Weisensel+-+Portrait



I thought this photos were really good because in the first one I liked the lighting and the colors around the subject. It has a calming mood and it has many different lines throughout the motorcycle. I liked the second one because of the point of view. It's a picture inside a picture and I liked the idea of that but the composition also caught my eye because the focus is on the two outer sides of the picture. The last picture I liked a lot because of the subjects but also because the composition. It takes up the whole page and the outer walls are duller colors and it's a spot light on the subjects and I thought it was a really cute picture. This work influences me because it makes me want to try different lightings and compositions. I want to try letting some of the subject fall off the page and have natural lighting from a window.

4. Explain what type of lighting (artificial: dramatic, flash, studio fill or natural: available, outside) If you need a review on lighting click here

For these three different photographs there are many different types of lighting going on between them all. In the first picture natural lighting is used. The natural lighting is the sun and it lights the picture. The second photograph it could be natural or artificial it's hard to tell in the picture what the lighting source is if it's a lamp or if the lighting is coming in through the window. The last picture is artificial because it's the lighting in the room that is the light for this picture.

5. 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 the pictures there are many different compositional techniques that are used. The first photo uses leading lines. The lines of the motorcycle lead you throughout the whole picture, it also uses level horizon. The second picture has fill the frame and rule of thirds. If you would divide the picture in thirds there would be something in every square. Lastly there is fill the frame because the picture is taking up the whole frame and there would also be point of view. It's different point of view because it's the side view of both the subjects.

6. 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.

The first photo was named Jon Bon Jovi and it was by Timothy White. The second photo was called self portrait in mirrors this is by IIse Bing. The last photo was called Usher and it was also by Timothy White.

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