Mouradian-Portrait+Research



Explain what type of lighting (artificial: dramatic, flash, studio fill or natural: available, outside)
In both the first and the third photos, the photographer used natural and available light (the sun) to give off certain affects. The lighting in the first picture makes it feel serene, while how the lighting lays on the girls face in the third picture makes it feel guilty and a bit intense. In the middle picture, studio light was used. ==Explain what type of compositional technique (leading lines, rule of thirds, framing, fill the frame, level horizon, focal point and point of view) the artist used to create their portraits. == In the first photo, the woman is the focal point, however there are other compositional techniques used, such as leading lines with her hair and also level horizon. In the second photo, Meryl Streep is the focal point, however there is also rule of thirds with her two arms and face in the middle. In the third photo, her arms act as leading lines to her face and it makes you wonder why she's gripping the sheets like that. **Tell who the artist is that shot the photo and the title of the image if available. If you use flickr.com images you may not get the actual name of the person so use their user name.** 1. eleanor callahan 2. annie leibovitz 3. cindy sherman

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 * 1) http://www.cindysherman.com/images/photographs/Untitled93.jpg
 * 2) http://www.masters-of-photography.com/C/callahan/callahan_eleanor_chi49_full.html
 * 3) http://www-tc.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/files//home/wnetwp/webroot/wnet/wp-content/blogs.dir/4/files/2008/08/leibovitz_gallery_streep.jpg