Yosuf Karsh

I decided to do my third artist research on Yosuf Karsh. According to wikipedia, he was a Canadian photographer of Armenian heritage, and one of the most famous and accomplished portrait photographers of all time.I chose this photographer because he is a portrait photographer and as soon as I looked through out his collection of work I fell in love. He photographed famous individiauls and to me, he made them look like everyday people yet they were doing something that made them more than everyday people. The picture I decided to describe in my sketch book was of a man, Albert Schweitzer, thinking (see image below). According to my sketch book, I wrote, in the photograph you have a man deep in thought, shot in black and white at eye level. The man is in a dark suit and white shirt and this photograph features various photographic elements such as texture (in his hair), line (in his wrinkles) and the shape (of his hand).

What I decided to take from Yosuf Karsh, is his simplicity that he uses, a simple person doing what he does best, for instance, thinking. I really love his lighting effects, which are hard, which make me appreciate the work more. I am also including the spread that I did in my sketch book.

"Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness."