Girl in the Dress

Through my photography work I find the greatest satisfaction in producing work which feels ageless and could easily evolve from a photograph into artwork that hangs in a gallery. My latest photography mission featured a young blonde girl wearing roses in her hair while standing against rich blue and deep red and golden backgrounds. The goal was to develop an image which would resemble a painting while delivering emotional impact to gallery viewers.

The creative direction for this image originated from the combination of basic beauty and powerful colors. The young girl with her blonde hair became the ideal model for this artistic representation. The combination of the girl’s delicate appearance with roses in her hair generated a beautiful opposition between softness and powerfulness. The roses brought rich symbolism to the portrait through their vibrant colors which represented beauty together with love and youth.

I selected the color palette with precision to reach my target painterly effect. The artist selected reds blues and golds to create passion and light and warmth which deepened the portrait while creating motion. The background solidness functioned to centre attention on the subject while it eliminated all other elements to showcase light and color effects. The picture gained a timeless and ethereal quality through its seamless background which made it resemble a classical painting.

The success of this process depended heavily on how light was used. I applied gentle direction lighting to the girl’s skin and hair which made the roses shine like they belonged in a painting. The precise control of lighting tones helped me produce a picture which appeared hand-painted instead of camera-generated.

The following stage after completing the image involved making it ready for gallery display. I chose the final print to maintain the deep colors and painterly impact at the highest possible standard. Through this portrait viewers would experience both the pure charm and loveliness of the young girl while entering the realm of an artistic piece that expresses deep emotions through color.

The photograph with its vibrant colours and dreamlike quality demonstrates the ability of photography to generate artistic works. This artwork exists beyond a wall decoration since it lives through emotion and creativity. The artwork showcases the perfect blend between the natural beauty of the subject and the artistic perception of the creator.