HSiebert+Portrait



Ivring Penn, Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon made their portraits become true works of art not just snapshots. Ivring Penn has interesting portraits because of the different techniques he used and all the different poses of the subjects. Also, Ivring had most of his portraits in black and white which made them all look like works of art. Next, all of Annie Leibovitz portraits had a unique message through the poses of the subject or the background. Her portraits were really thought out and not just quickly shot. Lastly, Richard Avedon’s portraits were all works of art because of all the different techniques he used to create a bold statement through the photo. Overall, all these artists created works of art rather than just snapshots because they thought through all the techniques, lighting and poses of the photo.
 * How do these artists make their portraits become true works of art, not just snapshots? **

** What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? **
Out of Ivring Penn, Annie Leibovitz and Richard Avedon portraits I see that they have all used extreme artificial lighting in most of the photos. They use compositional techniques like filling the frame, rule of thirds and leading lines. In most of the portraits by these artists, the subject fills the frame and touches the edge on at least three or all sides or the subject goes off the edge which creates a more interesting portrait. They also incorporated using rule of thirds by placing the subject in different parts of the image, but Richard placed a few of his subjects in the middle. Lastly, they all used leading lines in their portraits either in the background, clothing or sometimes the body of the subject.

I really like some of Richard and Ivring’s portraits, so I want to incorporate the same compositional techniques they used in their portraits in my own photos.
 * Connections to your own work and your own experiences. What does it remind you of?**

Annie Leibovitz is the artist of this photo, she uses artificial light as seen in the studio there are light bulbs in this portrait. Also, she uses rule of thirds as she placed the women in the portrait is placed on the right side of the photo. Lastly, she took this photo in an interesting point of view, looking from up rather than straight on. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/annie-leibovitz-photo-gallery/19/#11

The artist of this portrait is Ivring Penn, he used what looks like artificial light like studio light. He used some compositional techniques like filling the frame, where the subject touches the frame on all sides. Also, he shot the photo up close where not all his body is showing and some goes off the page. http://hubpages.com/art/Irving-Penns-Extraordinary-Portrait-Photographs

Richard Avedon is the artist of this portrait, he used natural lighting since it is outside and could use artificial lighting from the street lights too. He used leading lines, where the street leads your eye back to him and the trees lead your eyes upward. Lastly, he placed the subject right in the middle of the photo breaking the rule of rule of thirds but I think that it works in this image. http://www.avedonfoundation.org/