Kennison+-+Portrait

These photos were courtesy of Arnold Newman, Annie Leibovitz and Bernice Abbott.

The types of lighting used in these photos above are as follows:
1. The first photo looks like it was taken with a single studio light which is why only part of the photo or the path of which the light is in is brighter than the rest of the scene. 2. The woman is photographed with a studio light as well, most likely with an umbrella because of the way her shadow is casted on the wall behind her. 3. The third photo is more difficult to distinguish, I'm going to say it's natural light with a window on the right side of the photo that is giving more light to the left side of the photo rather than using a studio light.

Compositional Techniques:
1. The first photo demonstrates strong leading lines that allows the viewer's eye to be drawn across the entire photo. 2. The second photo shows the subject's body off to the right and fills the space in the way she is sitting. Her shadow is cast onto the wall behind her making it more dramatic. 3. The third photo is strong compositionally because the leading lines all over the photo allow the viewers eyes to be drawn up and down the expanse.

These artists created dynamic photographs because it makes you want to know the story or the feeling the subjects were experiencing at the time when the photos were taken. These photos would influence my own work because I want to create a scene or feeling with my portraits that make people question or wonder what it is these people were feeling, or what they were thinking at the time of the photo.