Cecil Beaton

 

Cecil Beaton was a fashion/ portrait photographer in the 1950's and 60's. He photographs in black and white and often uses high contrast to capture his subjects. Beaton often used popular celebrities of the era such as Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. Most of Beaton's photographs are of women usually doing poses with flowers and often with their hands in graceful movements. 

In this photograph of Marilyn Monroe he captures her personality and shows her as not serious.He captures the glamour of the time which is still sometimes used in magazines today. I don't think they seem old as they have a contemporary feel to them as well. His portraits are often close ups of the face. I like how his portraits do not include colour, I think it adds something to the photograph.