2. Mario Testino
Peruvian fashion photographer Mario Testino’s work
has been published in top fashion magazines like Vogue
and Vanity Fair. His photo-shoot with Princess Diana for
a Vanity Fair edition in 1997 is widely regarded as the
highlight of his career.
The photographer received an invitation to exhibit his
creativity works from the ‘Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza’
in Madrid, and he became one among the few living
artists to do so.Testino was bestowed with an Honorary
Fellowship from the ‘Royal Photographic Society’ in the
year 2011.
Born: Oct 30, 1954 in Lima Peru
Nationality: Peruvian
Style: Fashion photographer
Education: Universidad del
Pacífico, Pontificia Universidad
Catolica del Peru, University of
San Diego
Testino’s style is intended to capture his subjects in
moments of engagement or expression, as opposed to
the vacant, glassy-eyed aesthetic of many of his
contemporaries. “I photograph what
I see—and what I want to
see,” he says. Testino’s images are filled with life
and personality
3. I have chosen this image as a representation of Mario
Testino creativity. The young woman in the picture is Kate
Moss she's a famous model.
The most bold and striking part of this photography is the
abstract eye paint. The cool colours around her eyes
highlight and contrast with her warmer and darker
green/brown eyes. My eyes are drawn to the
randomness, the photo uses the rule of thirds with a
simple background which is effective due to the amount
of impact it adds to the image, so the audiences eyes are
focused on her. The photo uses high contrast lighting to
enhance the bright colours on her face and facial
structure, having her hair tied up helps her facial strucer
stand out as no attention is anywhere other than her
face- this is also why a close up shot has been used.
The direct mode of address is important as it adds impact
and makes the photo and colours even more bold and
intense.
Kate Moss
4. The next image I have chosen to analyse is one taken of Princess
Diana, fiver months before her tragic death in August 1997/ was
photographed by Mario Testino. I like this picture as I think it shows
a really good representation of her. The portrait image is taken in
black and white with reflects her elegance, also the positioning of
her laying down shows her relaxed which goes against the formality
of the Royal Family's image. The angle is flattering and could be
classed as a low angle image which shows her true beauty she
looks natural has she has mini um make up on also dressed in a
white and a very elegant dress to reflect perfection her, the
lighting is in daylight and is some what natural apart from the
artificial lighting on her face.
Princess Diana
5. Annie Leibovitz
Annie Leibovitz is an American photographer who is best known for her
portrait work, she is a famous portrait photographer whose photographs have
appeared in a number of magazines and publications. Famous for clicking the
portraits of celebrities, she began her career as a staff photographer for the
‘Rolling Stone’ magazine.
Becomes Known for Photographing Celebrities
Her best-known photographs feature actress Whoopi Goldberg with only her
face, arms, and legs peeking out of a bathtub full of milk; TV star Roseanne
Arnold mud-wrestling with her husband Tom; and the artist Christo wrapped in
fabric like one of his artworks.
Born: Oct 2, 1949 in Waterbury,
Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality: American
Style: Portrait photographer
Education: San Francisco Art
Institute
“When I say I want to
photograph someone, what it
really means is that I'd like to
know them. Anyone I know I
photograph.”
6. This photo stands out to because of the white textures on Meryl
Streeps face makes her eyes and lips stand out. It makes me focus on
her eyes and gives off a serious tone using direct mode of address to
draw the viewer in. This photo is a metaphor of Merlys acting career,
and how diverse and versatile she is as an actress show by how she is
pulling her face which creates a sense of illusion. The image is framed
into a close up, as to show the emphasis on her face which is helped
with the simplistic dark background and plain white shirt. Leobovitz
used her signature soft warm lighting again in this portrait photograph
with it being very clean and crisp.
Meryl Streep
7. The striking thing about this image is the excessive
facial expressions that Cate Blanchett is pulling, (just like
the comedy and traged masks).
The 2 faces of Cate show the different roles an actor/actress
can play (different personalities).
The shots used are close up with uses the rule of thirds this
emphasises the faces to add extra effect, the background is
simple as not to take attention away from the faces with a
board depth of field.
Cate Blanchett
The left image is more clear as our direct address is focused on
her eyes, where as the right side, her eye focus is not towards
the camera lens. The lighting is much more brighter on the left
side to emphasise the madness of that role, where as on the
right side there is more shadows to show the gloomy-ness
of the role.
