstic nudes (scandal over his erotic photographs)
This photographer had early colour commercial photography success
Outerbridge
Trained artist opposed to straight photography
William Mortensen
Described as plastic photography
Mortensen
What did Mortensen do in Hollywood?
Made special effects makeup using collodian and cotton
T or F: Mortensen was a darkroom technician
True
What else did mortensen do besides photography?
Wrote nine books
Which photographer was in a scandal involving Fay Wray
King kong nude portraits, Fay Wray, Mortensen banned from hollywood
