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1. The first portrait on the left is by Annie Lebowitz. I can't exactly tell if this portrait was taken outside, or inside with that background. To me, it looks as though the portrait was shot in a studio with the background, and in that case, I think the artist used studio fill lighting. This portrait was interesting to me because of the contrast between the sky and his outfit; It makes him stand out more. Also, the color of the sky seems perfect. I think sunsets are beautiful. This artist used the rule of thirds by placing the person on the right edge of the photo so he fills up 2/3 of the frame. They used a level horizon as well. I like that the horizon is on the bottom section of the image. http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/cnishared/tools/shared/mediahub/07/15/71/slideshow_871157_APfiction17a_304559.jpg

2. The second portrait is by Berenice Abbott. The artist used natural outside lighting to take this photograph, but edited it to be black and white. The fact that this portrait is back and white is very fitting. Because he is an older man, the black and white just works well. This portrait told a story to me. What i got out of this image was that the old man has loved photography since he was young, and he wanted a portrait of him and his camera to show his love for photography. The artist definitely filled the frame with this portrait. The focal point is on the mans face and his camera. It's easier to focus on those things with the background being blurry. Overall, i felt that this portrait was very well done. http://www.mocaga.org/

3. The third and final portrait that I chose was by Chip Simone. It's hard to tell what kind of lighting the artist used, but I'm guessing he used either studio fill or flash. What I loved about this image was that I could feel the emotions the bride was going through. Chip Simone did a great job at capturing her emotions. The artist used rule of thirds by putting the person on the edge of the photo, and even having her cut off makes the portrait that much better and mysterious. It makes me wonder if her husband is by her side, or if maybe she's waiting for him. He used framing by framing the womans face with the thing on her head (sorry for my lack of vocabulary). The focal point of this portrait is definitely on her face because it's being lighted by the artificial lighting. Also, it was easy to focus on the girl because of the background being almost completely black. http://www.contentwire.com/img/Bw2BE-nBjTWe3HPw.JPG