Douglas-Portrait



The first photo is very intense. There was good artificial lighting and the black and white tones make it look very dramatic. The person looks wet almost like sweat and this shows him in a way that maybe he is a serious person and is athletic and more dirty. The contrast was shown very well in this photo with the lights and darks and his body fills the frame. He doesn't have much of a facial expression, but he does look serious or concentrated. His hand on his face may represent that he's thinking about something. His eyes are very intimidating. It's strong because he doesn't appear to be wearing clothes so he is a very natural person or is comfortable with himself. Overall a very strong photograph.

The second photo has very pretty available light because she person is outside and it looks somewhat sunny out. This really brings out the earthy tones, not only in the background, but in her hair and face/skin tone. This photo is dramatic because she isn't looking at the camera. She is holding a camera, not taking a picture, but she looks like she's interested in something else, maybe because she doesn't like having her picture taken, or wants to show that she is quiet and observant. The photo has pretty good filling the frame with the background and she is pretty close to center.

The third photo is very interesting to me because it's hard to tell exactly what is going on in the picture. The man is in front of a light, could be considered available, artificial light or just artificial lighting because you can see the light on his face, but most of him is shadows because of the more intense light in the background. He looks like he could be a photographer because he has a light shining on a sheet that's reflecting off to make his face have some light. This technique gives the photo great contrast because there are true blacks and the light is very light; however, there aren't many in-between tones. This photo is strong because it doesn't show his face, but shows what he may be interested in because he's looking deeply into the object.