Pre- Imogen Cunningham

     Imogen Cunningham is a photographer that is know for her close up pictures which is what our assignment is about this time. When taking a picture the subject should be clear while the background should be blured out using the camera ( The name of the camera is in a earlier post) at the to there is a little wheel that has a bunch of symbols and abrivations on it. You want to set the wheel on AV which adjusts the aperature for you to blur out the backgropund when you get close enough to the subject.

   Imogen was born in portland, Oregon in 1833 and lived in Seattle, Washington. Where she went to the University of Washington and got her major in in chemistry. After she finished collage she worked in athe Seattle portrait studio of Edward S. Curtis. Who is the same person who produced the twenty volumes of  "The North American Indian". In this studio she learned the techniques of platinum printing. Later she married a guy named Roi Patridge. Of which she had three sons. The oldest was named Gryffyd. And the twins were Rondal, and Padraic. She and Roi ended up divorced and she passed away June 23, 1976 at the age of 93.

     These are some of the photographs that I felt a connection to that Imogen took and would like to share with all of you. Most of these are not the close up flowers that she is known for but neither are they of any less quality.