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.