Biely+Portrait

The first portrait shown was shot by Cristina Hoch, and appears to be using available natural or artificial light, as show by how the most of the girl's face is lit where she is looking towards, but the rest of her is shadowed. It uses the rule of thirds, keeping the girl and leaf not centered and adding visual interest, her face and the leave pretty much fill the whole frame, and her hair and the leaf really nicely frame her face. This image is a work of art because of the way the photographer has her facing and the leaf she's holding, it was a planned image, and it influences me to make some of my art more serious, but still beautiful. (Image source)

The second portrait shown was shot by Greta Tuckute, and looks like it was shot with dramatic studio lights, because of the more harsh way it hits the woman's face, though the black and white makes it a little harder to tell. This image uses a more interesting point of view, showing the side of her face rather than just the front, she really fills the frame, and her headscarf and hair frame her face really nice. This is a work of art because her headscarf and facial expressions really tell her story, and it influences me to really tell stories with my work, create a background. (Image source)

The third and fourth portraits shown were shot by Katerina Plotnikova, and the both look like they used outside natural light possibly combined with a studio or fill light. They both use nature as a frame, in the first image, it's grass, and in the second, the trees in the background. They also use leading lines that guide a viewer's eye to the fox(es) and then back to the girl(s). This is a work of art because of the specific positioning of the girls and how they interact with nature, again, it was planned out, and influences me to try to make some of my work connect to nature and other things important to the Earth, others, and me. (Image source)