Film Photography

Herb Ritts (1988) This is image was taken in 1988 by Herb Ritts. Out of the many works that I seen by this photographer, this is one of the pictures that I gravitated towards. The reason I chose this image was because of the level of detail that can be seen in the water droplets, the water itself, and his hair. In his image, I noticed that Herb Ritts seemed to focus on the subjects physique more than his face which leads me to believe that the subject might be a swimmer if I'm not mistaking. This picture is an example of environmental portrait because the subject if a person and surrounding him is water. I really appreciate the individual features of water droplets and how smooth the water looks. I'm not sure of the man is standing up and getting watered down or if he is doing some sort of swim move. I believe that this brings a different interpretation of the picture. I also like that the man seems to be halfway in the water yet all of him is wet. This image is very interest

- Arnold Newman In 1942, this image was taken of a German painter and sculptor named Max Ernst. Like many of Arnold Newman's work, it is a portrait of someone in their work space or in an environment that defines who they are in a sense. In this image that was taken, I noticed the different art works that's hung up on the wall and the one sculpture that is sitting on a stand. To me this image shows who the subject is. He is a creative person and it also seems like during his time, he takes a break and sits in his chair that's like a throne and he smokes. The subject is a busy person who seems to dedicate his life to his work. I appreciate the different contrasts and elements of the picture. The different shadings and lightings brings a different level of detail to the image. The position in which the subject is sitting in shows that he is a serious and stern man and this can all be interpreted in the image. I also like the smoke that surrounds the man. He seems unbothe