Yousuf Karsh;thesis statement:biography, starting out,influences, talents, techniques,claim to faim

YOUSUF KARSH: By Sarah Velez As Karsh became aware of photography as an art, he sought to portray his desired world personalities. Karsh's goal was to develop a great deal of skill and understanding towards his subjects in order to record their greatness in their portraits. Karsh tried to bring his subjects into a specific state; a state that he thought should expose the subject's inner self. Anything spoken of Karsh's subjects could never be …

…his image of humanity--in defining and illuminating the uniqueness of the personality, in profiling the autonomy of the individual. He crystallized his models and set them in atmospheres of light. In these settings their facial landscapes became dramatic interplays between light and shadow. Karsh will continue to remembered for his courage, industriousness, single-mindedness, intuition, and high standards of quality maintained in his work for over sixty years, which helped him express his faith in humanity.