Posted on 10/07/2009 2:15:04 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
American photographer Irving Penn, best known for his work in the fashion world, has died in his New York City apartment at the age of 92. The news was reported this afternoon by his brother, the director Arthur Penn.
Hailed as a father of fashion photography, and one of the most respected photographers of the last century...
Working with precise composition and unfettered settings, Penn pioneered several techniques, and his early portraiture work was unique for putting his celebrity subjects against plain white or grey backgrounds... or by placing them in a corner to achieve dramatic effect. While primarily using studio lighting, Penn also used window light to great effect.
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I’m guessing he died without issue.
Where’s ‘Mr. Ghost’? He’ll be traumatized. :)
RIP.
his work was pretty cool...
Bush’s fault.
MUST....HOLD....BACK....TEARS....
Who the bleep cares?
Exactly what are you implying here? ;-)
“I’m guessing he died without issue.”
Wiki says that he has one son, Tom, by his now deceased wife of 42 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Penn
To “die without issue” is a way saying he never had any children. Just a hunch.
Yes, he was good.
It’s like calling Matthew Brady a celebrity photographer.
Yup,I understood what you were saying.I guess I didn't make that clear. ;-)
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