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//Portrait captured by Brian Ingram// === The lighting used in this photo is dramatic. This is because the background of the portrait is pitch black, with only few spots of highlight on the face. It could be inferred that the artist used a dull light to light up the center of the face and tips of the fingers. When looking at compositional techniques, the artist used filling the frame, leading lines, and focal point. This is obviously a close up portrait; the face and fingers fill the entire frame. I feel this gives more emphasis on the emotion being portrayed. The leading lines are evident in the fingers. Each finger leads the viewer up the cheekbones and to the focal point; the eyes. This is a great way of showing off the focal point because it makes the portrait that much more interesting. Around the eyes, it is very dark and there is no detail but when looking at the eyes, the detail is everywhere; one can see the veins in each eye and everything in the iris. The artist who shot this portrait is Brian Ingram. Ingram is an American portrait photographer who is skilled in bringing enormous amounts of emotion in each shot he takes. The name of the portrait is not given. ===

//Portrait captured by Lee Jeffries//

===The lighting used in this portrait is available. This is because the light gives off this soft feeling, it doesn't seem like the person is in a studio with artificial lighting or in a dark room. The light is the only prominent source because the background is getting what the man is not blocking. Looking at the portrait and knowing the different compositional techniques, it could be shown that rule of thirds, focal point and point of view are used the most. The point of view is a homeless man; that's the type of person (along with women) the artist likes to takes shots of. This man has gone through so much with living on the streets; there's a great story behind his eyes. The artist is trying to make the viewer see that these people exist, and there's more to them than what's portrayed on tv or what you see in towns or cities. When I look at the portrait, my eyes are immediately drawn to his. His eyes hold the most amount of emotion and like everyone says, "the eyes are the window to the soul". By having his eyes the focal point, it's easier to tell the story and have a deeper meaning than just a portrait. His yellowed eyes look tired and it makes me want to sit down with him and hear his story. The last compositional technique the artist used is rule of thirds. Instead of having the man stand in the center of the frame, the man is standing to the right and part of him is going off the picture. To me, I like it better than having all of him be in the entire frame. The artist who took this picture is Lee Jeffries. In every portrait he shoots, he makes it his only goal to bring light to the eyes of the homeless. He wants to show the world that through the eyes of the people who are homeless and waiting for handouts there is a light that can't be denied.===

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//Portrait captured by Nina Masic//

===The lighting used in this portrait is natural. This is because the entire picture is light; there are no dark patches indicating the photo was shot in a studio. In addition, there are trees and a barn in the background. Compositional techniques that were used are filling the frame, level horizon and focal point. Even though the model's face doesn't take up that much space, the artist fills the frame by having her hair spread about the bottom of the frame and the multiple trees in the background. In addition, the color scheme makes it seem like there are more objects in the portrait than there really are. The artist uses level horizon by having her face horizontal. The edge of her face divides the portrait into two sections; the top half is blurred out and the bottom half in clear focus showing every detail of her. When I look at this portrait, I think the focal point is the main features on her face. For example, my eyes are drawn to her eyes, nose and lips. There, the expression is very simple; almost like the model is in a calm state. However, we can only see half her face so there is some mystery to what's actually going. The artist of this photo is Nina Masic, a foreign photographer. She first pursued graphic design, but then found that photography was her true passion.===

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