Single vs. multiple light sources

 With a portrait that is lit with only one light source it creates nice shadows on the outline of her body and also creates a hot spot around her forehead.

With a portrait that is lit with multiple light sources as you can see the side of her face is lit but you can also see a little bit of light on the back of her head. Using more than one light source can make it easier to evenly light a photograph.

 When using soft light in portraits it makes colors pop and skin look softer and more smooth it shows less curves and makes the picture more dramatic in some cases

When using hard light in portraits the light tends to make the picture very contrasted and it exagerates the curves a lot more.

Rule of Thirds

• The above photos use rule of thirds in them to try and keep the photo more appealing

• These photos do not use rule of thirds rather they have a blurred background or fill the frame
• I think the composition works by breaking up the photo and not having all the attention in the center it directs your eye to one of the crossing lines.

Activity 2

When john Szarkowski said "quoting out of context" he meant we have the ability to choose what the scene will look like we have the option to take out or include whatever we want in a photograph this allows us to change the context.


The public might have been shocked to see realistic pictures because they are not used to this kind of art. Before this time art was very unique and there wasn't much of realistic art it was all interpretation of reality not actual depiction.



I choose this picture because it is a good example of what we are talking about. This is a painting of a scene just like what Degas was doing. Painting by Ralph Goings.