Chuck Close

By Sidtharth Sureshkumar

CHUCK CLOSE PHOTOGRAPHER ORIGINALS

•Chuck Close, a New Yorker photographer has focused on faces and portraits using paint, Polaroids and recently, the daguerreotype since the 1960s.

•Close’s images involve the images on the canvas tends to break down under close proximity, causing viewers to appraise the whole picture from a far distance

•Close shows dense details when using daguerreotypes for more intimate photographs.

•“My daguerreotypes are in-your-face intimacy.” – Chuck Close

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH

• This is the original photograph I created an edited copy from.

• The artificial light is shown more clearly in this photograph.

• The facial details are more visible along with the shadows.

CHUCK CLOSE PHOTOGRAPH WITH PHOTOSHOP EDITS

•The photograph demonstrates a side view interpretation of a Chuck-Close style portrait.

•Using a white screen allowed for a more greater depth of field along with the artificial light shown on the face in order to show more visual details.

•The photograph was edited on Photoshop, using a black and white filter to mimic Chuck Close’s style.

•I increased the levels of vibrancy and brightness on the photograph to make facial details more visible.

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH• This is the original photograph.

• This picture has been used to show comparison between the two photographs in terms of structure and editing.

CHUCK CLOSE PHOTOGRAPH WITH PHOTOSHOP EDITS

•This photograph was edited on Photoshop by cropping the photograph, changing the photograph’s colours to black and white and varying the brightness levels, contrast and exposure using filters.

•The artificial light present in the room can be seen in the photograph, showing key facial details.