Boelter-Eberhardt+Portrait



Image 1: The first image I used was created by Julia Margaret Cameron. There was no title on the image but it is of a little girl, praying. For this photograph she uses artificial, dramatic lighting. The compositional techniques she uses includes leading lines, framing, and point of view. Leading lines are shown in the hair as it basically leads you to see the little girl praying, and framing is also created by the hair as it creates the shape of the girl. Lastly, point of view is provided to show a story. The little girl is looking offing the heavens and praying for something she desperately wants or needs. Julia creates true works of art by creating a story through her pieces. This influences my work to create a story to my pieces and bring life to my photographs.

Image 2: The second image I used was created by Arnold Newman. There is no title to this piece but it shows a woman in black and white lost in thought it seems. In this photograph, he uses dramatic lighting along with point of view. He uses dramatic lighting on her face as it shines through the darkness and really brings out her face. He uses point of view in his lighting to highlight the story he is trying to tell. He creates works of arts through his story behind the piece, which is really left up to your imagination. This influences my work to highlight the main idea I want to create in my piece.

Image 3: My final image I used was created by Julia Margaret Cameron, as well. There is no title in this piece either but it shows a young woman looking into the distance. When I think of a story for this I think of a woman waiting for her true love to come home from war. I get this feeling because of the brownish tint of the photo giving that old theme. The lighting used in this one is dramatic like the first one which gives a sense in the type of lighting the photographer likes to use. She uses point of view in creating this design through her story and giving character to her model. She continues to use stories to create her true art work. I will continue to us this as an influence in my work.