Saturday, 1 March 2008

In this series of photographs we can see how the different positions of the camera affect the very mood and representation of the character of the individual portrayed.







Here is a selection of photographs for the ongoing fashion shoot series
I have tried to emulate the style of Finlay MacKay

In this photograph, I have chosen to use Rembrandt lighting to represent the character as an enigma as she blends into the surrounding darkness. I have aimed to portray her femininity as she is not shown to be dominant in any way
What is depicted here is a woman in the spotlight, caught by a sports light with "rabbit in the headlights" expression. It is connoted that she is trying to run away from something but it is not clear what as the background is completely dark. Therefore, the audience is left wondering about the context of the photograph.
To create this Rembrandt lighting, I placed the key light facing the subject at a 4o degree angle to create darkness on one side but by placing the flash head at a great height far away from the subject this has created a very distinctive spotlight effect as we can see from the intense beam of light as the light source only gets weaker around the edges due to the distance.

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