Ryan+VanWiligen+Lighting



==A: How do these artists make their portraits become true works of art, not just snapshots? == They add compositional techniques to the picture. They add their own flare and style which then makes the picture their own. They have the subject stand a certain way and they adding lighting in their own way also. Snapshots are just raising a camera and taking a picture how everything is. it's not changing anything like the lighting or how someone is positioned. each of these artists have their own unique way of taking photos.

==A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? == All the lighting techniques are evident in each photographer's work. Both natural and artificial lighting is used. I did notice that all the artists made their picture black and white which makes the different lighting stand out. When the picture is put in black and white if there is a reflective or glassy surface it really stands out. in all of t he photos above the background is for the most part a single color which makes the subject stand out.

A: How might their artwork influence your own?
The way it is composed as in the way the subject is standing or the way the camera is placed. the way the background is only one color which enhances the way the subject looks. the facial expression of each subject and how that almost tells a little bit about who they are as a person.

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C: Connections to your own work and your own experiences. What does it remind

I always want a background with a single color but there is no wall or whatever that i can take them against
Richard Avedon took all the picture above. This one stood out to me because it was two pictures in one and he went from having a normal blank expression to looking appalled at possibly this generation? It was interesting and made me think.

Richard Avedon took this photo as well. This picture got my attention because i feel like i know this guys life story through this one photo. He is older and the way he is dressed and the way he is standing makes him look like he is very hard working. He's been grinding his whole life. He's work hard to get where he is currently. If i can feel that from a picture the composition of it is amazing.