Photo 1.  

  • Centered around the shadow that is reflected upon the backdrop from both the light patterns and the model  
  • Biggest changes from the original photo are the enhanced colour hues – turning the slight blue glare from the light into purple – and the lighting which makes the photo lighter 
  • Key use of rule of thirds with regards to the positioning of the model and use of shapes in the photograph – the lines of the shadows and the model’s shadow all contribute to the use of shapes 

Photo 2.  

  • Edited much lighter than the previous photo, colour contrasting between the shadows and the bright light that shines through the gaps, along with the colours that are made when the two contrast 
  • The photo is cropped so that the focus remains on the shadows and light instead of any extra people/items that may be in the photo 
  • The shadows take up most of the space which helps reduce any unwanted negative space while still creating a sort of natural frame around the subject 

Photo 3.  

  • My personal favourite photo because of the way that the photo was edited the colours remind me of the Disney movie The Lion King and that sort of aesthetic. Plus, the blurry photo is more fun than a regular still photo, it helps add movement and motion  
  • The silhouette is created by placing a big light behind the model and making the light bright enough to cancel out any other features that you may see on the model’s face 
  • The brightness has been turned fully down whilst the colour has been turned all the way up. The light is not a white light, even in the original so using selective colour it’s been turned to a deeper orange rather than the original yellow that it was 

Photo 4.  

  • Bare minimum has been changed in this photo – only changing it to black & white and the lightning being turned up fully 
  • This photo was an attempt to make a silhouette like the previous photo, the main issue being the light was too small which I then adjusted in the next shots.  
  • There’s lots of negative space in this photo which I like because lots of the photos I take have other objects in the environment around it and the studio is very different to the regular places where I take photos and it’s a change of pace. Negative space in this photo is super important because you could label it as something like “Loneliness” and all that empty space would be considered the abyss between the model and other people.  

Photo 5.  

  • This photo also has the bare minimum changes – black & white changes and the RGB curve is slightly higher. Although this image doesn’t have any colour it changed the brightness to make the photo lighter  
  • This photo was taken from lying down on the ground, under the model. It gave the photo a change of perspective and it let people see the areas where the light hit the model differently 
  • The model’s face is mostly covered, and it’s difficult to see many parts of it. The visible parts of it include her eye, which is not quite looking at the camera but the white dot in her eye makes it seem like she is. The light in her eye is super powerful because it’s a reflection from the camera and if there wasn’t any light on her face it would’ve been super easy to emphasize that light.  

Photo 6.  

  • This photo is also composed similarly to the previous one, the only big difference is that the model is looking at the camera this time. The look at the camera is not a happy one, it’s more of a displeased face which makes you feel like you’re being looked down upon.  
  • The light and colour are at opposite ends of the line, light being on the darker side and colour being on the lighter side. This means that the colour contrasts with the light, making it stand out more. The RGB curve is quite large for this photo, but it helps emphasize the colours more, especially the prism of colours reflected off of her glasses.  
  • The facial expressions on her face and the angle of the photo remind me of that one moment in any type of anime where the characters decide to lock in and be serious about something. They look intimidating and then scare whoever they’re looking at 

Photo 7.  

  • This photo needed very little adjustment in order to follow the theme previously mentioned with photo 4. Having her leg up on the chair and looking sad helps add to the “emotional distressed teenager” vibe that Mr. Stewart dislikes so much. I think that having Maggie model for this is good because it contrasts with the usual character that is seen. The shy but also lively, funny and outgoing person put into the role of a distressed teenager gives the character have a deeper level to it, making it a more complexed figure 
  • The model almost completely blends in with the background, as if she’s being swallowed by the darkness, the loneliness. The negative space adds to that dramatic atmosphere, enhancing the emotional feelings