Week 5/6

Yeah. It's a selfie. It was bound to happen sooner or later. Deal with it.  So we've been touting on what shadows are being cast on our models's faces during class so I figured it was appropriate. Makeup aside, there are some nifty shadows that are helping to carve out my face. Most the shadows are over my eyes and it's highlighting my, rather obvious and bulbous, nose. Just looking our using lights as a way to point attention to things, I think this is a good example of this. Also how the shadow on my left eye makes almost a half mask ala Phantom of the Opera on my face. There is also a strong sense of source coming from over my left shoulder as that corner of the frame has the most intense light and the shadows being cast are following that direction with their casting. I think the angle also is helping the garment do its job. We have talked about how the further back an angle is the more concealing it is and the light coming from the back up and out angle helps with the concealed feeling that the hood is meant to give. If it we're directly behind me though I feel like it would send the wrong message as it would be too much of a hug from the light. The back diagonal angle gives it more of a sharp and dramatic slant to the feeling and less of that hugging feeling.