Shannen+W+Portrait



1) The lighting in the first photograph of Taylor Swift is definately studio lighting. We can tell because the background is pure white. The photographer uses the leading lines of her hair to draw your eyes up and down the portrait. This photo was taken by an unknown photographer. The white of the background and the pure black of the sweater contrast eachother well. []

2) The lighting in the second photograph taken by Cindy Sherman is likely studio lighting. She likely added a greenscreen image as the baskground off of a computer, but the original image was probably in a studio. The artist uses the leading lines of the cheekbones to draw the eye outward and up. The artist filled the frame by using a colorful background that also added interest. The curly hair is also used as a way of framing the facial structure of the figure. []

3) The lighting in picture number three by Robert Bergman is available naturl lighting, likely found in a somewhat shady spot outside. The artist uses the boys cap and sweater to frame his face. The sweater and skin color also contrast eachother bringing visual interest to the color, or lack there of, in the picture. The artist foes a good job with texture and composition in this picture as we can see the smoothness of the boys face and sweater against the roughness of the background. []