Marz+Portrait



__Left Picture__ The lighting that Robert Bergman utilizes is natural, outside lighting, which helps to add a sense of realism to the subject.

In this portrait, Bergman fills the frame with his subject, which helps the viewer to get up close and personal with the subject, a woman living out on the streets. Because of this technique, we can see the pain in her eyes, as well as her bonyness. Bergman also frames the subject in the red graffiti in the background.

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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. =====

Robert Bergman is the artist who shot this portrait, titled "Untitled 1990) [|**http://www.themorningnews.org/gallery/a-kind-of-rapture**]

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Bergman, by use of filling the frame, is able to transform this portrait by capturing the realism of his subject. By the yellowness of the woman's eyes, and the furrow of her brow, which are very clear in this image, Bergman is able to convey how life on the streets is difficult, which exemplifies his artistry. =====

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A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? =====

A: How might their artwork influence your own?
The message behind Bergman's portrait is very powerful because the woman is pictured up close, which is a concept I can use when photographing my subjects. By getting closer to them, I may be able to tell their story better.

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The type of lighting that Arnold Newman chose to shoot his subject in was artificial, dramatic lighting, with the only light source coming from the small lightbulb above his subject's head.

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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 portrait, Newman incorporates the rule of thirds, cutting the photograph into three sections. In the bottom is his subject's face, in the middle is the lower part of the ceiling, and at the top is the light bulb. This design leads the viewer's eyes up and down the photograph. Newman also shot his subject at a lower angle, which gives the sense that his subject is a dominant figure.

Arnold Newman was the photographer who shot this, and the portrait is titled __Francis Bacon 1975__ []

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Newman is able to make this portrait a true work of art by incorporating the rule of thirds to capture his subject and his subject's environment. Also, by taking a different point of view in combination with the dramatic lighting, Newman is able to convey the message that his subject is, from my viewpoint, a sort of ominous, dominating figure.=====

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A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? ===== The rule of thirds and the point of view are techniques utilized by Newman in this portrait, and outside lighting was used.

A: How might their artwork influence your own?
Newman's dramatic lighting in combination with the lower angle shot of his subject is an interesting idea because it helps to convey a potent message. In my own photographs, I definitely want there to be a message like this that resonates with people.

__Right Picture__

The lighting that Arnold Newman uses in this portrait is dramatic lighting, which takes the form of backlighting in this image.

Newman frames his subject in the contraption, which makes it seem like the subject is part of the contraption he is being photographed in.

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.

Arnold Newman shot this portrait, and it is titled __Isamu Noguchi New York NY 1947__

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By framing his subject in the way that he did, Newman conveys the message that whoever this man is, he is one with his work, one with his machine, which takes the portrait beyond a simple snapshot. This technique conveys deeper meaning. =====

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A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? =====

Dramatic lighting and framing were used by Newman in this portrait.

A: How might their artwork influence your own?
The idea that the subject is one with the object surrounding him is an intriguing concept. This, combined with the dramatic writing, shows how serious the subject is, which is a concept that I could use to show how my subject is passionate about something