Becker+Portrait



The first image I chose was of an old man. I chose this photo because I liked how it sort of showed his character and reflected who he was. I like how it really shows all the wrinkles and crinkles in his face. I this one of the strongest aspects of this photograph is the high level of contrast. The lighting is quite dramatic and is artificial lighting for sure, and because of the dramatic lighting it could be a studio light too. The composition of this piece using the L shape to frame him. I forgot to find the artist of all of my images, but I got all of my images from flickr on the group "The portraits and faces".

The next image is my favorite by far. I love the emotion that you see in her face, I love the angle, I love how her head is cut off, I love the lighting, and I think the best part is how subtle it it. I think this piece does a good job of showing emotion without being super dramatic. The image is lit with natural available light from the window. The image is also lit from the inside with artificial light. The composition is sort of the L shape, but I think even though she isn't filling the frame, that the zoomed in feeling of the image makes you feel like you are right there. I'm wondering what she is looking at and why she is so serious. I don't know the artist, but I got this image from flickr.

The image of the boy I think is another really strong image. I'm wondering what the intense look on his face is, and where he is, whats his story? I love how he is cut off by the door or window because it sort of keeps him and his story hidden and unknown. I also really like how he isn't cut right down the middle, but sort of off the one side. The contrast in this image is also really good, I like how the background is sort of there, but almost completely black so you focus on the boys face. I can't really tell what kind of lighting is being used, but I would have to guess its using natural lighting because the light on his face isn't really too dramatic. I like the composition because it is simple and right to the point. The dramatic line down the middle is directly where I look. I got this image from flickr.com.

The last image here is of a girl pondering life. I don't really like how posed it is, but I like the composition and how the background colors are lighting her face. It looks natural, but dramatic. Im wondering how her face was lit because the lighting looks too dramatic to be natural, and she isn't washed out at all which is how a lot of my images turn out.