I chose this photo of a soldier standing in front of the American flag because it is probably the most common kind of formal picture in the US nowadays with the amount of people joining the army. Everyone must get their portrait taken in uniform, in front of the flag, without smiling. There is not one special photographer and the photographer is most likely not a professional. It is a very basic kind of photo but becoming more popular as times of war rise.
When thinking about traditional clothing I could think of military and being in formal uniforms and while I was searching I found this picture. Its of an eskimo family and they are wearing their big fur coats as we always see eskimos. This made me think that this is their formal and only clothing they have. This is a good example for traditional regalia, although this is the clothes we always see them with it is still considered their traditional wear.
This photo is of a geisha in Japan. I chose this photo because I saw it and noticed how much make up the girl is wearing and it just seemed weird that she had so much on. The girl is in her full dress, full make up and holding an umbrella. This is how geishas are portrayed, in their full dress and a lot of make up.
The photographer who took this is Frantisek Staud, He is a traveling photographer that doesn't specify in certain things while taking pictures. He ranges from people to landscape and buildings.
William Hogarth is a English painter who focused on painting people in their very formal clothing. Here is a picture of a group of people sitting around a table all dressed with what looks like a chef and a butler who too are dressed pretty decently.
This photo was taken by Annie Leibovitz, her style of photography is mostly for magazine covers and are of famous people. In her pictures she works with poses and costume to make the picture more powerful. She can really capture the person in her photo because her work is based on a close collaboration between herself and the subject.
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