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The photographer of this photo was named Julia Margaret, and she photographed random civilians in her chicken coop that she converted into a studio. She waited in the hot sunlight until she got the perfect opportunity to capture her photograph. One of her philosophy’s was,”Where I have such men before my camera, my whole soul has endeavored to do my duty towards them, in recording faithfully the greatness of inner, as well as the features of the outer man." She was very dedicated to her work, and she portrayed it through her photos. In this particular photo she used the rule of thirds by having each part of the man’s head be separated equally among the photo. The man’s head was the focal point of the photo since her was pictured in the center. Half of the man’s head was black, and half of the man’s head was white which provided this piece with more depth. I like this picture because it has the perfect balance between black and white. The lighting in this photo truly captures all of the strengths in this man's face. The dramatic lighting highlights his messy hair, white eyebrows, and wrinkled skin. [|__http://www.atgetphotography.com/The-Photographers/Julia-Margaret-Cameron.html__]



The photographer of this photo was named Timothy White and he’s known for photographing famous peoples playful and real selves. White has been a photographer for over 30 years that captures legendary people in various ways to capture each individual's characteristics and personalities. In this particular photo he photographed Sharon Stone. He used the rule of thirds and put Sharon in the center of the image as a focal point. Sharon is wearing a red shirt and the background is also red causing Sharon to blend in with the background.As for the lighting, it is used as a spotlight on Sharona and is somewhat dramatic lighting. I liked this photograph because it shows Sharon Stone as a bold and daring young women. I like how he used red to make her stand out.

http://timothywhite.com/bio

The photographer of this photo was named Annie Leibovitz. She is also known for photographing celebrities. This particular photograph is of Bette Midler and it is titled, “Bette Midler”. I got this photo from PBS, who had a celebrity portrait gallery. Annie used rule of thirds and put Betty in the center of the frame as the focal point. I think this portrait is very good because of the lighting, emphasis and framing. The lighting appears to be artificial studio fill, which makes the subject clear and exposed. The lighting fills everything in the portrait, including the background of the wood and roses. The black in her outfit pulls out the color of the red roses. The emphasis is placed on the woman by her light skin standing out against the dark roses and background. This draws the viewer's eyes to the subject and makes her very defined. The roses frame the women and offer a sexy and dangerous feel to her. Her body position and the rose in her mouth creates this feel and enhances the portrait. I liked this image because the mood all of the elements created when put together.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/annie-leibovitz-photo-gallery/19/