Artists Research - Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh was an Armenian - Canadian portrait photographer that was called one of the great portrait photographers of the 20th century. His famous photos of celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King and Winston Churchill have been seen all around the world, making them some of their most famous photos of all time. Karsh's signature method was the use of strategically placed studio lights that illuminate his subject in a way that revealed their features with extreme, almost sculptural detail, making the images look powerful. I have decided to use Karsh as inspiration to experiment with portrait photography, using a similar setup of studio lights and editing software to
make the images black and white.