Research: Rossella Vanon. (WK 5)

“The truth is the work of a photographer is much less technical than people probably imagine. There is no real rule in creating a fashion story, no rule in composition… Every photographer should have his own personal way of developing a story, of creating an image. It’s about observing and daring. And it’s always so personal and intimate.
70% of my work consists of imagining, creating and playing. You start from a technicality and you turn it around and you twist it and deform it, even, until you make it something unique. Until you make it yours.” – Rosella Vanon

Source:http://nw6creative.com/2013/01/28/there-is-no-real-rule-in-creating-a-fashion-story-rosella-vanon/

Light, it's a major aspect of Rossella Vanon's work. All different kinds of light, used in different ways. The light in the above photograph, seemingly natural is directed at the figure, bringing the attention of the viewer to the figure in the frame. The light is soft, highlighting parts of the figures face, bright enough that the viewer can see shapes and curves on her skin. Light helps accentuate parts of the photograph particularly in her face.

The studio light is directed at the model, seemingly from above, this allows the light to be trained on her face and shoulder rather than the rest of the image. I'm guessing a reflector was used to add some filler to the shadows that would've occurred on her face, primarily under her chin. The perks of this kind of lighting is it looks very natural, the (gold) reflector casts some warmth into her face making the image look as if it was taken outside.