Dillemuth+Portrait

Compostional Technique
In all, they use an interesting point of view: a picture of washing hands and a side-view of a face. In the bottom and right picture, it uses the rule of thirds, focusing all of the facial features in one side while the other two sides are filled with cheeks and the back of the head. In the top picture, the focal point is the tub of water with leading lines of the edge of the bowl that lead into the fingers of the subject's hands.

Type of Lighting In the actual portraits, it looks like studio lighting was used to create dramatic shadows on the subjects' faces. However, the bottom portrait could the outside light from a window but it looks almost too dramatic for that. In the uppermost picture, outside natural light was probably used as it was an outside picture (as you can see from the dirt ground), allowing reflection of the sky on the water.

Top: Imogen Cunningham: Aiko's Hands, 1971 (Link: [] ) Bottom: Arnold Newman: Marilyn Monroe Hollywood CA 1962 (Link: []) Left: Timothy White: Harrison Ford (Link: [])

w do these artists make their portraits become true works of art, not just snapshots?
A: What lighting and compositional techniques are evident in the photographer's work? A: How might their artwork influence your own