Dorothy True 1919

Alfred Stieglitz made this gelatin silver print, *Dorothy True*, and well, I guess you could say, he painted with light. The way the light catches the soft waves of her hair and the gentle curve of her cheek, it's all about these subtle shifts in tone. It makes you think about photography as more than just capturing a moment. It's about seeing. There's something so intimate about this image, like we're catching a glimpse of her in a private moment. The velvety grays and soft whites kind of blur the lines between reality and dream. The way the light drapes across her cardigan and the pillow is so gentle. I keep coming back to the way her eyes look straight at you, even though she's lying down. Stieglitz had a real eye for capturing the essence of a person, just like his wife Georgia O'Keeffe. I think both of them showed us new ways to see each other, and the world.