Kyte+Portrait

=Portrait Research=



Explain what type of lighting (artificial: dramatic, flash, studio fill or natural: available, outside)
The first picture is an example of natural light from the sun. This causes for the person to be naturally lit and have a very natural look to them. As for the second picture, there was artificial light and it creates a dramatic effect. This artificial light looks as if it is bouncing light and is bouncing off one side of her face. Because there is only one side of her face being lit, this creates a dramatic effect. As for the last picture, the light that is being used is natural light but it is giving off a dramatic effect.

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.
In all of these pictures, very similar compositional techniques were used. For example, fill the frame was used and rule of thirds was also used. In the first and third pictures, the photographer filled the entire frame of the picture with the models’ faces, giving almost none or no view of the background. As for the second picture, the photographer didn’t fill the entire frame with the model’s face and instead put her right in the center of the picture. So, because all of these photographs had the girls right in the middle of the photo and they were pretty much the only thing in the photo, this makes them the focal point- another compositional technique. Lastly, in the first and third pictures, there is the use of having the subject go off the frame of the picture. The girl’s hood in the first picture slightly goes off and makes the viewer wonder about what could be around her. As for the third picture, the top of the girl’s head goes off of the frame, making the viewer wonder the same thing.

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.
I couldn’t find the artist for the first picture I chose because the website it is on, is having technical issues and could not be brought up. However, for the second picture, it was taken by an artist named Arina. Lastly, the third picture was taken by Danny Santos the second.

Make sure you site the source where you got the photo (weblink not just google images. Need to list the actual site)
First picture- The site was unable to be reached. Second picture- [|__https://www.pinterest.com/djokovicmladen/portraits-male/__] Third picture- [|__https://freeyork.org/photography/beautiful-portraits-strangers-danny-santos-ii__]