Creating Portraits Like Leonardo Da

Vinci

The Mona Lisa is one of the most recognized in the world.

What can we learn from it as photographers today?

Explore and understand how.

Different aspect of the Mona Lisa and point out some things.

What are These Different Aspects?

a) Compositionb) The Posec) The Backgroundd) Lighte) Framing

Mona Lisa has set new trends.Pyramidal composition.

Composition

Relaxed fashion.Three quarter length poseEye level.

The Pose

Fade or more blurred background.Bland, muted and subtle colors.

The Background

Highlighted (the face and hands) and balances.Shadow (or a lack of light)

Light

Drawing the eye of the viewer of an image to your main subject.

Re-framed

Framing

We should think about these details.

We will learn many things from this portrait!

Thank You for Your

Listening.