Portrait+Photo+Assignment

Portrait Photo Assignment __**Part 1 **__ Research the work of two portrait photographers. Provide at least two examples of their work and explain unique aspects of their technique in capturing images of people. What are some typical elements of their work?

Portrait Photo Photographer #1: Meredith Zinner

This image focus on the face of the girl; her eyes are looking off the camera. This creates an interest for the viewers as they will wonder what she is looking at.

This photo also applies an element of rule of the third, and use a black and white color. The light coming from the middle the picture create a color contrast for the whole picture



There're no bodies in this portrait photo. The photographer shows the kids having fun on a birthday party indirectly by shooting a pair of hands taking photos with a camera. He takes this photo in a very different perspective; it lets viewers see things through a camera.

This photo focus upon one body part by getting close up to the hands. The light makes the hands in the photo have a nice color contrast. This photo also applies the element of triganles.

Portrait Photo Photographer #2: Kari Kochar This photo is taking with a camera at the side. The boy in the picture is in a diagonal angle, and it makes this image looks special. The body and the hand of the man frame the boy.

This image alter the viewer's perspective of looking things at the eye level. It also has an element of getting up close. The big hand and the small hand in this photo are also in contrast.



This image also alter viewers' perspective. The photographer chooses to shoot boy at his eye level. It lets people see what things look like in children's eyes -- everything is huge! The photographer also obscure part of the man's body to help creating a vision of hug legs.

The boy is hugging and hiding behind a man's leg, showing he's shy or scared of something. This image also use black and whie color instead of colorful picture, and it helps create a feeling of scary.

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