Read the excerpt from "Dorothea Lange.”Early on in her training, she steered clear of formal poses. She instead focused on capturing moments based in authenticity that were more than what met the eye.

“Steered clear of” means avoided or stayed away from. The excerpt says Lange did not use formal poses early in her training, so “stayed away from” is the matching choice. “Tried to capture” describes what she focused on instead, not what she steered clear of.

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