2. Mario Testino (age 59) is one of the worlds most well known and celebrated
fashion photographers; he is a Peruvian fashion photographer; he was born
on the 20th October in 1954 in Lima, Peru. He was one of six children in a
middle class family. However when he was younger he wanted to be a priest;
he studied economics at Universidad del Pacifico. In 1976 he went to London
to study photography. He dyed his hair pink so that he could get noticed by
photographers. In 1982 he permanently moved to London. His work has been
featured in magazines such as Vogue and Vanity Fair. His road to fame came
when he was chosen by Diana, Princess of Wales, to do her photo shoot for
Vanity Fair in 1997; since this Testino has regularly been employed by the
British royal family to take their photographs. He has been described as being
“the worlds most prolific magazine and fashion trade photographer” by Aaron
Hicklin. Recently he has shot for Prince William and Catherine Middleton on
the occasion of their engagement in December 2010.
MARIO TESTINO?
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12. The medium that is used in this photograph is digital
coloured photography. The subject of the photograph
is a women, she is sitting on the floor so the picture
looks like it has been taken from low down at eye
level; this is shown as we can see is looking directly
into the camera. This is a portrait photograph which
portrays fashion. The shutter speed used in this
picture is 100th to 200th of a second; because of this
we assume that the photographer was either using a
tripod or not using one. The aperture used in this
picture would be big, it would be take with an aperture
of F4; we can see this as the background is blurred
and the women is in focus. The lighting used in this
picture is very soft and subtle. In this picture a lot of
shapes are used to create the picture; you can see this
with the structure of the woman’s arms, as she has
them placed in a triangular position. A leading line is
created in this picture from her knee to her face. The
colour scheme used in this picture are very subtle as
nude colours have been used; also the woman’s clothes
match the background of the sofa.
PICTURE ONE ANALYSIS
13. This is a fashion photograph which has
been shot with a digital coloured
photograph medium; it is a close up of a
women. The women looks as if she dazed
or deep in thought, the filter that has been
applied to this image also gives the image a
summer aspect. As the edges are over
exposed to light; the aperture used would
be around f8 as the background is blurred
out a bit. A tripod may have been used for
this picture as it is a close up portrait
photograph of the face. The saturation
may have been adjusted with as the top of
her hair is very light. I like this picture as it
tells a story of a women who is either deep
in thought, or is dazed.
PICTURE TWO ANALYSIS
14. The medium of of this image is a digital
coloured photograph which has been
converted into a black and white photograph.
The subject is a silhouette of a women who is
creating shapes with her arms. It is a portrait
fashion picture that has a shutter speed of a
round about 100th of a second and an
aperture of around F2 to F4. This picture
could be taken using a tripod or without using
a tripod. The lighting used in this picture
could be sharp as the outline of the women is
fairly sharp. The contrast between the
lightness of the background brings out her
body more. Natural lighting has been used for
this picture as it has been taken right in front
of a window; a light reflector has been used in
this photograph, this is shown on her corset
PICTURE THREE ANALYSIS
15. This image is a digital coloured
photograph; it has been taken on a
dark colour background and has been
converted into a black and white
photograph. The women is the
subject of this picture . This is a
landscape picture, it would consist of
a large aperture and a shutter speed
of around about a 100th of a second.
The lighting on her face is very soft
and subtle just highlighting the
cheekbones; this lighting has come
from a flash which has been reflected
by her hair. The darkness of the
background highlights the women
more as she is lighter than the
background.
PICTURE FOUR ANALYSIS
17. In my picture I tried too create the triangles that the model in Mario Testino’s
photograph created with her arms; this was successful as I told my model how
to place her arms and as a result managed to get the correct shapes in the
photograph. The use of flash and light reflector abled me to get the light to
hit off of one side of her face. I managed to find a location which was like
the one in the original photograph by Mario Testino; the background of the
picture is a neutral colour which enables the model to be the main feature of
the picture. I also got my model to wear glasses just like the model in the
original photograph. However if I was to take this photograph again I would
do it landscape like the original photograph and make the model where more
neutral colours.
PICTURE ONE ANALYSIS
19. For this image I have tried to mimic the triangular shape created by the Mario
Testino’s model. Even though my model is doing the same pose as the model
in the original photograph the image still looks different. This could be due
to the fact that my image has not been taken as close a the original image has.
Due to me having no background to my image, only the white studio
background I think that it does not have to same effect as the original
photograph that has been taken outside. I could have also used an aperture
around f8 to get the background to be blurred like the original image. At the
time of me taking this image there was not a red filter available to put on the
light so sadly I was unable to get that effect.
PICTURE TWO ANALYSIS
21. In this photograph I used a light reflector so that I could try and get more
light on the abdominal area of my model; however I do not think I was very
successful with this as my models abdominal area looks the same as the rest of
her body. I converted my photograph to black and white in order to replicate
the original photograph by Mario Testino. I did manage to get my background
to be lighter than my model like the original photograph, by doing this it
makes my model stand out. However if I was to take this picture again I
would take it in front of a window so that I would have more light exposure. I
also got my model to pose so that she would make triangles with her arms just
like the model in Mario Testino’s photograph.
PICTURE THREE ANALYSIS
23. I converted this photograph to black and white like the original photograph
and took it on a dark background like Mario Testino did. I used a light
reflector to add a shine to the models hair and I also used flash. I got my
model to stand side on like the original picture so that I could attempt to get
the same effect that Testino did. If I was to take this photograph again I
would try to get more light on the side of the face that is visible.
PICTURE FOUR ANALYSIS
