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Arnold
Newman was an American photographer, noted for his environmental portraits of
artists and politicians. He was also known for his carefully composed abstract
still life images. Arnold Newman found his vision in the empathy he felt for
artists and their work. Although he photographed many personalities, Marlene
Dietrich, John F Kennedy, Harry S Truman, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Arthur
Miller, Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, Mickey Mantle, and Audrey Hepburn he
maintained that even if the subject is not known, or is already forgotten, the
photograph itself must still excite and interest the viewer.
Newman places the subject in a
carefully controlled setting to capture the essence of an individual’s life and
work. He normally captured his subjects in their most familiar surroundings
with representative visual elements showing their professions and personalities.
The composition of this image is showing Kennedy near enough centre of the
photograph in front of the white house. The line of contrast is in the middle
of his face and the rest of the image is shown to have a natural lighting.
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