03 February 2007

The Japanese Woman


The Japanese Woman
Originally uploaded by fourthography.
This is an interesing image because it highlights what can be done with a willing participant you meet on the street. The conversion to B&W allowed the background to be pretty dark. This was mainly because I had asked the subject to stand in front of a dark wall which I knew would turn black once it had been converted to B&W. The overall effect of this was it creates an image which is more reminisent of a studio image than it does a street image. The crop itself is both unusual and effective highlighting the idea of the face without bring in the head. Overall I really, it was a bit of an achivement for me in terms of asking someone in the street if I could photograph them

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