Portrait+assignment

Research the work of two portrait photographers. Provide at least two examples of their work and explain unique aspects of their technique in capturing images of people. What are some typical elements of their work? =Mary Ellen Mark=



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Mark has always displayed a strong independence as a social documentary photographer and is renowned for the intense concentration she brings to her projects. Her photography has presented social issues such as homelessness, loneliness, drug addiction, and prostitution. She works mainly in documentary and portraiture while well known on her photojournalism ,portraiture and advertising photography.Mary Ellen Mark's stark ,black and white portraits have earned =====

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her a reputation as one of the America's most incisive and gifted photographers. As she was once in the cheerleading team ,she loves to take photos / portrait with motion or showing the elegance of women. Simple and single point and triangles are elements that are often found in her photos while the lighting of the portrait are appropriate on the objects. =====

=Nicholas Nixon=





Nicholas Nixon produces documentary-type series in which is expressed a powerful social involvement linked with an intimacy with the subject. It shows about family with closeness, the identity of bodies//,// and the relationship.Despite the emotional content of his shots, the use of the black and white technique of the large-format camera dictates, through the pose and the emotion from subjects being photographed. Nixon’s photographs reveal an understanding and thoughtful look at life and the horror from death from different perspective. From Nicolas Nixon's work,patient with illness are often portrait objects. The element relationship ,simple and single point and triangles can often be found from Nicholas 's work.