Dabney+A4+Portrait

Picture A Picture B Picture C

Picture A: This was a picture taken by Dorothea Lange in 1936. The title is "Migrant Mother" and it was taken in Nipomo, California. The lighting that was used was natural light, this was a photo taken outside. It is slightly darker because they are under a tent. This family is actually a Pea-picking family that made 7 cents for the week. This photo really captured the feeling of the times which was the Great Depression. You don't know it but this women actually has seven kids and all of them work on the Pea farm with her. I love how the kids are leaning on her shoulder and the lines in the moms face shows just how hard they have it. Dorothea used the fill the frame technique which works very nicely to portray the Depression. Her hand is the leading line to her face which is the focal point. The children seem to be in the distant but not to much. Overall this was my favorite portrait I saw because of all the emotion that is shown.

"Dorothea Lange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. [|.]

Picture B: This is a picture taken by Steve McCurry in Timbuktu, Mali I was unable to get the Title because all of the websites were blocked with this photo. The lighting that was used was a flash. The focus was on his face to show the struggle of this little boy, I think that if the background wasn't blurred the message wouldn't have been as powerful as it is. He also uses leading lines in his arms to lead your way up to the face. The last technique he uses is framing. His hands are framing his face with the L shape. This is a good way to get our eye to the main attraction.

"Steve McCurry Photography." //Steve McCurry Photography//. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. <http://www.stevemccurry.com/main.ph

Picture C: This is a picture taken by Annie Leibovitz of Lucy Liu. The lighting that was used is Studio lighting and you can tell because os the shadows. The main composition that she used was lines. The line in Lucy's back and in her legs is amazing. There is no better example of lines than this picture. She also used the rule of thirds because her body is more to the left. I really liked this picture because it's a different type of portrait, not just the face but also her body and it has a very strong message.

Annie Leibovitz : Photographe | nikohk." //nikohk//. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. .