Schwab-+Portrait



I chose these three pieces by Diane Arbus, Bernice Abbott and Richard Avedon respectively because of their eye for different. Each photographer's galleries were full of bizarre things like 'freaks', unusual poses and unusual subjects. I'm not sure where or how the photographers met the subjects of their portraits, but I'd like to know. The photo of the woman by Diane Arbus uses the rule of thirds and soft artificial lighting. Bernice Abbott's photography also incorporates both of these photography techniques, but she also uses a detailed and interesting background and puts her subject farther away. Richard Avedon's photo of Andy Warhol's scars uses artificial studio lighting and line very strongly. All of the scars lead into one another and make the image very easy to look at something that is usually hard to look at.

Each of these photos are incredibly well done with perfect lighting and composition. The poses are interesting with different ideas and feelings behind them and the imagery is enhanced by the focused and clean photographs.