ERIC KIM Photography page

Gestures

One of the way to make better, more emotional photographs, is to capture gestures. Hand gestures, body gestures, facial gestures.


Hand Gestures

Let us examine hand gestures first:

Leonardo da Vinci Gestures

Gestures from John the Baptist:

Great compositions from Leonardo da Vinci:

John the Baptist

Great dynamism in this portrait of John the Baptist by Leonardo– I love the gesture of the finger in the air, and the coy look of John the Baptist:

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Let’s break down what makes this portrait great:

Let’s crop it in first, and examine the hand gestures:


Eric Kim Gestures