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Portrait with only one person

Light in the service of expression

Barbara Hibbert's delicate and almost oriental expression is shown here using soft light at sunset. It is almost a classic image. Taking this picture from top to bottom shows the delicacy of the character.

Leicaflex 1 sec. 5.6
Akta-Chrome HS

Dramatic lighting to strengthen the color

The most striking feature of this girl was the fiery hair: so I chose to create a large-scale image by eliminating all unnecessary details and looking for the greatest contrast. I used diffused lighting in front of a black background to emphasize the shapes, the profile and the color of the hair.
Rolleiflex 1/250 sec 8 Actachrom HS

Using two types of lighting

I took this student's photo on artificial light film using soft daylight and a bright directed light. The daylight colors the window blue and reflects it on the floor. I decided to make a photo showing the feet by framing the photo so that the position of the feet conflicts with the opening of the girl's shirt in the figure 7: Details like this
give strength to the photo.
Leicaflex 1/15 sec 8 Actachrom HS.

Intentional use of shadows

Half the face is in shadow to give importance to the photo and to obtain the expression of the look to hide the imperfections. Light the farthest part of the face in a photo showing three-quarters of the body: A low-color photo: the blue color predominates with touches of red.
Rolleiflex: 1/125 sec 8 Actachrom HS.

Using reflected light

Professional actors are easy to photograph because they know instinctively which pose to adopt. For this example I wanted to work in a monastery, protected from the strong sun. Reflected light: comes from walls and arches. Soft diffused lighting enhances the colors of the image of Noble Coward with his natural pose that suits his relaxed expression.
Leicaflex 1/250 sec. 8 Aperture Actachrom HS.