The Art of photography

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I

The

useofonlyalewcolorscreatesasubdued

moodinthisportraitofNobelprize-winningnovelist

AndreGide.sittingpensivelyinhisPansstudy

beneath

amaskofa19thCentury

ItalianpoetThe

monochromaticmoodistheresultofthescene's

uniformlywarmcolorsandtheeffectoflamplighton

thefilm

Thephotographerused

earlyKodachrome

film,

whichproducedunusuallywarmtones

whenexposedunderincandescentlights

BedsolDutchtulipsglow

in

a

boldabstractionof

vibrantcontrastsTherapidadjustmentstheeye

mustmaketo

focusboth redandgreenwavelengths

maygivetheviewera

sensethatthecontrasting

bandsofcolorare

quiveringorvibrating,an

impressionthatheightenstheimpactofthe

image.