To create this very extreme shot, I used special ways in which to light the subjects and lens helped me to create the implicit drama.

Specs - 17mm which helped to create the very wide angle and almost superimposed appearance of the feet as they seem so large due to the way in which they are photographed.
I also placed the lens directly on ground level to show the contours the ground and a frontal view of the feet which would not normally be seen in this way.
Shutter speed 250 - this helped to create very extreme contrasts of light and shade thus increasing the mysterious, enigmatical nature of the image. At 250. the shutter speed is so fast that it does not take in any ambience light
F Stop 22 - Due to the high F Stop the immense detail of the floor was created and emphasized the contours and textures of the surrounding environment.

Lighting set up -
The key light was at 45 degrees to the subject and set at F.6 due to the high aperture and placed 3 to 4 feet away. The fill in light was placed at 180 degrees to the camera set at F.3 pointing towards the woman's legs so the backs of them are highlighted as the background is so dark Thus, the superimposed appearance of the feet is created.
Using without soft boxes or shoot throughs this created harsh lighting and dark prominent shadows

Editing - To change the colour balance more towards the purple spectrum in colour balance and white balance. Also, in lens corrections putting on a vernetting on the image to create a pinpointed area on which the audience is supposed to focus. The rest of the photograph falls into darkness.

In this photograph, we can see that the representations are very clear and decisive.
The woman is given absolute authority and power as her feet are shown in front of the man and they actually appear larger than his due to the way in which they are photographed. Despite her dominance, she still retains her femininity due to the style of her shoes and the pose.
The environment helps to contribute further meanings as it is a very urban and run down area. It seems to be suggested that she is able to rise above the poverty and crime around her.

In this photograph, we are presented with a juxtaposed image with the woman's and man's feet jumbled up as if attached to one body . In this photograph, I have used a great deal of post production to suggest that the couple are floating in space to make the image stand out more and be as eye catching as possible
The way in which I created this was by lens correction in CS3 and by scaling it down and extending edges to create the floating mid-air shot in darkness, maybe suggesting to the reader the flat earth theory as only one dimension is portrayed and narrow minded view of gender representation. The iconography of the photograph helps to create connotations of mystery
as the lighting is so low key that it is impossible for the audience to determine exactly what is going on.An enigma is thus created.