Diane Arbus was born on March 14, 1923, New York, NY. Dian also went to school in New york at Ethical Culture Fieldston. Her actor of a husband taught her photography. Dian started out with fashion photography with some of her images appearing in Vogue. later, she began to focus on her own work by photographing the beauty of all the strange people of the Big Apple. As an established photographer she became friends with many other photographers such as Richard Avedon.

Richard Avedon was born may 15, 1923, New York, NY. Richard went to the New school for social research which is also right in New York city. Richard describes one moment that influence him to become a photographer. Around Christmas he saw a photograph being taken on 5th ave and later seeing it in Harper's Bazaar. within in one year of his schooling he was hired for a magazine. later,he was assigned the task of photographing fashion on the streets of paris. He changed the idea of fashion photography to include more than just shots of the runway.

Critique of Diane Arbus

Critique of Richard Avedon

Dians work showcases the unusual and continues to present odd sights to the viewer providing interest. I enjoy how documentary her photos feel, they are all shot with a similar center composition. Dians photos also seem to have a lot of information crammed into them. one thing I don't like about Dian's photos is the depth of field, your eye has to much to look at.

Richard is my favorite of the two, I love how the eyes of his subjects just pop, your eye goes right to them. he uses a similar center composition technique but all of his photos are flattering. This can sometime take the emotion out of the photo if the photographer I just seeking to make the subject look good but Richard achieves both.