City - Fort Lauderdale State - FL Country - United States
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This is a series of pictures where an Angel and a Devil interact together where sometimes one take over the other one and is represented in diverse inside a person. It is about the war in our inner-selves. I would really appreciate sincere comments about this set of pictures (will post one every day) and suggestions for the titles. Thank You So Much!
Thank You for all your comments! :) I'm just starting to take pictures and understand all the features in the camera. I took the pictures first and the i realize why i did it. They came out mostly like that. I'll be uploading more everyday. I have lots of pics. but I don't know if they are good or not, I hope they are since I really like photography and I'm willing to learn about it. Your comments really help!:) Any Ideas for the title? (I'm not from here. I've been leaving in USA for 3 years and I'm trying to learn English as well. Sometimes is really hard to express what i think or to find a way to translate what I want to say. Thanks for you comments! I hope to hear from you soon! Let me know when you upload some of your pics!:) Thanks! Adriana
Your choice of models really helps your concept. They share many physical features, which emphasizes your theme of the duality of an individual. The setting reminds me of being in the Garden of Eden and is symbolic for the place where the divine meets the material. This is the battleground for the struggle between good and evil and is an appropriate setting for your series.
Regarding each one of the models. First, and most dominant in the image, is the angel. She is dressed elegantly, well at least relative to the devil. She gazes down toward the devil as she subjugates her.
There are certain issues with the angel. First, and the thing I noticed first, is her visible tattoo. Having a tattoo has become more fashionable and mainstream, however it still has the connotation of being rebellious. Traditional symbolism has angels and their divine counterparts as representing the ideal order while the devil represents rebellion. The tattoo is a contradiction.
Second, the angel?s pose is too passive. She is leaning away from the camera with her shoulder dipped. Her gaze is more sensual than victorious. I am undecided about the hair that covers her face. On one hand, it is sensual and adds an erotic appeal. On the other hand, it casts a harsh shadow and distracts from her face. There is an obvious erotic element to the image, but I think that the beauty of the models, their costumes and the nature of the series, struggle, implies that enough. Emphasizing it using the angel?s gaze distracts from the theme of good triumphing over evil.
Finally, it is really hard to determine what the angel is doing. The devil?s head blocks the leg of the angel. In addition, the angels left hand is hidden in the bushes. This is problematic because if you follow the Garden of Eden idea, the angel looks like she is picking the fruit.
I really like the facial expression of the devil. She gazes at the camera with an expression of sorrow. However, I also feel that the expression is asking for help from the viewer. She is asking me to help her in her struggle. This expression is where the story of this image is told.
The only nit pick I have with the devil?s pose is that her left hand is cut out of the image.
On a technical note, the image appears underexposed by about ? to 1 stop. It appears that this was a shooting issue as you already shot this with a slow shutter and a wide aperture.
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