Photo Analysis
Hedi Slimane was born in Paris, France July 5, 1968, attending school there at La Sorbanne and L'Ecole du Louvre. It was during his years there that real interest in photography emerged and progressed further while he lived in between Los Angeles and London. Slimane's photography, though many sold afterwards, are more artistic in intent, capturing the raw moments of art in life. His work is nearly entirely black and white, with subjects of all degree. His online photo diary began in London, where he followed and photographed musicians and concert events, and continues to this day.
What appealed me to his photography is represented perfectly in the photography I chose to "replicate". Slimane's portraits are conceptually minimalistic, sharp in contrast and sleek in line. He has a stripped down approach to styling an image that allows all focus on the conveyed emotion. The model, Karlie Kloss, is graceful and elegant, but bare in her essence of vulnerability.
I attempted to emulate this picture in the basic position and dress, against an all-white background. My goal was to capture a realistic, effortless sense of emotion; I didn't ant the expression to seem feigned or dull. With oly minor photoshopped effects, I was able to clean the background completely - focusing all direction to the balance of the foreground - and intensifying the exposures and accompanying contrasts. Though my posture was a major fault of the image and skewed the lines I was trying to create, I think my overall attempt was successful.
What appealed me to his photography is represented perfectly in the photography I chose to "replicate". Slimane's portraits are conceptually minimalistic, sharp in contrast and sleek in line. He has a stripped down approach to styling an image that allows all focus on the conveyed emotion. The model, Karlie Kloss, is graceful and elegant, but bare in her essence of vulnerability.
I attempted to emulate this picture in the basic position and dress, against an all-white background. My goal was to capture a realistic, effortless sense of emotion; I didn't ant the expression to seem feigned or dull. With oly minor photoshopped effects, I was able to clean the background completely - focusing all direction to the balance of the foreground - and intensifying the exposures and accompanying contrasts. Though my posture was a major fault of the image and skewed the lines I was trying to create, I think my overall attempt was successful.