I have the DVD "The Photographer" with Edward Weston. Does anyone know who the student photographer is that is with him in this movie? She doesn't look familiar and isn't in the credits.
Thank you,
tr
name withheld for personal reasons
I have the DVD "The Photographer" with Edward Weston. Does anyone know who the student photographer is that is with him in this movie? She doesn't look familiar and isn't in the credits.
Thank you,
tr
name withheld for personal reasons
I think that it is Dody (his last assistant) and Brett's 3rd wife. There are shots of her in the catalogue of the color show that were shot at the same time as the film.
Mike
Is this something worth watching?
Mike is there a color show, what's that one about? David, it's a very good look the master photographer. Some people complain that it's a propaganda film on America but if you ignore the comments and abstraction you will get a very fine look and be pleased. I watch it over and over for there is always something I get from it. I think the most important is inspiration. It was shot in 1948 and he took his last photographs at Point Lobos in that year and died on New Years day in 1958. You can get the DVD on eBay with no bidding. Everyone doing photography should see this movie.
I think the "student" is just an actress, judging by how she handles the camera. It seems very apparent that Edward is suffering from Parkinson's by his lack of expression, stiffness and tremors (note how he crimps the paper in the darkroom). Still a worthwhile look at a great photographer.
Jon
my black and white photos of the Mendocino Coast: jonshiu.zenfolio.com
There was a color show in the 80's at the Center for Creative Photography, "Edward Weston: Color Photography." It was from his color work shot between 1946 and 1948. I found a catalog at a used book store. I believe that they have also done a reprint of the catalog.
According to information from that catalog, the shooting for the film began in 1947. Dody was definitely his last assistant and Brett's third wife. There are photos of her in color at Point Lobos dated in 1947 contemporary to the film production. I have not seen the actual documentary in many years. I don't own a copy of it. My memory is that I enjoyed and was impressed by the simplicity of his method (as I was when I saw "Brett Weston: Photographer."
I can't answer the question but I have an old pen and ink Graphic Design project that's pretty cool. It's a postage stamp design I made of Weston. Note that it's for $.20 that puts it around 1980 or so.
I know, it's not a large format print, but it's cool anyway.
Greg Lockrey
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The actress hired to play Weston's apprentice was Franny Clausen.
If a contact print at arm's length is too small to see, you need a bigger camera. :D
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