Roberts-Portrait

Kyle Roberts
Portrait Research Photography B4




 * “New York” **

**By: Rene Burri **

 * “Self-Portrait” **

** By: Lee Friedlander **

 * “Untitled” **

**By: Martin Munkacsi **
==A: How do these artists make their portraits become true works of art, not just snapshots? == These artists make their portraits become true works of art by incorporating complex compositions and designs into their images.

==A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? == The first picture features natural light, as it is taken by someone hanging outside a window. The photographer incorporated leading lines in the photograph, as seen on the side of the building that lead you to the subjects. The second photo most likely utilizes artificial light, as the man taking the self-portrait appears to be in a bedroom. One compositional technique the artist uses is framing with the outline of the mirror. The third photo also uses artificial light and framing around the subjects.

A: How might their artwork influence your own?
These artists artwork will influence my own in the fact that they all have complex compositions. The photographers all refrained from having a single subject and placing them directly in the middle of the shot. They use leading lines and framing to make their portraits more interesting to look at. They also have very unique point of views; the two where the artists used mirrors to take shots of their reflections allow the audience to feel like they’re almost looking at a picture of a picture.

V: Vocabulary you should know
Compositional and lighting techniques

?: Questions you have as you read, something you don't understand.
n/a

==C: Connections to your own work and your own experiences. What does it remind you of? == The pictures featuring reflections reminds me of the “mirror selfies” my friends and I take on our phones when we’re together.

__Sources of All 3 Images:__

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