Portraiture Straight Images

PORTRAITURE STRAIGHT IMAGES 

These photos were in the style of Thomas Ruff because of the set up. The photos only include a close up of the person of just their shoulders and their head. The bright pink background of the image is also in the style of Ruff as he commonly uses bright colours to contrast with the person. The emotion on the girls faces also follows the style of Ruff as in many of the images there isn't much emotion shown, usually just straight faces looking at the camera. 

These photos are in the style of Richard Avedon, as he takes photos of people from the waist up usually against white backgrounds. To make these images more in the style of Avedon I think I will convert them into black and white so that they are more striking against the background and it will also mean that I can change the emotion of the image.   

Lastly I took photos of Ellie outdoors so that I could show natural lighting and how that differs from hard, studio lighting. I really like the natural feel that these photos have, without editing. As the lighting is very soft the colours are quite dull however the blonde tone of Ellie's hair stands out the most.  The close up image is my favourite as you really get to see the the emotion within the expression Ellie has.