I decided to do choose Irving Penn as my photo mentor because he focuses his photography style with portraiture. The reason I chose this specific photo to copy and shoot a series off of is because I really liked how he used shadow to highlight the subjects eyes. I decided to use that idea of using shadow to accent elements of my subjects face in my own photo. Instead if highlighting his eyes I decided to highlight the jaw line of my subject. I tried to ensure that there was always a deep shadow under his jaw to allow his jawline to really pop. I used a studio light at a high angle to create that dark shadow under his jaw. I tried to use a different angle in each photo to create a new look on the same lighting to keep cohesion between each photo yet still have a fresh look with each photo.
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