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Patrick Demarchelier
This image from Patrick Demarchelier captured my eye through the artist's usage of color against a dark background which brought a great contrast to the image. I like how the photo seems to convey a sense of fantasy and surrealism, like medusa smirking back at the viewer. The colors are bursting throughout the image, and I really like the shadowing and lighting that accentuates the model's face and her outfit.
Chloe aftel
This image from Chloe Aftel caught my eye in the similar sense as the previous image shown, in that it highlights a female's beauty through the usage of lighting and shadowing. The darker color utilized in this photograph adds a feeling of intensity, as if the women was shot in action. Aftel did well to capture the sheer, strong emotion in this image, making the image dramatic and dismal, but with a sense of strength and intensity. The way that the subject is posed as well as the color scheming shown in this image helps to convey this feeling of drama and intensity.
mert & marcus
Similar to Patrick's and Aftel's style of photography, the vivid color and grace was brilliantly captured by Mert & Marcus. Although there is a dark tone in one section of the image, it only adds contrast, bringing the brighter colors out vividly. There is a nice usage of manipulation of lighting and shadowing also within the image, bringing light to Adele's facial features as well as to her golden hair. The lighting is also highlighting the couch from which she is resting upon, which additionally attains the same warm, golden tone and scheme seen throughout the photo. Adele's facial expression is very relaxed, helping to create the grace and beauty seen in this image.
zhang jingna
Zhang Jingna utilized both warm and cool tones within this image, almost similar to that of Mel & Marlcus. I like how the image also shows a sense of surrealism and fantasy in which the model seems to be standing on water with fire spewing out of the water itself. Thr calm, smooth water in the background adds simplicity to the image, but it is the simplicity that draws the reader's eye even more at the unusual element in this image, which is that of a women seemingly starting a fire on the water, as she is standing on it. There is juxtaposition in this image, and like the other photos mentioned, the lighting coming from the fire and the dark tones in the background really bring contrast as well as accentuate the women.
Ralph eugene meatyard
What I like about Ralph Eugene's work here is that he combines the innocence of a child and a couple of props, although random, to convey a certain message to the viewer. There is a feeling of mysteriousness due to the American flag covering the boy's face. This picture made me curious and inquisitive about Eugene's particular motives he attained when he composed this image. Though it may only be a photograph of a boy holding objects in his hands, this image may contain several or various meanings behind it, maybe having to do with society or America itself. The black and white color of the photo helps to add to the feeling of mysteriousness and the deeper, darker meaning that this image may convey. In similarity with the other photos mentioned, this image has a purposeful and meaningful concept behind it, just like chloe aftel's and zhang jingna.