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I read an article about Entre Nous: The art of Claude Cahun about the artist Claude Cahun who was part of the French avant-garde movement in the 1920s and 1930s. She took self portraits in which she dressed as men and women and androgynous people. She created the photographs at home and weren't seen that much until after her death. There are feminine undertones that were not being explored at the time yet so the images are very interesting.

The two images of the wooden floor really get to my point for a few reasons. The first would be the desaturated color. On both images there is a lot of desaturation however the hue is very different. Another aspect that gets to my point is the placement of the hand next to the legs. The fact that the figure is anonymous gets to the fact that the women are representational and not part of a story.

I adjusted the saturation and the hue and some brightness and contrast in bridges. Just the addition of more cyan creates a completely different tone to the photograph. I think it is interesting that both images can work for the series but in very different ways.

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I read a blog post about Nanna van Blaaderderen. This is her website below. She specializes in textiles. She knits these beautiful scarves and sweaters with very large thread so the design comes through. Her photographs show the scarves and the models have braided hair that mirrors the design of the scarves and sweaters. I love soft lighting and black and white photographs so I really love it. The photographs are beautifully put together and lit.
http://www.nannavanblaaderen.com/about/