Wiley+Portrait


 * Taraji P.Henson**  **Robert Downey Marilyn Monroe**

Photograph One and Two :Timothy White
Many of Timothy White's photographs are portraits of famous people, each picture he takes is unique to the person in the shot, not one of the portraits are alike, thus he makes true works of art by capturing the true individuality and emotions of the people in his photos. Timothy has a tendency to incorporate a variety of lighting techniques in his work,they range from natural lighting,dramatic lighting and artificial lighting. Looking at the images above it has inspired me to express emotion by using dramatic lighting in my portrait. Some compositional techniques in his work including fill the frame,rule of thirds and unusual point of view. These techniques will influence my work greatly when taking pictures, I want to get the best results possible, therefore I will try my best to use the techniques to my best ability when shooting. The first two images both show dramatic and studio fill lighting. Typically studio fill lighting is used when a subject is standing alone, because it is able to enhance the focus and outlines the details of the subject. Dramatic lighting is convenient for when the photographer wants to create emotion and a mystery in the photos. Both techniques can be seen in the two images above. The first photo, of Taraji P. Henson, shows leading lines because the artificial light rays guide us and highlight her features. White did an excellent job of the bricks filling the frame of the subject in the second photo of Robert Downey. I admire Newman for his art of being able to capture the feeling of the moment and the world around us, it is so fascinating to look at his pictures. I also like that all the pictures are in black and white, they create a subtle but powerful mood in his artwork. Newman shows a combination of natural light,dramatic light, artificial light and studio light amongst his work. In my picture I want to include a combination of dramatic light and studio light like Newman does. Many of his works include point of view, fill the frame and rule of thirds. I found the third image particularly interesting, the way it was shot, how it was shot, who it was and why did she look so empty? When people think of Marylin Monroe,they think an actress but this photo feels raw, which is captured by the dramatic light Newman creates.The unusual point of view of which the picture is taken, almost draws me in like it it some sort of mystery. The reason why I liked this photo so much is because how real it felt, I want my portrait to feel just as real and raw as this one.
 * Photograph Three: Arnold Newman**

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