Portraits

Fine Art Portraits

Florence Owens Thompson
In the image to the left- I love this photo because you can tell how hard this woman's life appears to be and the stress within her face and through the body language of the kids.

Steve McCurry
The image at right shows the fear and worry that is within her which you can tell by her eyes, and in addition, the overall mood is tense and slightly anxious. I love this photo because you can feel the subject's emotion.

Editorial Portraits

Bazaar Magazine
I think that Lady Gaga is incredibly bold and her style reflects that. This image of her is a modest look, but yet it has a lot of character and I think it captures a calm version of Lady Gaga which is why I like it.


Essence Magazine
I love the image at right because it makes it look like Tyra Banks is happy and confident, and it overall has a cheerful and positive mood.



The difference between an editorial portrait and a fine arts portrait is with the fine arts portrait it is up to you to decide the mood and feel of the image, as well as what the photographer was trying to portray. Where as in an editorial image, it is very staged, and the headlines, words and phrases almost determine what you should make of the image, because the image is a reflection of the content of the magazine.

Depth of Field and Abstraction

Abstraction: Abstract photography is depicting an image that is unique, and capturing it in a way that is different from how it may usually be taken

Unknown Artist
This artist used depth of field because they focused on the spokes and the front image instead of what is around the spokes.

Unknown from Pinterest
This image has a deep depth of field because it allows the whole image to be in focus, and it captures more than just the clouds or the building, but rather both.

Shallow Depth of Field



Still Life by Unknown







Portrait by Lisa Kristine






Landscape by Unknown