Photo 1.  

  • The light in the photo is the only edit, making the colour much more prominent. The center glare of the light helps bring the focus to the model’s arms. Her arms are leading lines because as you follow the arm silhouettes starting at the bottom and all the way up, you end up looking at her fingertips 
  • The photo is the better version of one of my experimental photos, because this one contains other parts of her body not only a silhouette of her head. Adding the hands/arms into the light makes the model look more interesting, and the pose that she’s striking is based on a pose that was on the cover of Vogue 
  • Like many of the experimental photos, there’s plenty of negative space. The model seems to be coming out of nowhere as the darkness swallows her body before emerging, being able to see just the top of her head and her arms.  

Photo 2.  

  • This photo has been tinted, making it a pinker/orangey rather than a burnt orange yellow. The brightness has almost completely been reduced, and the colour has been turned up so there’s a bigger emphasis on the lighting colour. The lighting adds a different kind of aesthetic, a more vintage/romantic one because it’s a pinker/orangey light rather than just an orange light.  
  • The model is kind of just standing there, and there is no motion to the photo which makes it seem a bit plain. But the simplicity of the photo is a good match for the model because he’s not as outgoing as the previous model. This photo matches the way that the model is, just as the previous photo matched the model.  
  • The photo is slightly off centered, which would be fine if that was intentional, but it was a mistake on my part while taking the photo and it leaves the image unbalanced. The photo has been significantly cropped, removing a large part of the negative space which is now a reoccurring theme in these photos.  

Photo 3.  

  • This photo is one of the prettier photos, edited so the bright yellow can contrast with the black butterflies even more. With the vivid warm filter on and an added warmth with the neutral gray the photo looks even more sunset like and aesthetically pleasing. It’s cropped super closely, that way the butterflies fill more of the screen.  
  • It’s centered around the biggest butterfly, which is in the center of the image, and has many smaller butterflies dotted around. Each of these smaller butterflies holds their own square if you were to divide the image into 9 squares. They aren’t exactly placed the same around the butterfly, but they are placed a distance apart that ensures the space doesn’t feel empty or too crowded. The positioning makes the photo feel really balanced.  

Photo 4.  

  • This photo uses the dramatic warm filter, in addition to a decrease in the brightness and an increase of sharpness to create a vintage look. The rose in hand creates an interesting silhouette due to its fragility. The filter cause’s the male model’s arm to look significantly paler, especially in comparison to the female model’s arm which looks almost completely black.  
  • The idea behind the image is that the two people are romantically involved, and the male is gifting the female the flower. The angle of the hands is intentional, the female’s hand angled upwards reaching for the male and the male’s hand not angled towards the female’s, waiting for her to reach out first.  

Photo 5.  

  • This is the pairing photo to the previous rose photo. Using the same filter, a main difference in the editing is the brightness and colouring are on opposite ends of the slide rather than the same. Brightness is toned down, and the colouring has been increased slightly. RGB curve is curving downwards, which also brings the brightness of the photo down.  
  • The transfer of the rose to the hand of the female shows how she accepted it. The hands are still in a similar position, with the male hand still higher than the female hand. The male hand is pointed downwards at the female hand, as if it still wishes to touch her hand as she holds the rose. It reminds me of the poster of the musical Hadestown.  

Photo 6. 

  • The filter on this photo is vivid warm, with the colour and lighting both decreased the same amount. Both of these changes make the photo seem sunset taken, similarly edited to the many of the previous photos. These photos are all edited so similarly because not only does it look aesthetically pleasing, but they were also taken in similar ways.  
  • The two models have their pinky fingers intertwined as though making a promise. The idea behind the photo is that the two people are again, romantically involved, and they’re promising each other something. Having only the hands in view makes the image more impactful, makes the image more relatable because there’s no face to match the promise. It could be anyone making that promise, it could be you.