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| Best Photograph 1. The natural lighting really drew my eye more so than the other photographs for this project. Though I liked the black and white one of the model walking out of the door, this one's lighting appealed to me more. 2. I waited until early morning; when the sun would be shining brightly through the patio doors. I then had my mode stand near the patio doors and go through the motions of putting on a jacket several times. 3. To me, it is the outstretched arm, and the way it leads you up to the hidden face. It feels more natural than some of my other photographs, and I feel that the lighting really helped with that. 4. The outstretched arm sliding through the sleeve draws the eye up to the face, while the limp sleeve draws the eye back down. The paintings in the background again draw the eye to the turned head, and the focused light shining through the bottom of the jacket also attract attention. 5. I have two ideas for names for this photograph; 'Rise and Shine' and 'It's Off to Work we Go'. |
The Gaze
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| Best "The Gaze" Photograph 1. I wanted to go for a more natural lighting, because a few test shots proved that alternate lighting sources tended to make my model's skin tone look distinctly unnatural. I also wanted to focus on the face, specifically the left eye, and how it figured into the expression, so I kept the framing tight to the head and shoulders. 2. It took me a couple of tries to get my model to assume the right expression; though his face is perfect for this type of work, taking photos of them often left him laughing, and it often took a couple of minutes to reset between each shot. Also, the camera had an issue focusing at first, which I fixed by changing to a manual setting and focusing the shot myself. 3. I feel like I achieved what I was looking for with these photos, that the 'characters' in each sort of tell their own story, and allow the audience/viewer to understand what it going through that 'character's' mind. 4. To me, I sort of get the feel that the 'character' in this photograph is a little bit mad, as in crazy. He seems to me like that old man you see sitting on the porch, with missing teeth, a crazy eye, and who shouts at children for going on the lawn. I tried to bring that out by emphasizing the difference in the way the eyes are opened. |
