Yesterday I wanted to play around more with lighting as I have not done that so much with my photography yet. I wanted to stick with black and white as I like creating S curves with it and bringing up details on the face and shadows. Here are my best photos from yesterday:

With this photo, I used two side lights to illuminate the edges of Tessa’s face but leave shadows around the nose and eyes. I like the way her cheeks are lit up but the centre of her face is darker- it gives it a spooky feel. I tried not to have too much blank space in this photo as I wanted the focus to be on the top half of Tessa.

This is my favourite photo from my shoot. I love how the light is purely on Tessa’s skin and how it outlines the shape of her face. The way her hair and body then blend into the background also works very well, placing all of the attention on the face. I just used one side light in this photo as I wanted to achieve the effect where you get a distinct face outline, a bit like in this photo by Andrew Weekes:

I really like the half light, half dark side of this photo, making it appear as though Tessa’s face is split. The half side angle also works well as you can see her expression better in this photo.

I like the closeness of this photo and the way Tessa is looking at the camera – it makes it more personal. I like how her eyes glow as it is quite a dark photo and it really draws your own eyes in.

I have edited all of these photos a little, creating slight S curves on them and turning up the contrast and brightness a little. I am pleased with the outcome and will definitely be using some of these for my hand-in.