Portrait Photography

This photograph was taken by Thomas Leuthard. This photo was grouped with 15 other photos from the same album. This picture really stuck out to me first and foremost because it is black and white. Second, the photo is not only unique but has a sharpness that the eye is attracted to. I like that the picture is open to many possibilities, no one is sure what is exactly going on, what is the boy running from, where is he going? The image allows the viewer to wonder. 

This picture by Cody William Smith depicts a shadowed man standing in the middle of a set of railroad tracks. It must be a cold evening since the man in the picture is leaning back and exhaling creating the illusion of steam coming out of a smoke stack of an engine. I like this picture because again, its in black and white, also the image has the "shadow"effect. 

In this photograph by Tracy Tomsickova two boys are playing in a park. The reason this photo stuck out to me is the reason that this is a portrait of these two children, but also, one kid is painting a portrait of the kid sitting on the ground. It is a portrait inside of a portrait. COOL STUFF.

Here are two other children, standing in the middle of a pretty big city. This photo was taken by Andrew Brooks. I like this picture because it has truth in it. Its scary growing up not knowing whats expected. This picture conveys the sense that that is true. Little kids in a big city is dangerous and scary. The picture does a great job of showing the contrast between the small children and the skyscrapers in the distance. 

In this picture titled "Land Surveyors" photographer Erik Almås uses pure nature as the back drop. The distant mountains keeps my eyes on the horizon. Almås uses all neutral colors in this photo that keeps it calm. I like all of these pictures because they are all relatable, I can see myself in each of these pictures therefore it opens up the picture to be personable.