This is my first studio lighting group photo. I arranged purposefully to have an ensemble but have them all looking in a different direction. There are stripe and checkered patterns in the photo that don't pull too much attention away from the overall photo. The contrast in the
The focal point is on the guitar that the girl holds up in her hands.
The feeling in the photo is greatness in the hands of the girl. The boy on the left creates an implied line connected to the guitar while the boy on the left creates the impression of a "whatever" attitude. The three harmonize letting the guitar take center stage. The value contrast did not come out exactly the way I wanted, but it was close to successful. I wanted the left guy to be as dark as the guy on the right. The photo leans more on the low-key side of light value which was intended in the process of printing it. Overall, I think the photo was composed very well and I am happy about the instructions I gave to my models in the photo. I love this photo because it fulfills the intentions of making the models look like a teen band on an album cover. I wanted to create an album-like photo of a band that was out of the norm and grabs attention. The only thing that could have been better is the lighting, but it was a success regardless.