Painting Recreation - The Girl With The Pearl Earring

Portrait Inspirations

David Doubilet 

David Doubilet was born on November 28, 1946 in New York City, and shoots underwater photography. He is well known because of his work published by National Geographic. He started getting into underwater photography at the age of 12. He would use a bag to keep water out of his camera. Over time he became more skilled and started shooting and sending time in the Caribbean. He then became a dive instructor in the Bahamas, where he would capture amazing pictures of the sea. He has shot almost 70 stories for National Geographic and has authored 12 books. 

The lighting is coming from directly about and is dimmed from the fish in front of it. The lighting causes the fish and man to have a silhouette. The location is somewhere in the ocean, i would guess the Caribbean or the Bahamas area. I would guess the camera settings would be very dark depending on how deep they were, because the sun is in the photo. The photographer positioned themselves underneath the subject to he would be between the fish. Clothing would be regular diving gear. The picture has balance because a circle is symmetrical.

I picked this image because it is so close up and detailed. I like the colors in the photo. The bright orange on the deep dark black helps make this photo so eye catching.

I picked this image because of the half above water, half underwater idea. I forget how big glaciers are and it was really interesting to see this perspective.

Ron Galella

Ron Galella was born on January 10, 1931 and is well known for being a pioneer paparazzo. He took many pictures of famous celebrities and throughout his career he has taken more than 3 million photographs. He served as a US Air Force photographer during the Korean War and after that graduated the Art Center College of Design in LA with a degree in Photojournalism. His photographic approach became famous for taking pictures of celebrities out of the spotlight. He is known for his legal battles with Mrs. Kennedy who filed a restraining order on him.

The lighting in this image is hard light and the photographer positioned themselves to Mrs. Kennedy's right side as she turned to look at him. The location was in the downtown of a city walking down the street. I don't know what the camera settings would have been the photograph is very bright though. The subject was wearing the everyday clothing of a celebrity. The picture has balance because the subject is walking with her legs spread evenly and her arms swinging, looking towards the camera.

I picked this photo because I liked how simple it was. The subject was just  drinking coffee and wasn't trying to hide from the photographer. It gave a very laid back look.

I picked this photo because I liked the clothing on the subject. The lighting made the picture look different than just a regular picture. The subject is smiling and it just helps tie the picture together making is happy and relaxed.

Thomas Mangelsen

Thomas Mangelsen shoots nature photography and is really good at it. He has traveled the world photographing nature. He was born in Grand Island and grew up hunting and fishing on the Platte River. This is when he first started loving the beauty of nature. He opened his first art gallery in 1970 and that has turned him into the amazing photographer he is today. In 2010 he was awarded the title of one of the 40 Most Influential Nature Photographers by Outdoor Photography. 

The lighting is natural outdoor lighting. This photo was taken at Brooks Falls. The photographer probably had the camera settings on a darker setting because it was bright outside.  The bear is the subject and is in the water waiting for a salmon to leap into it's jaws. The photographer used rule of thirds in this photo because the sockeye salmon is in the top right corner of the photo.

I picked this photo because Cheetahs are very cool animals and the photograph showed off the animal with amazing detail. The photo was very simple in that the background was blurred well and it helped to show of the animals fur.

I picked this photo because the reflection of the elk was extraordinary. The fog in the photo also helped add to the peacefulness of the photo.

File Formats and lossy versus lossless

What are three advantages of a RAW file:

8+ bits per color

Uncompressed (All data saved)

Higher in dynamic range

What is one disadvantage of a RAW file: 

Not as sharp as JPEG

What are three advantages of a JPEG file:

Standard format (Most widely used)

Small in file size

Sharper and higher in contrast

What is one disadvantage of a JPEG file:

Lower in dynamic range

1. Under the first heading "Capturing the Images," how much of the data does a RAW file retain after it is captured by the camera? Raw files retain all the data after it is captured.

2. Under the second heading "Processing the Files," what are some of the things that a RAW file enables a photographer to edit after the image is taken? White balance, contrast, highlights, shadows, colors and saturation.

3. Under the third heading "Practicalities," what are some of the factors that photographers must consider when deciding to shoot in RAW? Not every camera has the option and RAW is significantly larger than JPEG.

4. Under the fourth heading "Which one is for you?" why would an aspiring professional photographer need to know how to work with RAW files? Shooting in RAW allows aspiring photographers to enhance their photos.

1. Which file formats discussed have you used in the past?

I have used RAW and JPEG

2. What is the difference between a Raster and a Vector file?

 A Raster is compressed and contains pixels. A Vector image is not compressed and contains shapes, points and lines.

JPEG - Lossy, easy to upload, my camera can take these pictures

TIFF - Lossless, used to edit photos, no?

PSD - Lossless, used to edit photos, no?

DNG - Lossless, RAW image file, yes

6 Portrait Lighting Patterns

Split Lighting

 Loop Lighting

 Rembrandt Lighting

Butterfly Lighting

Broad Lighting

Short Lighting

Famous Paintings

The Girl With The Pearl Earring 
Where is the light coming from? The left side of the painting
How can you duplicate that light? Have the subject put the light source on the right side of their face when looking from behind as posed above.
What other non-clothing elements appear in the painting that you will need to duplicate? A black background.
What kind of angles did the painter use to compose the image? The subject posed looking over her shoulder and it looks as if eye level.
What clothing will you need to acquire/create to duplicate the painting? A blue/white headscarf item and a brown top that could be whatever because it is only from the shoulder up.
Who would be a good model? My mother could be a good model.
List the details you see in the painting, specifically the things the model will be wearing, poses they will need to hold, etc? They are looking over their shoulder with a blue and white headscarf and a white shirt(?) with a brown top over it.

American Gothic
Where is the light coming from? The front left side of the painting
How can you duplicate that light? Have the subjects stand with the light source to their 2 O'clock
What other non-clothing elements appear in the painting that you will need to duplicate? A house in the background and a pitchfork.
What kind of angles did the painter use to compose the image? The old couple standing directly in front of their house.
What clothing will you need to acquire/create to duplicate the painting? A white shirt, jean overalls, a navy suit, a navy sweater, a red sleeveless shirt and a pitchfork.
Who would be a good model? My Grandpa and an old lady at his complex.
List the details you see in the painting, specifically the things the model will be wearing, poses they will need to hold, etc? All clothing listed above, with the models facing the camera head on with the man in front of the wife slightly.

The Laughing Cavalier
Where is the light coming from? The light is coming from the left side of the painting.
How can you duplicate that light? Have the subject face the lighting a little off from the camera and have him look at the camera.
What other non-clothing elements appear in the painting that you will need to duplicate? A grey background.
What kind of angles did the painter use to compose the image? Have the subject turned towards the left a little looking at the camera with a grin.
What clothing will you need to acquire/create to duplicate the painting? A large hat and puffy shirt collar with a very colorful shirt.
Who would be a good model? My father.
List the details you see in the painting, specifically the things the model will be wearing, poses they will need to hold, etc? A complicated shirt with a collar and tie, a large black hat, and slightly turned toward the left.

What will be the three most difficult things to duplicate, in your opinion? American Gothic would be most difficult to recreate because multiple subjects and the lighting would have to line up to the subject and the house.