This photo is partially inspired by Martin Schoeller due to the heavy use of light that is shown here which is streaming across the boys face. This enhances his sharp features as it makes it more evident clear. Clearly shown by the lens flare that there was an excessive amount of light and as this was all natural light I couldn’t control where it would hit however I positioned the model and myself and camera to adjust to the light. This image without the editing was also a very interesting one due to the oxymoron than plays its part. For example the model is clearly a boy however the lipstick and the mask have a more feminine appearance which could contradict itself making this image very interesting. Originally this image was very dull and the saturation was quiet low with very boring colours. With the help of saturation and hue from photoshop I made the image as a whole more bright which just enhanced the excitement of the photo. This has made the top of the gras a whole different colour, a much lighter one, in comparison to the bottom of the photo. Also this is blurred at the back which shows depth of field. His face is mostly covered or hidden in some sense for example the mask and the lipstick however his eyes are exposed therefore we can see that he is venerable. On the country the mask itself could show something hidden and something dark and mysterious within the whole image.This image is also taken directly infant him therefore he is neither superior nor inferior to the audience, therefore we feel more close to him at a personal level. This image also has some level of complementary colours for example the bright red from the lipstick compliments very well with the bright green grass at the back.
This images is one of my favourite images and this is because it is very well composed. For example there is the bright red of the dress shirt and the green grass at the back which compliment each other very well, also the bight blue in the sky compliments very well with the orange tan of the boys face. This makes the image overall very appealing and interesting. The model looms above of us which shows the audience that he is more superior than us thus we get the impression that he is far more important and we should be looking at him more closely and in more detail. Also the idea that he is looking away into the distance however the audience would look directly at him as he is placed rightly in the middle of the whole frame. This makes him more important and in more control in comparison to the audience. We see a heavy amount of shadows present here especially in the right hand side of the models face. As we can see all the neck and some parts of the face is covered which could suggest that he is trying to hide something. The shape of the black hair acts like a symmetrical shape when looking at the dark shadow casted on his neck. He is also stood at an angle which suggest that the image is three dimensional which adds an element of excitement. We also see the vertical lines on the shirt which act as a leading line which we follow to see his eyes.
This image is a very three dimensional shape due to the abstract shapes that the model is creating with the use of his arms and legs. He gives an almost animal like impression due to the idea that he appears like a monkey trying to climb a tree. His two arms are both at a diagonal position which adds an element of excitement, the also reach from the top left hand corner to the bottom right hand corner which shows is that he is taking over the whole picture frame. His legs, one is bent at a right angle while the other is straight however this creates a simple triangle between his two legs and this is yet again another shape that is shown to us which shows us the three dimensional element within this image. Another feature that I really like is that the heavy use of shadow that I have edited by changing the saturation, crosses over his face so that only half of his face is exposed and this looks very much like a mask that the model is wearing. This could also make him look like a runaway criminal as he is trying to hide his face from the audience. The gold mask in his hair appears to look like a crown which would contradict the impression that we previously had of him. The contrast from the brightness of his clothes, crown and his tanned skin against the darkness of the shadow which covers half of the photo.