Moran+Lauren+Portrait



The photograph of the women on the far left comes from Martha Graham’s Dancer collection. In this piece the positions of the subjects hands are making our eye go to her face creating leading lines. The subjects face is the main focal point, her face brings emotions of pain, and sadness. I can also interpret this because the photo is in black and wit creating a deeper feeling. Our point of view is the woman's face being pushed pr molded together by her hands. The lighting in this photo has flash and can come off as dramatic. The other photos in the Dancer collection, the subject was indoors most likely a studio. [|__https://www.imogencunningham.com/martha-graham/__]

The photograph in the center is by Sidney Poitier and is untitled. It looks like there could be natural lighting and maybe studio fill. The light is mainly focusing his face and hand. There is some signs of leading line. We get leading line from his had to his face. The focal point of this photograph is the man. The expression of his face makes me feel happy for him, his smile and the brightness of his face makes the viewer interpret that this man is happy and something that happened, he might have been thinking of a memory, or someone might have said something funny.

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The photograph of the women to the far right is by Courtesy Robert Bergman with no title. This photo was taken with natural available lighting. You can tell from the background and how the woman's face is light up. Her face almost fills the frame and her expressions is neutral but telling a story too. Telling the story about her culture almost. With the bags under the eyes, she is problem struggling and tired. There is also a use of rule of thirds, there is something in each section of the photo.

How do these artists make their portraits become true works of art, not just snapshots?
One way artist create true works of art is when they catch the emotion of someone. The emotion is tell a story. Another things artists due is research their subject and from their know what kind of style the portrait of style would be to best represent the background story of the pice. Another way artist make true artwork is by creating a scene. They take their subject and put them in a place that fits with their personality to help the audience get the full experience. ==A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? == One lighting technique that is effective in photographers work is the natural lighting and how it displays on the subject. Meaning you shouldn't take a photograph of your subject standing in front of the light, rather be behind the sun. This way the light reflects off the subject. In the photo taken by Courtesy Robert Bergman, he filled the frame. Sidney Poitier used a leading line in his work with the mans arm and rule of thrids. **A: How might their artwork influence your own?** Some of the artist influence me to capture a subject that has a background or story and use that to represent them as a person. I also think about the angle and how that will capture the right moment that best help tell the subjects story. Looking through the photographs I can tell that the scene helps tell the view the subjects story and will be looking to do the same for this project.