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| Joyous & Amused |
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This is a portrait of Caz laughing at the black feather boa that was put around her head for our class photo shoot. Her clear emotion in this photo is joyous & amused. She wasn't aware that I was taking a picture until after the flash went off, and that made the image that much better. She has a big grin on her face that made everyone around her laugh along with her and it is evident.
When I took this photo, most of the classroom lights were off while others were setting up the staged lights near the back wall, so all the lighting was the simple flash from my camera. I liked the fact that you couldn't see any signs that she was wearing her school uniform and that I didn't have to take out anything that was distracting, except the background. I replaced the background with a black & white gradient with the white coming from behind Caz to show where the focus is, and converted Caz into black & white as well.
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| Sorrow & Desperation |
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| Original Photo |
This is a portrait of a statue of a man at The Donald Forster Sculpture Park by the University of Guelph. This man's face shows sorrow and desperation very deeply, you can see it in his eyes, mouth, wrinkles specifically. He seems desperate for something or someone and wouldn't know what to do without them/it, which creates the sorrow emotion.
The weather the day I took this photo was very cloudy and depressing so that affected the lighting, not in a bad way though. I went up close to this statue and put his face a bit off center, so cropping the photo was not needed. During the post-production process, I converted the photo to black & white to show more focus on the black statue face which contrasts with the white snow and sky.
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| Lifeless & Seeking |
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| Original Photo |
This portrait is a group of statue heads on metal plates also at The Donald Forster Sculpture Park. The faces look almost identical when it comes to emotion, and all share the same lifeless facial expression. I can also see that the heads are all facing different directions, which could show that they are seeking for something, whether it be love, hope, or to mean something and make a difference.
The lighting was the same as the previous image which was the cloudy sky, showing the sadness of the photo. Cropping was not required for this image either since I could walk right up to the statues. The post-production for this image was using the lasso tool to take the main focus out of the meaningless background of trees and snow and place it on top of grey clouds to give off the lifeless vibe.
