Famous+Photographer

Linda McCartney

In 1941, Linda was born in New York. She was raised in the Scarsdale area of Westchester, New York. Once she graduated high school and attended college in Vermont she transferred to the University of Arizona to major in the study of art history. After she graduated, she moved back to New York City to work as a receptionist at Town and Country magazine where she caught her break for photography.

One day, an invitation arrived at her office to a Rolling Stones press launch on a yacht in the Hudson. She wasn't an official photographer for the event but somehow she was the only photographer let onto the boat. Upon getting off the yacht all of the journalists gave Linda their cards so they could get the photos they needed for their articles. Her photos were of the Stones being themselves, doing regular things while disregarding the camera. They ended up being beautiful, naturally posed portraits which started her career in freelance photography.

Linda surrounded herself with celebrities and musicians. Since she was around these people all the time and always had a camera handy, she took mainly photos of them. They influenced her subject matter. She married Paul McCartney and took many pictures of him and their family, as any parent would.

Linda Eastman took mainly photos of musicians rock n roll bands.She took many pictures of the Beatles because she was was married to Paul McCartney. Some of the artists she photographed were Aretha Franklin, Grace Slick, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, The Doors, The Animals, John Lennon, and Neil Young.

This picture has a very narrow depth of field which leaves the entire focus on the subject. In the bottom third is the baby poking out of the sweater. The light shines on the faces of the subjects which really helps bring the eye just to them.

The subject in this picture is in the upper third, using the rule of thirds. Mainly the focus of the picture is on him; even though the amp and other elements are out of focus you can still tell where he is and what he's doing. The light in this picture is evenly distributed and not just focused on him helping all the elements of the photo come together into an idea.

The subject in this photo is being framed nicely by all the daisies. It has good depth because you can see where all the daisies are patted down by the subject laying on them. The light on the subject is perfect. The light at the top where the flowers are is brighter and washes them out a little. The bottom of the photograph is darker. The different lighting in the different areas of the photograph help bring the eye to the person in the middle.

The two people in this photo are the main elements and they are posed in a way in which they form one main element in the middle. The light is perfect in the way that the light and dark contrast very dramatically.

This picture is a good example of colour space. The eye is immediately drawn to the face in the mirror because it is a different colour and tone than the entire rest of the picture. The face in the mirror is framed by the whole area outside the vehicle. The face has warm lighting while the area outside is cool and more blue looking.

All of these photos are good examples of the photographers work because she loved taking portraits and these are all portraits. She used many different design principles to bring the focus of the picture to the person in it.

Good choice of images and analysis. 55/55