This week in Adv. Techniques we have been talking about portraiture. I think a great portrait can reveal the true identity of a subject, even when they are trying to hide it.
This is a portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Richard Avedon. The photo can be found at http://www.richardavedon.com/#s=10&a=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&p=4&at=0. I am only posting this for educational purposes and I take no claim or copyright of this image.
Many portraits of Marilyn Monroe have glamorous or dramatic lighting that added to her public persona. Richard Avedon has a beautiful way of using basic lighting to reveal her exhaustion away from the public eye. Monroe is known for a glamourous public life, while suffering from depression in her private life. I think it's interesting how she is wearing an elegant dress in the photo. It could possibly be a metaphor for the shell of her public life.
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