Cecil Beaton was a British photographer who made many portraits of celebrities and the elite, including royalty or film stars. For my set, I am inspired by the portraits he photographed in garden settings and with flower imagery. He inspires me to use techniques that can make my photographs look more like oil paintings than photographs. For example, Beaton often has the model pose with their head turned away from the camera, suggesting that they are resting or lost in thought. There is a dreamy atmosphere, especially in photographs that are hazy, with soft focus. He uses the flowers and trees to frame the model’s face. He also makes sure to show the model’s outfit in detail, using framing that resembles what’s classic in painting more than photography. Lighting is a very important part of Beaton’s garden photographs. Often the models are backlit, so that the light hitting their face is soft, not too strong.