Introduction to my chosen Artist

This brief consists of different assignments, for the first one we was given a photographers name, that we then had to go away and research their work and create a 5 minute presentation to find what they specialised in.

To do so I have to research the following:

What is their approach/What tradition does their work belong to?

What is their work about? 

How is their work made? What equipment/techniques do they use?

Where have they published their work (books, galleries, magazines etc)?

The photographer I was given was Diane Arbus. When I first began researching Diane Arbus I wasn't very keen on it as her style of working is far different to my own. I began by looking at all of her famous photographys and read up on her own opinion of them as well as other peoples to help me to understand what its about.