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All three photos I choose were by Annie Leibovitz, after seeing some of her work in Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone I instantly fell in love with the pictures, they were mysterious and beautiful! The first photo was a celebrity interpretation of Aladdin and Jasmine, with Marc Anthony as Aladdin and Jennifer Lopez as Jasmine. This picture uses artificial lighting, such as studio lighting to create the soft illuminating light on the couple. The photo uses fill the frame, level horizon, and a focal point, Jasmine. Fill the frame is demonstrated by the carpet reaching across the whole photo. The level horizon is demonstrated by view of the sand dunes in the background giving the photo a sense of orientation. Jasmine is the focal point of the image, she is dressed in gold from head to toe, bring out other features in the pictures such as the fringe on the carpet. The title of the series is "Disney Dream Portraits," the best known name for the photo is //Aladdin.//

The second photo is Angelina Jolie in a bathtub, she looks mysterious and the white tub and blue water contrast with her dark features. This picture uses artificial lighting, like the first photo it also uses studio lighting. Studio lighting lets the photographer control the amount of light the subject is receiving, in this case a softer light. The photo uses leading lines and point of view. Jolie's body has a gentle curve to it guiding the viewer through the picture. Leibovitz uses an interesting point of view, such as someone walking into the bathroom and the subject is surprised, but also is nonchalant about it. According to the site, the name of this photo is //Angelina Jolie Nude Bathtub.//

The third photo I thought was the most interesting, it seemed like a circus gone bad. The bright red contrasted well with the manly black and white background. This photo used natural light during the daytime on a cloudy day to create more of a black and white background. The photo uses rule of thirds, leading lines and level horizon. Rule of thirds is demonstrated by having a interesting subject within all of the nine boxes created by rule of thirds. Leading lines is shown by the lampposts leading up to the main subject, the girl on the spinning pinwheel. The level horizon is demonstrated by the level skyline in the background of the photo helping with the orientation of the photo. The name of this photo is, //Annie Leibovitz - American Music//.

SITES﻿: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony: http://imlbc.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/jennifer-lopez-marc-anthony-annie-leibovitz-1518864-1555-10621.jpg?w=535&h=365

Angelina Jolie: http://obamapacman.com/2010/01/annie-leibovitzs-mac-has-seen-a-certain-golfer-topless/annie_leibovitz-angelina-jolie/

Circus: http://www.andrewsmithgallery.com/exhibitions/annieleibovitz/americanmusic/annieleibovitz.htm