Concentration

The main focus of my concentration involves capturing the beauty of the people who are closest to me. I’ve found portraits to be my strongest skill and I’ve tried to photograph the people who I love the most in the most natural light. Lighting plays a big role in my concentration as well. In most pictures, the sun beams on the subject really hard to create a white background and give the subject a stronger look. I’m trying to incorporate both portraits and lighting together to make the photographs stand out. I was inspired by Sally Mann, who takes photos of her children and her husband because they are closest to her and they are the most beautiful and easiest photographs to capture rather than trying to illustrate a stranger. My concentration was first explored by my choice to specifically photograph at dusk because that is when the sun beams intensely. In a few of my photographs, like “Black/White Face” and “Curious Georgetta”, there is strong lighting and contrast from the sun’s beam surrounding the subjects that it gives the photos an intensified look. There is also this effect that tends to blur out the background, whether white or black, and the focus on the subject becomes more apparent. Aside from that, my idea is produced from experimentation and something extraordinary is produced. The idea is repeated throughout my portfolio and hopefully, with this proposal, I can build a successful concentration.