Some of my favourite photographic images are the portraits
that Robert Mapplethorpe shot of Patti Smith. Because of this I have decided to
explore some more of his portraiture work.
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This image is so strikingly beautiful. I just love the way that the subject’s eyes pop from out of the darkness. They draw the viewer in, so intense. The lighting is also beautiful, softly touching the models face, pulling out her features and highlighting her skin. Again really close to the subject, getting right into her
face so we can see detail, and the eyes are also really intense from this close
proximity.
Square format is something I am working with so these next
images are really important for me to get a feel for the different compositions
that Robert Mapplethorpe has used. I especially like the image with Patti holding the birds, its
just slightly strange I think, why is she holding two doves? Is it symbolic?
These images are some of my favourite photos by Robert
Mapplethorpe. I like the composition, the way that the photographer has got
most of the subject in the frame. The lighting appears to be natural, maybe
from a window.
This might be my favourite composition. I like the way that
the model curves round the frame, almost leading you eye round like a wave to
the subjects face. I like how you get most of his body in the frame. This is
really good use of the frame and not a typical approach. The image is not intense; I think that this may be due to
the models eyes being closed. I think that in an image a lot of emotion and intensity
is created through the subjects eyes.
Simple and classy, darker tones, I would maybe think this
would be stronger if there was more white tones in the image, to really pull
the catch lights out of the subjects eyes. But I think that this is his style
and it works for him. Detail in the background adds more of a range of tones to
the image.
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