These 3 portrait photographs are my final 3 photographs. They are all linked by the theme ‘lack of identity’. I have removed the faces to show that without our characteristics we are all the same. The black and white with the slight noise helps to create a sense of blandness and helps to emphasise how boring we would be without our identities.

These three images were created using artificial light. I used a redhead light to provide some soft light across the models’ faces and I used a spotlight to create a slight chiaroscuro effect to create a more dramatic image with more contrast and shadows. I used a shallow depth  of field (4.0) to create focus on the front model in photos 2 and 3 and to mildly blur out the background. I used a slow/medium shutter speed (1/20) to allow more light to enter the lens from the dark environment, I used this along with a low shutter speed of 200 to keep the quality of the images as best as possible.

I used a black and white filter over these photographs to create more contrast and I increased the amount of noise to create an old-fashioned portrait photograph effect, this helped to emphasise the idea that as individuals we are boring without our identities.  There is a wide range of tones in these photographs ranging from the darkness of the shadows to the highlight of the faces. There is a 3D effect to images 2 and 3 due to the positioning of the models and the slight blurring of the back model, this brings the photograph to life and gives it a more intriguing appearance. In photograph 1 there is less of a 3D effect due to the plain white background and the lack of facial features. I have placed the models in the centre of the images to create an uneasy effect in the images.

These photographs were taken in the studio with the work of Ducruix in mind. I took the photographs then edited them in lightroom to create an old-fashioned effect by using a filter, changing the white balance and increasing the noise. I then used photoshop to remove the features of the faces by using the spot repair tool. The aim of this photograph is to show something unnatural and make the viewer uncomfortable.

I took these photographs with the plan of using it for the topic of lack of identity. It shows that there is not much distinguishing each of us other than characteristics and features.  It shows how bland and boring the world would be if we did not have our individual identities as everyone would have the same aspirations and personality traits.