Landmeyer+Ava+-+Portrait+Research

**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.**
 * Explain what type of lighting (artificial: dramatic, flash, studio fill or natural: available, outside) **If you need a review on lighting click here. **
 * I believe that all three photos are shot with natural lighting, and, in specific, inside available light, All three pictures look to me as if the subjects are placed near a window, allowing the natural light to shine directly onto the subject and create a variety of which parts of the subject are well lit and which are more dim, which can create a mysterious feel of a half light, half dark face/subject.
 * I believe that all three artists used the rule of thirds to create their portraits. The bottom left and right photo have some use of leading lines as well, through the lines on the wall on the bottom photo, and the (possibly unintentional) horizontal lines on the right photo that lead to the subject.

==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. == 1) Larry Clark

http://www.blueskyclassroom.net/course_content_files/imported_%20content_files/common%20to%20all%20files/useful_web_sites/Camera%20Techniques%20and%20ideas/Self%20Portraiture/famous%20photographers%20-%20self%20portrait.htm

2) Diane Arbus http://www.blueskyclassroom.net/course_content_files/imported_%20content_files/common%20to%20all%20files/useful_web_sites/Camera%20Techniques%20and%20ideas/Self%20Portraiture/famous%20photographers%20-%20self%20portrait.htm

3) Julia Margaret Cameron http://www.atgetphotography.com/The-Photographers/Julia-Margaret-Cameron.html

==Make sure you site the source where you got the photo (weblink not just google images. Need to list the actual site) ==

==A: How do these artists make their portraits become true works of art, not just snapshots? ==
 * Each artists has a clear vision through their portrait through the use of facial expressions and body language. If the artists wanted just a simple snapshot, they could have placed their subjects in the middle of the photo, asked them to smile, and been done. However, these artists directed the mood of their photo through a more complex process of unique facial expressions, body language, and compostional techniques.

==A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? ==
 * Each of the photos share common compositional and lighting techniques. In each photo, a clear use of the rule of thirds is seen, as the subject is shifted to the right in each photo. Each photo also seems to utilize natural lighting, as the subjects all seem to be placed near a window. The use of natural, availiable lighting is also seen, as all three subject appear to be placed near a window.

==A: How might their artwork influence your own? ==


 * I would like to experiment with having my subjects not smile, in order to portray a more unique, thought-provoking portrait. I also will continue to use the rule of thirds, and perhaps attempt placing my subject near a natural light source, as opposed to bright artificial lighting.