Kyle Riddlespurger
Ms. Brandeberry
Photography Red 1
November 16, 2015

Jacques Henri Lartigue

For my photography project I chose to research Jacques Henri Lartigue. Lartigue was a French photographer that was born on June 13, 1894 and lived till September 12, 1986 (92 years old). He was most recognized for his for his photographs of automobile races, planes, and Parisian models. Lartigue was born in Courbevoie, France to a wealthy family and began taking his first photos by the age of seven. He was given a brownie no. 2 and captured all sorts of things like his family and sports events. Many of his images became well known and were originally captured through stereo. He also produced his photos in all formats and media like glass plates, autochromes, and films. …show more content…
Being grown up in a wealthy family, Lartigue was very fortunate and had access to cameras at a young age. This motivated him dramatically and caused him to photograph many images. Luckily his hobby ended up turning into a career. He captured beautiful images of a variety of things but I was mostly fascinated by his photos of Parisian models. I thought that a perfect way to recreate these images was by using my identical cousins. They are so adorable and knew they could easily be dressed up to look like the Parisian models that Lartigue used. With the proper techniques and settings I believe that I was able to capture very similar images.

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