Mistele+Portrait

Portrait Timothy White's photo titled Katherine Heigl, demonstrates many compositional and lighting techniques that qualify it as a good portrait. White in this photo used natural available light as the light filters through the window on to the subject. This source and way of lighting give the image an interesting shadow of the window panels on the subject which creates interest. The lighting in this photo helps set up the compositional technique of leading lines as the shadow from the window create lines that lead your eyes throughout the whole image. As well the drapery in the background have leading lines vertically as well which contrasts with the horizontal leading lines from the shadows. The artist also uses the rule of thirds as he placed the subject of the picture off to one side, but kept something interesting happening at each intersection point, whether it be a drape or shadow.

http://www.timothywhite.com/portfolio/portraits/hollywood

Arnold Newman's portrait photograph titled Igor Stravinsky has interesting lighting and composition techniques within the portrait. The artist uses the piano as not only an extension of the subject, but as a framing compositional technique. The pianos lines frame the subject of the the portrait which is the individual. As well the piano also contains leading lines which allows your eyes to view the whole picture not just the focal point or the subject. For lighting techniques in this portrait Newman used fill light because there isn't a shadow behind him or behind the piano when he is lighted by artificial studio light. One side of his body is lighter than the other which implys that studio lighting was used, but there are no shadows which is due to the fill light.

http://www.arnoldnewmanarchive.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=9

Julia Margaret Cameron's untitled portrait photograph incorporates many lighting and compositional techniques that help create an interesting photo. The artist uses compositional techniques of fill the frame and framing to help set up her photograph. The wings of the child help frame her face, and the majority of the photograph is the child's face and wings which is the compositional technique of fill the frame. As well rule of thirds is applied in this photograph because something interesting is happening at all parts of the photo. For lighting techniques Cameron uses natural light as the subject is outside and the light is directed onto the subject.

http://www.atgetphotography.com/Images/Photos/JuliaMargaretCameron/cameron12.jpg