Portaiture Straight Images

  I like this image because she is showing little emotion and we are encouraged to try and make something of the picture. This image is similar to the work of Thomas Ruff whereby he photographed people showing little or no expression, against a blank background and wearing ordinary clothes. He wanted to make the images as casual as possible. I like this image because there is a limit on what we can take from it. We cannot possibly know what emotions the person is feeling and even if they were portraying a specific emotion, how do we really know that they are feeling this?

This image is a half body shot. She again, is showing little emotion which is similar to the work of Thomas Ruff. I like this image because the white and faint background makes her body language and facial expressions more defined. The colour white may represent simplicity, which would work well with the idea that she is emotionless. I will use Photoshop to make adjustments to this image.