Koepp+portrait



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 *  my first picture the artist Andreas Feininger uses very dramatic lighting surrounding his face in his self portrait and I believe he may be using bounce lighting as well. In his self portrait he uses many compositional technique and one of those was leading lines but he only used one leading line in which forms a circle and draws your eye all the way around his face. Another compositional technique he used was level horizon. Although there is no horizon line, the reason I say he uses that technique is because everything in his portrait is very steady. For example the camera is not tilted and everything else is just very still and level.
 * My second picture is a self portrait taken by Ansal Adam a landscape artist. I love this portrait because even though its a self portrait it still shows that he is a landscape photographer because he used his shadow that was show on the land. Ansel used complete natural light given off by the sun and I think that really hows hi natural personality. He also used many compositional techniques and one of the most obvious ones is leading lines. The cracks in the ground all lead up to where Ansel shadow is shown also the leg of the cameras stand, it moves in a diagonal line that draws your eyes to both the camera and his head. Another compositional technique he used was rule of thirds, Ansel did not just place himself directly in the middle he places himself aa bit more to the left. Lastly another compositional technique Ansel used was point of view. He did not just take a selfie as a portrait he took a picture or land but also include himself and his camera from an unusual point of view.
 * My third portrait is a portal of the beautiful Sally Mann. Sally's portrait are really original and it tells what could be many stories that I think would most likely be dark stories. Sally used artificial light because she is in a room that appear inclosed and then very dramatic lighting in which I think helped a lot with her purpose, if i were to be right, In my opinion sally looks scared, nervous, dark, sad and the lighting really helps emphasis that. Sally also uses leading lines just like Andreas Feininger, in a circle, leading us forward themselves. Sally also used Focal point which of course was herself and then lastly really just fill the frame which I believe the circle is the frame.