Samuel+Portrait



Image of Nicole Kidman taken from: http://www.photography-art-cafe.com/famous-portrait-photographers.html Image of the hand taken from: http://www.richardavedon.com/#s=7&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&p=0&a=0&at=0 Image of James Franco taken from: http://www.timothywhite.com/portfolio/portraits/hollywood

The left image was taken by Annie Leibovitz of Nicole Kidman. The lighting used in this image was artificial - it was very dramatic because of how it was accentuated in the background and it was also studio because of how they look like studio lights hanging form the ceiling. The compositional techniques that were used were rule of thirds because of how the girl is pulled off to the right side a little bit, and also framing because of how the two walls that are to the left and right sides of the image. I think this image is good because of how the lighting and brightness really draws your attention and makes it a beautiful photo. The entire photo is pretty dramatic, and this is a good thing because of how the dramaticism draws a lot of attention and makes the picture very attractive.

The middle image was taken by Richard Avedon. The lighting in this image is available natural lighting. The compositional techniques that were used in this image are fill the frame because of how the hand pretty much takes up the whole picture, but focal point was also used because of how there is no background except for the white and it makes your eyes focus on the hand. I think this image is good because of how it gives you an idea of what the person that's picture was taken is like - you can tell that they work a lot because of the texture that was emphasized on his fingertips, and then you can also tell that their hands are really dry from the texture which maybe represents how they have had a dry past because of how hands represent your past. This photo simply just makes you think and forces you to wonder what this image is really about.

The image on the right was taken by Timothy White of James Franco. The lighting in this image is available natural light from the outside through the window. The compositional techniques that were used in this image were rule of thirds because of how the man is off to the left a little more, and also value because of how there are many different shades of purples and whites throughout the image. I think this image is good because of how the black on his suit really attracts you to him as the focal point of the image, and also his facial expression and body language make it seem like he's in a depressed state and you wonder what's going on with him. Timothy White has given us an image here that triggers our emotions and brain to find out the meaning behind the image.