Colour Portraits - Shoot 3

As well as making the model stand out I wanted the background colours to try and reflect them. What I mean by this is I couldn't put Rachel on a pink background that would just feel so wrong. I want to do something that shows the model of to the best of their potential, so this is why I chose blue for Rachel. I think that this works really well because it is dark enough to make her really pale skin really stand out and make an impact but not too dark that you don’t see her hair. It really was the best choice I think. Again the lighting was the same in this shoot nothing was changed apart from the positioning of the camera to make sure that the framing of the image was the same so that it fits in with the other 2 shoots that I have done. This is really important as I want the images really to be the same only different coloured background and different model but the actual practical set up be the same. 

Enlargements: 

I didn't edit the background on this shoot as it works well with the other images I have shot of other models. However I also did this as I think anything brighter would have drew your attention away from the model. But anything darker you would have lost detail in the models hair. 

I don’t know if the model was moving at the time but this image doesn't look like it is in focus. Also I don’t think that I reflector was used as there are a lot of harsh shadows on the models face. This is really what I was trying to avoid. I think that this makes the image really busy, I know it sounds stupid but it makes the image really busy and I think it just looks too much. The shadows are too harsh. Also the model is slightly turned. I want the models body to be facing straight forward but only their heads moving. Her full body is slightly turned in this one. 

I really like this image. I think that the model has an expression that I was aiming for and I also like that you can see teeth the way that her jaw is dropped slightly creating a gap between her lips makes me think that she was relaxed. Her eyes are really strong and draw you into the image. I think that this may be my final shot from this shoot. Rachel often has a “bad-ass” look about her but this one I think she looks timid and almost like she is baring her soul to us.