Day 19 – Favorite photo out of costume – 30 Day Charlie Chaplin Challenge

Charlie Chaplin, photographed by Lee Miller

There’s a bunch of great photos of him out of costume, usually wearing a suit. I have a couple in my room, one of him (probably in his 20s) in a suit, and another of him wearing everyday clothes (one of his tennis sweaters), holding a violin, talking to Buster Keaton on the set of Limelight.

And then there are the artsy ones like the one above taken by Lee Miller. I absolutely love the lighting.

Another one that is artsy, and I love almost as much as Miller’s photo, is one taken by Edward Steichen in 1925. Again the lighting is great, and the use of Chaplin’s larger than life shadow.

December 28th, 2020 by