Project 1: Lighting(pt.1)-Image Bank

Herb Ritts - Al Pacino
Herb Ritts is an American photographer who is famous for his mastery of art and commercial photography. He mainly produces portraits and editorial fashion photography for big magazines and clothing companies. He also made many music videos. His style includes clean lines and strong forms that were simple to understand. He died recently in 2002 from AIDS.

I liked this photograph because first, it has a lot to do with our current project and also, its overall mood looked nice. This picture can be classified as a hard lighting picture as the viewers can immediately see the shadows on the model's face. Also since it was black and white, it let me compare my pictures from his.

Chapman Baehler-Untitled

Chapman Baehler is a photographer and movie director. Most of his photographs are of famous celebrities and he also took many album photographs for musicians. His sister, Rebecca Baehler is a cinematographer, just like him.

I chose this picture because of its connection to our current project and because I liked the model. Just like Herb Ritt's photograph, this is a black and white photograph, but with soft lighting. The viewers can notice that by looking at the model's face and the back ground.

Polly Chandler-Ball of Twigs

Polly Chandler is an American photographer, who is famous for her unqiue portrait style. Her pictures show the personality of her subjects through selective backgrounds and the use of large formats. She began as a graphic designer but changed her mind and ended up with photography.

I chose this picture because it was related to our project and it also reminded me of my pictures. This picture is black and white and contains soft lighting on the object. I also had some pictures of a ball-shaped object and played around with the shadow it casts on the table and also on itself.