Visual Metaphor

   

Visual Metaphor

Photo by Jake Hicks

1. “I am a rocker chic. All eyes are on me and I look great. Make sure to know where your light is and to reflect it off yourself in flattering ways. Chin up or else you’ll get chins and you know that would not make your manager happy. This is the last shoot you have to stay in the agency; you have to do this well. Pucker your lips, but not too much. Don’t let them see how nervous you are.”

2. “I am a leather jacket. I am used to tell people something about someone. Without me, this girl would just be pretty. I add depth to people. I give people confidence and strength. I am being worn for the perception I give, not for who I truly am. But hey, at least I make people look good for a living. These lights are so harsh but they reflect off of me so nicely.”

3. “I am similar to the girl in the portrait because I am a brown haired young woman. I am similar because this girl and I most likely both have problems in life and people have expectations of us. We also probably both have good times and bad times in life, and loved ones that we care about and care about us. These things link us, but we also most likely live in different cities, with different interests, and know different people. I am different because this woman is a beautiful model, and I am a regular girl.”

Annie Leibovitz - Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz was born in 1949 in Connecticut. Her keen eye for photography and detail has made her one of the world's most famous photographers. She traveled with the Rolling Stones, during which she used drugs heavily. Although many did not approve of her choice to travel with this group, she began to make a name for herself during this time. Now, she no longer uses but has photographed many celebrities and has produced hundreds of incredible photos.

By Annie Leibovitz

Henri Cartier Bresson - The Decisive Moment

Henri Cartier Bresson was born in 1908 in France. He is considered a pioneer in photojournalism; he traveled the world with his camera and captured "the decisive moment". This lead him to photograph many important world events.

"India" by Henri Cartier Bresson

http://www.biography.com/people/henri-cartier-bresson-9240139

Alfred Stieglitz - Photography as Art

Alfred Stieglitz was born in 1864 in New Jersey. He was studying mechanical engineering in Berlin when, in, 1883, he was first introduced to photochemistry. He went on to be a large influence on the growth of photography as art in America in the early 1900s. He married Georgia O'Keefe in 1924 and remained married to her until his death in 1946. 

"The Hand of Man" by Alfred Stieglitz

http://www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/bios/stieglitz-bio.htm