Portrait+Assignment



= Mark Sleiger := Mark Sleiger is a well known american portrait photographer. From 1992 to 2002, he worked as the rolling stones chief photographer, shooting over 100 magazine covers. He also shot covers for GQ and Vanity Fair, making himself well known. In his photos, which are usually black and white, he utilizes lighting very well to create texture and to draw the viewer in. The use of black and white is always used to help emphasize the mood and to add contrast. The common design elements that this photographer uses are direction, diagonals, contrast, texture, triangles and balance.

=Rigmor Mydtskov:=

Rigmor Mydtskov was a well known Danish court photographer. Over her career, which started in 1954, she photographed numerous famous people including Johan Jacobsen and Princess Margrethe. Through her photography, she was given the title of Photographer for Her Majesty the Queen. Her photos often utalize the darker scale, sometimes black and white, and this adds the the impact of the photo. THe common design elements that this photographer uses are direction, diagonals, contrast, texture, triangles and rule of thirds.