James+Garcia+Portrait+Research

The photo of NWA was interesting to me because it used more than one subject to tell the story. Not only that but the story it tells is quite interesting. Knowing the time racial tensions were high, which made this group have to make a statement. So they posed in a intimidating way and they looked all tough, but they way the piece was composed I also get a "we are people too" vibe and it's just a really nice piece overall.

The photo of Nic Cage with a cigarette in his mouth is a very neat piece to me because it tells a similar story to the NWA one. it says "Yeah I'm hard as hell, but I'm just a man." It almost has a depressing vibe with an even deeper meaning that I can not figure out what it is. It is something about the look he is giving the camera.

The photo of Ziggy Marley is possibly one of my favorite portraits I have ever seen. It has the happiest and most chill vibes I have seen. The smile on his face and the surrounding just gives off a really nice comforting vibe, almost cloud 9 esque. The colors are so organic and simple and I love it.

When it comes to art, portraits especially It’s all about the emotion and vibes shared throughout the piece. Not just via the subject, the background and lighting, the piece as a whole tells the story. All three of these examples used natural light to light the subjects face, which I really like the warmth of natural light so I will for sure use it in my composition. Most of the work was centered, the subject was in the center of the frame, HOWEVER the photographer did a good job of filling the frame as there is not too much background exposed I will use natural light as I do like the feeling it gives, as well as I REALLY like Timothy White’s work and he is for sure going to be my inspiration for my piece. I am considering trying something new, perhaps a //dutch angle// or something along those lines, just to make my piece stand out. I have never honestly done portrait work aside from // little // abstract portraiture, which will make this an interesting challenge. However this makes me quite excited to work on this piece. I'm thinking I want to give off a deep meaning, perhaps some dramatic lighting on the face but making sure it is softened in in photshop or shaded by something, especially using natural light

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Lighting Subject Border Frame Fill the frame Filter Negative Space DOF