Beck Harpin

MARIO TESTINO

Mario Testino (age 59) is a Peruvian fashion photographer, who was born in Lema,

Peru on the 30th October 1954. He is a famous fashion photographer, whose work has

been featured in many magazines such as’ Vogue’ and ‘Vanity Fair’. His career high

point was when he took a photograph of Princess Diana for the ‘Vanity Fair’ magazine

in 1997. Ever since Princess Diana’s photoshoot, Mario Testino has been employed

many times by the Royal family. 1976, Mario Testino went to London to study

Photography, but was employed as a waiter to keep himself going financially. Near this

time, he had his hair dyed pink, so that he would be noticed as a photographer. Testino

has shot photographs for fashion stores, such as Gucci, Vogue and Vanity Fair. He also

shoots photographs for celebrities, which varies from members of the royal family to

Kate moss, Kristen Stewart, Catherin Zeta-Jones, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Britney

Spears and Lady Gaga. More recently, Mario Testino Shot photographs for the

engagement of Prince William and Catherin Middleton during December 2010, when

they announced their engagement.

MARIO TESTINO

The medium that has been used to create this

photograph is Digital Coloured Photography. The

subject of the photograph is a woman, and it shows a

close up of her face. This is a portrait photo, which

represents the theme of fashion, and this is portrayed

through the style of the photograph. This photo has

been digitally manipulated, as you can see that the

saturation has been adjusted to make the photograph a

lot lighter, and to make it have a white appearance. A

shade of pink has been added to the photograph, to

create a soft subtle affect. The lighting used in this

photograph is significant because it creates the

shadows around the woman’s face, and creates a good

affect.

IMAGE 1

The medium that is used to create this photograph is

digital colour photography. This image was taken by

Testino in 2010, when Prince William and Kate

Middleton announced the news of their engagement to

the public. This image is mainly focused on Kate

Middleton, and the ring that she is wearing on her

finger. The top of Prince William’s head is cut out of

the image to make Kate seem more in focus. The way

that Kate Middleton’s hair is laid out, and the angle

that her eyes are looking, draws you into the image and

all of the focus is on her. The ring that is in focus on

her finger, represents the engagement that they have

just announced. The light in this image is natural and is

shot from the side, to create a soft and subtle look to

the photograph. This photograph is landscape,

containing only 2 people with no backgrounds, which

means that the photograph was taken with a wide

aperture and at about 1/100th of a second shutter

speed.

IMAGE 2

The medium that was used to create this photograph

was black and white photography. The subject of this

photograph is Kristen Stewart. This photograph

shows a close up of her face, and is a portrait shot.

The fact that it is a portrait shot shows us that the

aperture was set as wide, and that the shutter speed

would’ve been set to about 1/100th of a second. The

lighting used in this image is angled, to create a

shadow on the side of her face, and the contrast

between the two sides of her face make the right side

and parts of her hair stand out more than the rest of

her. The features on her face stand out as they are set

in focus, and appear to be very sharp, such as her jaw

bone… it is very in focus and gives a sharp affect.

IMAGE 3