Berenice Abbott's evaluation

Abbott is a member of documentary photography, and she emphasizes that photography should not be controlled by themes and post-production. She also opposed photographers like Alfred Stie Gerriets. Compared with Abbott, photo photographers are more popular with the public. Because of her opposition, the school of painting did not support her work. However, her "direct" photography style made her make great contributions to scientific photography. From 65438 to 0958, she made a series of photos for high school physics textbooks.

Albert is more than just a photographer. 1946, she founded the photography house to promote some of her inventions. These inventions include deformable easels, which can make photos with unusual effects in darkroom; Telescopic lighting poles, which are common in studios, make the lighting equipment adjustable to any height. Due to poor marketing, the studio lost money, two designers died, and the studio finally closed.

On the way from Maine to Florida, she shot 2500 films extensively. After that, Abbott had lung surgery. She thinks that because of the pollution in the city, her lungs are not good, and she should leave new york. She bought a shabby house in Maine for 1000, and lived there until 199 1 died.