Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Bathroom Portrait of Ruby 1


Before us is a photo that makes one stop and wonder what the model is thinking about. The outside light shines upon her face in which it illuminates her facial features. Her eyes are looking out the door of the bathroom towards the light outside as if she is day dreaming about someone. Her eyes do not seem to actually see something, but her eyes tell me that she is reminiscing about the past. The model's eyes stand out the most because they capture something that I cannot see. Thus, it makes the viewer stop and wonder what is it that intrigues the model. The contrast of the darkness on one side of model's face and the light on the other side emphasizes the model's beauty. The tile is hiding in the composition and the horizontal lines that lead to the model's head. The tile background does not pull the attention away from model because its repetition is left in the shadow whereas the light shines upon the model. The style conveyed in the portrait is very realistic (photographic) yet empowered with depth through the lighting. This photo overall reveals a serious side to the model as she is in deep thought about the question I just asked her about her personal life.

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