Autumn W

This is one of my favorite photographs, not only because of the way it turned out but I also loved shooting this roll. This assignment was "Face your fears," and since I am terrified of blood, I put fake blood on my friend Keelah. The blood gave the photograph lots of contrast against her skin. Since I placed her on a white background and cropped it so she followed the rule of thirds, the contrast is much higher and she stands out much more. The lighting makes her skin look flawless and it gives the photograph the light feeling that I was going for. Her eyes are looking to the left which directs your eye to the top corner and makes you wonder what she is looking at. When developing this photograph, I used the technique of painting with developer. I wanted to make it seem as if she was leaving her past behind and moving forward into the future so I used a brush and dragged it off the page to create movement.