Research: Sally Mann. (WK2)

Untitled /At Twelve/ Lisa Tab.,
1983–1985. 19 x 24 cm. (7.5 x 9.4 in.)

Untitled, At Twelve Series (Juliet in the Chair) 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.)

Sally Mann works mostly with portraiture, but in her early works she also photographed landscape/architecture. Her 'At twelve' series is one of her most well known photographic series, the photos which were often of her own children, can be seen as somewhat controversial. There is an air of mystery in her photographs, some having a suggestive nature to them. Sally Mann's images could be taken a number of ways and for many of the 'untitled' photographs it is left up to the viewer to interpret exactly what is going on in the image. Her images are beautiful in their own ways with deep shadows and light playing a large part in the success of the photograph. I love the simplicity of her works, the shallow depth of field in both works keeps the focus on what's going on in the foreground rather than having any focus on what's in the back.