Who is Arnold Newman?

 

This image right here I really love and I'm actually curious on how it was made. It looks very 3D as if some of his face is popping out of the screen. As I was doing my research I realized that he has so many different types of photography styles such as: symmetry, cropping, use of negative space, violation of rule of thirds, the use of corners, and etc. So cut outs I can say is my favorite of all his works. 

The fact that he didn't limit his work to one type of style and had so many options to work with, I like. Normally artist stick to one style and there is nothing wring with that but sometimes we want to see something new that they can give us. 

Looking through his "environmental portraiture" he really captures the essence of the person and the work that they do. Also, looking at the other portraits he has done, he really makes them look superior and I like that because its there image and there time to shine. 

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