What kind of photography style did Weston initially practice?
Abstract
Pictorialism
Surrealism
Cubism
Answer
Pictorialism, the artistic photography style Weston initially practiced, aimed to elevate photography to the status of fine art by emulating the painterly aesthetics and techniques of pictorial art. Pictorialist photographers manipulated their negatives and prints, often using soft focus, diffused lighting, and exotic printing processes, to create evocative, atmospheric images reminiscent of paintings or drawings.
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