PHOTOS BY EVE ARNOLD
These three photos are all from the same black and white collection by Eve Arnold. This photo features natural light found inside this room which I think is really enhanced by the contrast of black and white. The legs of the dancers create sharp lines across the photo, that creates a sense of movement and balance because the dancers are literally balancing. Arnold used rule of odds in her photo by showing three dancers. I really love this photo because of how raw it is and the resting dancer gives you a sense of their hard work and how its not easy to dance and look pretty all the time. It's hard work that requires time to breathe. I think this photo really captures them in a natural state not posing or trying hard to look good.
This photo uses soft found lighting sort of to the side but not too harsh. Her hat creates diagonal lines and so does the wallpaper. Her pose is twisted towards the camera but she's still looking away as the man in the back faces her. It tells a story, about what exactly I don't know but it does. Her pose resembles the legs of the table she's sitting on. The lighting creates almost a color blocked rule of thirds. One third is light the other two are dark. I really like how her facial expression conveys her raw emotions of contemplation and deep thought, thinking about her life and possibly the man behind her.
This photo has a strong use of rule of thirds placing the subject in the front third of the photo. I think the light is coming from the upper left side of the subject and casting down across her face the the right half of the photo. The light almost creates a spotlight for her like a blanket of light surrounding her. This photo creates a lot of questions about the subject. Why is she wearing a newspaper(?) hat? Why is she sitting in a metal chair in the bathroom? What is she thinking about? Where is she? The lighting and background create a story for the subject and open it up for the viewer to interpret. She's not looking at the camera, so what is she looking at? We don't know. Is she just thinking? The lighting, background and straight on although slightly crooked angle creates a personality for her. And I think that's what a good portrait does.
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