Philippe Halsman
Brian Lau
A fine portrait is a picture taken of someone to express the emotions of either the subject of the photo or the photographer. In addition to expressing someone else's emotions, a fine portrait should ideally evoke an emotion in the viewer of the photo. I like the the pictures above because not only are they visually interesting, they also show very raw emotions. The first one is harshly lit and the woman depicted is incredibly serious looking, making it an intimidating and threatening photo. The second one feels very nostalgic to me. The soft colors of the sunset and the flower being tucked into the man's hood are very innocent to me. However, I also like the inclusion of the dark black hood, consuming the man like the flower seems to be consuming the moon in the background.
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