About Robinson

The representative of photo photography, full name henry peach robinson (1830- 190 1). He changed from a photographer to a painter.

From 65438 to 0857, Robinson opened a professional portrait studio in London. Influenced by Rayland, he began to learn complex overprinting techniques and tried to make edited photos. 1858, he completed the artistic photo "As I Lay Dying", which is a work composed of five negatives. The picture shows the image of a dying girl-she is half lying in front of the window, and the outside world is full of joy and spring. The girl is surrounded by her family, and they are all sad about her death. This girl and her family are very similar to the characters in the novel, giving people a strong sense of story.

Dying (right)

"Dying" won the first prize with its powerful storyline and perfect composition after it was exhibited in 1858 Crystal Palace. At the same time, it also caused a heated debate. The focus of the debate is whether this subject is too emotional to be suitable for photography. It is precisely because of this debate that Robinson suddenly became famous and became the object of emulation by many photographers.

Families of cotton pickers

The Cotton Picker is another photo taken by his director. This work, shot in 1862, not only provides a picture of the plot, but also artistically shows the folk customs and pastoral scenery of Victorian England, which can be said to be a masterpiece reflecting the relationship between man and nature at that time.

Robinson believes that in order to achieve a certain artistic effect, photographers can do whatever it takes, including the director's manipulation. During his life, he took many such artistic photos and created his own unique photo making method. Like Ryland, Robinson's photos are made of different negatives. However, he cut out different photos, pasted them on a background photo, modified the seams, and then re-made and printed them. This method is called "Robinson Photography" because it combines wonderful parts into a photo through editing.

Robinson became the founder of high-light photography, and all subsequent high-light photography originated from his method.