Weinfurter+Portrait



These three portraits were each created by three different artists: Annie Lebowitz, Andreas Feininger, and Miss Anelia. In the first portrait, artificial light is used, but there are several different lights being used. First, there is simply just the natural light of the room, but then there are also spotlights in certain places to add a dramatic effect. In this photograph, the use of leading lines and rule of thirds is best used. the spotlights help to lead the viewer’s eyes around the picture and the subject is placed off to the side to create an interesting composition. This portrait by Annie Lebowitz is simply just titled, Nicole Kidman, after the subject of the portrait. This artist made her piece her own work of art because she is known for shooting pictures of famous people, often using interesting scenes and objects to help showcase the model’s personality. The second photo of the boy holding a camera by artist, Andreas Feininger, appears to be using artificial lighting due to the fact that the light on the boy’s face is greatly exaggerated. This portrait fills the frame by zooming in very close to the boys face. Also, I find it interesting that the camera appears to be the focal point rather than the boy. While the photo is a portrait of the boy, the camera is brighter, closer, and more detailed, making it more interesting to the viewer. This photo is titled “The Photojournalist” and was shot way back in 1951, however, it still has the look and feel that some current photographs possess. This artist makes his artwork unique and different because he adds interesting objects to the portrait so that all the focus is not just on the person, but on an object that helps to showcase the personality of the person. Finally, the third image is a self portrait with the subject placed multiple times throughout the image as if to show her moving around the room. This photo uses natural available light, judging by the large window placed on the back wall of the room. In a way, this artist has a good sense of leading lines and filling the frame in this piece. Since she has placed herself multiple times in one piece, it makes your eyes move around to the paper to examine each figure. Also, this way there is something going on in every corner of the photo, filling up the space in an interesting way. The artist of this piece is called Miss Anelia and she’s more of a current photographer so she doesn’t have as many famous or known photographs such as the other artists I looked at. However, I was interested in her work because it was different. Rather than just showing an interesting image of a person, she sort of creates a story within her pieces. To me, that is way more exciting to look at rather than just a simple photograph of a person. Therefore, I chose all three of these images because these artists all have an interesting and appealing style to me and I might consider using some of their techniques so that I can make my photographs interesting and unique as well.

~"Celebrity Portrait Gallery." PBS. PBS, 3 Jan. 2007. Web. 15 Oct. 2015. ~"Vintage Everyday." : Interesting Photos of Famous Photographer's Self-portraits. Web. 15 Oct. 2015. ~"20 Famous Photographers." 20 Famous Photographers. Web. 15 Oct. 2015.
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