Portrait+Assignment

= **Portrait Assignment** =

__**Part 1 Research**__
**Hiroh Kikai** In Hiroh Kikai's collection of Asakusa portraits, he found that plains walls in Asakusa were the perfect background for portraits. His portraits are exciting because the subjects in the photographs are just people passing by the street. Hiroh Kikai created the portraits in square and placed the subjects in the middle of the photo. The portraits were shot mostly from above knee. Black and white film is being used. The background is always plain and simple to make the subject stand out.

**Steve Pyke** Steve Pyke chose mostly black and white film to present his portraits. Most of his portraits were shot closely, so he would focus on the face of the subject and blur out other parts of the photo. Plain and simple studio background was used. Also, Steve Pyke played around with strong studio lighting to accent the outline of the subject's face. Viewers can often see the light in the subjects' eyes as if they were watery and bright.