Eight Portraits Emulating the Style of Richard Avedon

This picture is so clearly black and white. The cross and the glasses add so much personality to the subject, while the look in her eyes conveys a sadness masked by her entire demeanor.

This picture is black and white, but after some editing I added more contrast and fading, and it began to look more brownish. The look in the subject's eyes is one of ambition and boyish delight. I also like that the fabric is folded in such a way that it gives the illusion of sun being cast down on the subject.

In this picture, the subject looks confident and at ease. I am grateful that I was able to catch this moment.

The connection with the camera that the subject has in this photo is awesome! She looks so comfortable, relaxed, and pretty.

 I love how I was able to catch this moment of sadness and acceptance. I think that the eyes convey something real and the mouth does too.

This picture is very unique. I love to play with texture, so I choose a bumpy white background for this photo. It is less traditional. The subject's eyes are really intriguing although they are not looking at the camera.

This picture is so real to me. The subjects eye's are so soft, while the picture is hard and contrasting. The picture is a contradiction. There is a loving smile on the subject's face, while he is also stern.

I love the contrast in this photo. The subject looks so elegant, powerful and yet sad too. I think that it truly emulates Richard Avedon's style through its beauty and true emotion. 

Light Painting

I like this photo because the light illuminates the hand. It is an empowering image. I think that it eminates strength.

This is a cool picture because it is filled with such warmth. The iluminated wood and orange color adds to the warmth. I also think that the light painting looks like a dragon or some mythical creature.

Motion

This photo was originally bright yellow and black. I moved the camera slightly to blur the picture and create a sense of motion. I also edited it to make the yellow more murky and greenish.



This photo is of another picture hanging inside our school. The glass and flash caused white to appear in the photo along with the bluryness. I like this picture because it gives off a majestic and hevenly vibe.

In this photo the blur gives the illusion of motion. I think that it is cool how the contrast between the book and the symbol blend into each other.

This picture is my favorite. It was originally in color but became more appealing to the eye when I made it black and white. I think that this is such an iconic picture and that the bluryness and color give it a new perspective.

Foreground Background

This picture shows foreground and background because the coconuts are in focus and the street and man are blurry.

Because the word "open" is clear and the background is blurry, the picture represents foreground and background.

In this photo the flowers are crisp and focused on, while the background is out of focus.

I had a lot of fun editing this photo. I wanted to make the fire alarm another color because we often associate red with fire and danger. The alarm is the focus of this picture, while the background is pixilated and blurry.

Repetition

This picture demonstrates the use of repetition to add depth to the photo. I also focused on the "A" and placed it in the corner according to the rule of thirds.

The lines and repetitious boards of wood add depth to this photo.

The holes in the table add depth because they repeat and get smaller as they get further away.

In this picture the trees repeating and appearing behind each other in different sizes add depth and dimension to the photo.

Leading Lines

This is a picture of curtains in room 101. I think that the shadowing and lines not only adds depth to the picture, but also adds texture. With this picture I also experimented with the pixalation which was fun and modern.



With this picture I not only used the repetition of pennies to create depths, but I also used the lines that the pennies create.



In this picture, I took it from a diagonal to create leading lines to add depth to the photo.

This picture is by far my favorite. The leading lines in both directions add so much depth to the picture. They also catch the eye to create a plesant image.

This picture is of the student mailboxes which will soon be removed! Leading lines applies to this photo, because the lines created by the objects add depth to the picture.

I spent awhile editting this picture. I like how the railings disappear into the dark and the stairs below add depth to the picture. This picture demonstrates the techinque of leading lines because the lines in the photo lead the eye into different dimensions in the composition.

The Rule of Thirds

This photo follows the rule of thirds because the sky, water and sand dived the photo up into thirds. I love the light and the ripples in the water as well.

The water in this picture is all the way to the left side and it travels two thirds up the picture.

I love the close-up of the wood and how you can see it splintering. The eye is drawn to the hole in the upper right hand corner and thats why I think it abides by the rule of thirds.

I really like to include texture in my pictures. This photo represents the rule of thirds because the main subject is not in the center of the picture.

This photo follows the rule of thirds because the seagull is in the top left hand corner and the very defined sand, blurry sand and sky divides the photo into thirds as well.

I chose this picture because I love the light and bubbles in the main subject of the picture and because it follows the rule of thirds.