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Portrait Photography Vs.
Landscape photography
By Jade Leacock

Portrait Photography
• Portrait photography is a type of
photography that displays the expression,
personality and mood of the subject. The
focus of the photography is usually the
persons face, although the entire body &
background may be included.

Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002)
• Karsh was born in Mardin, turkey on 23rd
December 1908. At 6 he went to live with
his uncle George Nakash, who was also a
photographer at the time and that’s were
Karsh’s photography career took place.
George NakashYousuf Karsh

Earlier Life
• Karsh started an apprenticeship with
portrait photographer John Garo in 1928 &
in 1931 he then began working alongside
John Powis (who was also a
photographer) at his studio The Hardy
Arcade.
• In 1993 Powis retired and Karsh took over
the studio. His first solo exhibition took
place in 1936 at the Chateau laurier.

Karsh and Garo
The Hardy Arcade

Where does his work come
from?
• The Canadian Prime Minster at the time
Mackenzie King discovered Karsh and
arranged introductions with visiting
dignitaries for portrait settings. Karsh also
attracted the attention of various
celebrities including Winston Churchill &
Grace Kelly.
Mackenzie KingGrace KellyChurchill

How did he make his money?
• Karsh was a freelance
photographer, as he set up his
studio and exhibitions himself. He
made money by selling 15 portrait
books earning commission from
them, printing pictures and doing
sessions on how to do portrait
photography. Also one of the first
to commission Karsh was B.K.
Sandwell of Saturday Night

The purpose of his
photography?
• The purpose of his photography was to
capture his subjects in surprisingly
intimate or pensive moments. A quote from
Yousuf says ” My chief joy is to photograph
the great in heart, in mind, and in spirit,
whether they be famous or humble”.

Who used his photography?
• Many of his portraits were printed in Life
Magazine. His photos were also used in
Montreal’s museum of fine arts, London’s
National Portrait Gallery of Australia,
National Gallery of Canada and many
more places. His work has also been
reproduced in books such as faces of
destiny (1959) & this is home (1959).

Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts
Nation gallery of Canada

How does his photography affect
viewers?
• The subjects used within Yousuf Karsh’s
photography's are people within an image.
Each subject is portrayed in there natural
forms, allowing us as viewers to uncover
them as individual people and see them in
there most natural forms. The majority of
his backgrounds are black allowing the
subject to therefore standout and show
intricate details of the subjects current
emotion.

Two portrait photos by Yousuf
Karsh

Landscape Photography
• Landscape photography shows
spaces within the world,
sometimes vast and unending,
but other times microscopic.
Landscape photographs typically
capture the presence of nature
but can also focus on man-made
features or disturbances of

Maria Kaimaki aka Mary Kay
• Born and raised on a little Greek island, Mary
recalls that her earliest and most precious
memories are of carefree days on rocky, isolated
beaches, roaming through narrow village roads
and adventurous expeditions into the woods. in
the summer of 2008, when Konstantinos
Vasilakis, a dedicated landscape photographer,
gave her an intense crash course in everything
from f-stops to neutral density filters

Where does her work come
from?
• Kay’s work came from the help of her mentor
Konstantinos Vasilakis, who came into her life
with a huge bag full of photographic equipment, a
vast knowledge of all aspects of landscape
photography and a willingness to share his.
experiences.
Work by Konstantinos Vasilakis

How does she make her
money?
• Kay is also a freelance photographer who
has made money by creating and selling her
first ever book called LightScapes. She has
also set up a website also named
LightScapes, where here work is displayed
in which costumers can purchase them as
fine arts prints.

What is the purpose of her
photography?
• The purpose of Kay’s photography according
to her, is that “it’s not just a genuine love and
respect for nature that makes a great
landscape photographer, but also an ability to
pass on this feeling to others, drag them into
the scene and make them feel humble and
grateful for all the beauty and wonder that
surrounds us. At the same time, the picture
should convey the reality that we are a tiny
particle in the big picture and an integral part
of it at the same time”.

How does her photography effect
viewers?
• Her photography effects us as viewers by
the way she has the surreal ability to
photograph our world in vivid color and
tones. The natural light dances across her
images, transforming each photograph
into a splendid visual show that transports
you to another moment in time; creating a
surreal effect within the picture as a whole.
She also includes a spacious

Which one do I prefer?
• Yousuf Karsh and Maria Kaimaki’s photos
both represent purity in their chosen subjects
whilst also in there natural forms. Yousuf
Karsh carefully portrays his subjects in a care
free format, allowing us as the viewers to see
them in their deepest elements; Where as
Maria Kaimaki incorporates high contrasted
images almost making her photos look
unrealistic as well as adding high saturation
to define her photos. I prefer Kaimaki’s
images more because I love the way she
incorporates bright and bold colors in order to
give her images that futuristic feeling.

• Images make you feel happy as the
vibrant colors she chooses suit so well
with the different landscapes she visits.
Karsh’s images are also good but because
they are black and white you almost
wonder how differently they could look if
he chose to include color within them.

Bibliography
• http://www.bellisland.net/no2mine/Yousuf%2
0Karsh_files/karsh2.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yousuf_Karsh
• http://justeline.daportfolio.com
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_phot
ography
• http://mariakaimaki.com/blog/
• http://konstantinosvasilakis.com

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