Studenec+Madyon_Portrait

== The photographer of this photo is Annie Leibovitz. (left most photo) She uses artificial lighting as an accent to the background of the woman in the photograph. She also uses rule of thirds, leading lines, level horizon and framing as compositional techniques in this image. It shows the viewer a scene as though straight out of a Hollywood photo shoot. The photo in the middle is taken by Juliet Margaret Cameron and instead of one sole subject in her picture, she has 4 individuals who are all doing different things. They are together, but all seem to be in their own world. Also she uses filling the frame, lighting and value with the sepia hue in this picture. (Middle). Lastly, a woman by the name of Diane Arbus basically threw aside the stereotype of women needing to have a perfect figure and celebrates that women can be attractive even if they aren't a perfect stereotype. She uses leading lines, breaks the rule of thirds, and uses contrast to accentuate this photograph. (Right most photo). ==

These artists use different points of view, and different lighting techniques to give the photos more depth, contrast and value. They also make the photo black and white to give it a more serious mood. This also allows the observer to view it in multiple ways. Along with that, they take objects or people and place them in ways that are not ordinary so that it creates an interesting image. Most of the artists make the person the main focus of their image so that the viewer isn't distracted by other objects in the photo.

Looking at these images, the artists have inspired me to take photos of something that has a message. An object or person that can be interpreted a different way depending on how the viewer understands it. It may mean something deep and meaningful to me whereas someone else may see it as a whimsical, creative image. I will also take into account lighting when I take my pictures so that it can add some flare to the image.

Sources: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/annie-leibovitz/photo-gallery/19/

http://diane-arbus-photography.com/

http://www.atgetphotography.com/The-Photographers/Julia-Margaret-Cameron.html 