A well known photographer of portraits is David Bailey. I have selected this portrait of Michael Caine
because I think it is one of his best as he captures michael's essence. You look at the image and it just shouts out Michael Caine not just because of the obviousness that it is him but for the fact he has captured him with his glasses, which he is known for, and also with tab hanging out of his mouth. I really like this image because of the lighting and the simplicity of it being in black and white. however even if it was shot in colour the image itself, I don't think, would be much different as the colours themselves are black and white, everything in the image is and therefore making it suite the image perfectly. I like how the shadow on the left side of his face appears and how the light shines on his eye, making it stand out and both of his eyes visible. I have managed to do this (capture the light on the eye) with one of my images which i am pleased with. I also like how the shadow of his glasses on the right side of his face don't overlap his eye but is right next to it, I think it looks slightly better being like this. Bailey is known for the cropping of his portraits and this image is no different. He has cropped the top of his head off and around his elbows for the bottom. The sides, in my opinion, are just right as well and evenly done.
Photograph by David Bailey found on this site - http://blog.ricecracker.net/2013/01/31/david-baiely-michael-caine-1965/
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