As Alexa is not looking directly at the camera this makes the viewer wonder what she is looking at and additionally makes the portrait appear more natural and less posed for. In the portrait she has a prop, her camera is hanging around her neck. Using this prop adds atmosphere and context to the portrait, as a sophisticated looking camera like this triggers associations with creativity, professionalism and knowledge and these will then be associated with the portrait’s subject. I wanted to show that Alexa was intelligent and skillful at photography as she is studying it at A level and I think I have achieved this reasonably well. Finally the background was a psychologically neutral grey colour and this brings a more serious feeling to the image focuses all attention onto her and not the background.
I think it is a good portrait image for a number of reasons. Firstly, it was taken in a studio, so I was able to set the lighting to be soft and even, and in this way Alexa’s features look smooth and gradual and her skins texture looks softer too. Additionally the lighting helps to create form making her appear more three dimensional and real. The facial expression of Alexa's that I have captured in the portrait is one where she looks contemplative as if she is thinking about something; she also is posed with her hands on her hips as if considering something. This makes the viewer wonder what that could be and brings intrigue into the portrait
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