This was a very interesting project that I never thought I would do. For a photography class in college, my assignment was to take photos of someone in a corner of a room and I was given no further instruction. With inspiration form Irving Penn, I took portraits of Alyssa in a few different corners of a building. The all white corner was my favorite out of everything I took because of the harsh contrast between her outfit and the stark walls. This assignment pushed me out of my comfort zone in multiple ways. Normally, during a shoot, I feel very confident in myself and can help a model or client pose without any type of struggle. I also pride myself in making sure the person i’m shooting with feels AND looks comfortable in my image. I took a few standard portrait shots with Alyssa, but because I really wanted these corner images to stand out, we tried something different. I had Alyssa pose in ways that I consider to look a little more high fashion and we tried many many poses. While some worked, others were very experimental, which helped me push outside of what i’m comfortable with even more. I also thought that incorporating a chair in the corner would add a more interesting element. A few of these images are definitely not portraits that I would normally take, but there are a few that still scream AUTUMN in the style, which I am very happy with to say the least.
