For my portraiture photography assignment the first challenge I had to complete was the deciding of a shooting location. After exploring various university buildings and student accommodations, I found the library was great for different light settings and backdrops. On the second and third floor there were rustic looking brick walls, empty aisles of colourful books, and computer monitors which I could implement into my shots through the use of the light projected by the screens. I eventually decided to shoot from the end of the book aisles, using chairs and computer screens to play with the light. This produced a colourful distance perspective backdrop, with the spines of the books encapsulated by the blank white mesh of the bookcases. A shallow depth of field focuses the viewer on the subject, as to highlight the model in the picture.
Inspirations for this project include Richard Avedon, who uses quite strong lighting in the faces of his subjects, something I have tried to do from multiple angles.