Snyder-Portraits

These are some of the pictures I choose as very good portraits that I found from famous photographers

Websites: http://www.richardavedon.com/#s=1&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&p=0&a=0&at=0 http://www.timothywhite.com/portfolios http://www.arnoldnewmanarchive.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=9

Usher Photo: I think that this is a very good portrait of Usher and his child because with their skin touching each other it shows unity in the family and that is also represented with the kissing of the child and the hands grasping each other to represent that this is a family and there is love there. With the composition techniques here are like leading lines because you look at the faces first and then the hands and that leads you down his body and off the page but showing the unity as one family with the son and father. Taken by: Timothy White

Eifel Tower Photo: I think that this is a cool way to take a portrait of someone because it makes them look bigger than he really is. The photographer placed him next to the famous tower but then shot from below to make him look bigger but also made him stand with his legs shoulder width apart and having the other man in the background like he is closer to the tower but again looking tiny compared to the man that the artist was photographing. The artist made this photo in black and white which gave great contrast between every element in the picture, like the main character, the tower and the gentlemen in the background. Taken by: Richard Avedon

New York City Photo: I think that this was a different way to take a portrait of someone but an interesting way to give the character ethos and credibility for who he is. The cool part of this portrait is that not only is it odd that he is standing on a very bright red ledge that pops in the photo above water but in front of the entire city in the background. It makes him look like he is a very successful businessman because it looks like he is holding paperwork which could relate to the buildings in the background like he would be working there. He is also in the business suit which, again, relates to the city in the background and the red thing shows leading lines because it is so bright you look at that first, which then leads you to the man and after you see him you look at the city. Taken by: Arnold Newman