'Reenactors'

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This paper discusses a series of photographs called "Reenactors,". This refers to historical military reenactors, depicted in a series of photographs using some of the techniques of Richard Avedon for both his fashion photography and his portraits. This paper also indicates to some of the reasons Avedon used the technique and reasons why the current photographer also does so.

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"My project is entitled "Reenactor," and it consists of a series of simple black-and-white photographs of historical military reenactors. These photographs were taken with a 4x5 camera, though it was difficult to use on location. I also used two profoto flash heads with a portable battery pack, a major aid because lighting conditions were often poor. To take these photographs, I traveled around the United Kingdom to Bristol, Portsmouth, Southampton, Coventry, and Redditch, among other sites, where I would meet contacts I had made via e-mail and an advertisement placed in Skirmish magazine, targeted at reenactors. I carried with me a 9-foot seamless backdrop to be placed behind each subject to make the setting timeless. Because we often shot in people's homes, on the street, in a backyard, or at a festival, I wanted nothing modern in the scene."

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