Photograph analysis

1. Mario
Testino

2. Biography
 Peruvian photographer Mario Testino is known worldwide for his portraits of some of the most famous
faces - from the Royal Family to Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Madonna. Having also shot campaigns
for the likes of Burberry, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, he is in very high demand.
British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman said in her contribution to his book, Portraits, that Testino's
work makes you look better than you could imagine "not in your wildest dreams, but at the remotest
end of possibility."
 Testino was born in 1954 in Lima, Peru.
 He moved to London in 1976 to begin his career in photography. Living in a flat in an abandoned
hospital near Trafalgar Square, he made a living selling portfolios (for £25, including hair and make-up),
to models.
 His work first appeared in Vogue in 1983 and he has since shot countless covers for the magazine all
over the world.
 In 1997, Testino was commissioned to photograph Princess Diana for her famous Vanity Fair cover. This
not only launched his career into international acclaim, but also initiated a long-standing relationship
between him and the Royal Family. On photographing the late Princess of Wales, Testino told the
Telegraph "I wanted the world to see her kindness, her humility."

3. Portraiture: This
image is a
portraiture image as
it shows the facial
expressions of both
the man and the
dog.
We can presume
that the main focal
point of the image
is the man on the
right as he takes
up most of the
photograph.
The lighting on
the mans face is
the brightest
part of the
photograph, this
shows that he is
significant.
This photograph is in deep focus
meaning that the photographer
wants you to be able to focus on
everything in this image.
The dog is lower down in the image
as it isn’t the main focal point of the
photo.
The lighting used against the
background of the photograph
creates a serious feeling towards
the photograph, this goes well
with the facial expressions of the
subjects.
The photographer uses a fast
shutter speed to reduce motion
blur. In this case it keeps mainly
the subjects faces in clear focus.

4. Rule of thirds:
Both subjects
are in the centre
of the image,
this portrays a
sense of
significance
towards them.
This image is
taken in black
and white this
suggests a sense
of tension
behind the
photograph.
The woman on
the right is
further towards
the front of the
photo making
her the main
subject of the
photograph.
This photograph is captured during the moment
that both subjects are walking down the street,
this makes the image a candid photograph.
Because this image is in deep focus this
means that the photographer is wanting
you to focus on everything in the photo.
Because the subjects are
looking directly down
the camera we can
suggest that the image is
a posed photograph,
meaning that the
subjects have been told
what to do for
photograph.
The photographer uses a fast shutter speed to reduce
motion blur. In this case it keeps the subjects and the
clothes to the left of them in clear focus.
We can presume that
this photograph is a
part of the fashion
genre as both
subjects are clearly
modelling what they
are wearing.

5. A possible sense of
happiness is portrayed
here due to the use of
brighter lighting
rather than dark.
The image is in shallow focus,
the background being out of
focus making the subjects in
the foreground, who are in
focus, more significant.
Rule of thirds: The main
focus of this image is
the subjects as they are
both centred meaning
that they are the first
thing we will notice
when looking at the
photo.
The lighting in this image is
natural from the sun as we
can see it in the background.
This gives off a more
natural/realistic feeling
towards the image.
The subjects facial
expressions portray a
sense of happiness as
they are both smiling,
their arm placement
also gives off this
same feeling.
The photographer uses a fast
shutter speed to reduce motion
blur. In this case it keeps mainly
the subjects faces and bodies in
clear focus.
We can tell that this is a
portraiture photograph as
we can see both subjects
facial expressions clearly.