Edward Weston’s nude studies are visually fascinating. The positions of lighting elicits different emotions. Photographs 1, 2, and 3 all depict the female form. While observing the first photograph, the viewer almost thinks of an arid climate and gentle sloping dunes. Weston lights the rib cage an

Edward Weston’s photographs emphasize the textures and forms of objects relating to nature. He used different techniques and concepts to enhance his technique of straight photography- a style featuring focused, detailed photographs that portray subjects directly and simply.

My favorite image of this series is photograph 9. Weston positioned an ordinary seashell to make the observer’s eye travel along a winding road. He makes this ordinary hard object appear delicate and elegant. The observer is led into complex feelings about a simple subject. When looking at this photograph, sexuality is almost blatant. On the other hand, as I looked longer, I also saw a mother embracing a child. The surprising angle of the shell in the photograph leaves the viewer with many interpretations instead of merely seeing a shell.

In photograph 2, the lighting is much more muted. Weston used this muting as well as darker shadows to convey the subject’s mood. His positioning of the model, her head down and to the side and arms encircling her legs denotes the woman’s conflicts and moodiness. She is positioned in the corner of a room to convey her feeling trapped and helpless. She can be thought of as a prisoner of her circumstances unwilling or unable to break free. The repeating ovals within this photograph also denotes this. The oval of her head, the oval of her arm and the highlights of her knees convey that she has succumbed to her position in life and keeps returning to the limitations that society has placed on her.

For something to be pure, it must be characterized by no physical alteration. Edward Weston’

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