Beecher+Portrait

Beecher Portrait 1. The first picture seems to be artificial light. It is hard to tell with such a close up but from the reflection off his head it appears that he is inside. The second picture is natural lighting. The man in the picture is sitting in a perfect position by a window. The left half of his body fails to be lit up because the lights are off in the room leaving the only part of his body (the right half) being lit up by the window. The third picture is natural light. Benicio is sitting outside on a bench by some old looking shed. You can tell it is natural lighting because because of the shadows behind him and by his legs seem very natural. The fourth picture looks like it is studio lighting. I say so because the face is well lit and the shadows around the leaves that light is almost coming directly.

2. The first photo is a great example of fill the frame as well as rule of thirds the lines and the fingers even make an argument for leading lines. The second picture reminds me of focal point because a majority of the photo is dimly lit other then the mans body, actually half of his body. I see framing in the third picture with Benicio in the middle of the portrait, see leading lines with his arms and the lines on the shed behind him. The fourth picture has a focal point being Jim Carrey's face. Kind of leading lines because like the last picture, if we follow his arm it leads up to his face.

3. The artist who photographed Benicio Del Toro and Jim Carrey is Mary Ellen Mark. These photos do not have titles. Much of her work includes photographing celebrities and actors on movie sets. I don't know the artist who took the first two photos. I came across these pretty randomly while scrolling through a gallery.

http://www.maryellenmark.com/index.html http://www.imogencunningham.com/page.php?page=sales

A. The artists allow us to feel when we see these portraits. When I see the photo of Benicio Del Toro smoking, it makes me feel kind of relaxed. You can see in his eyes that he is relaxed. I wonder what is going through Jim Carrey's mind as he shoves an american flag right up to the lends while he carries a pretty serious face for a guy who is laid back and humorous all the time. They make you think beyond a pose.

B. Their artwork might influence my own because I like how in three of these photos the individuals are doing more than just posing. Taking a picture, smoking, ect. It gives the photo character. In my mind, i pay closer attention and wonder at it because through the actions, there is more story to be said.