Bob Le Seuer

This first shot I taken of Bob I decided to use a close up shot to his face. This allowed me to gather all the details within his face properly. I have decided to do this because of the fact I had him looking down which made him seem sad, creating a sense of empathy in the person viewing the image for Bob. Doing a close up to his face also meant that I could have his face easily be the main attraction of the image. I went with a black and white image, as I thought it worked well with the image, keeping the detail and adding slightly deeper shadows, so that parts of his face stood out more.

All the below shots are half-body shots. I have done this so that things such as his walking stick are visible, to show his age and to symbolize all that he has gone through within his life time.

This below image I have done in colour. I decided to add contrast to the image to make the black areas look blacker, but I also decided to have less shadows so that the dark areas only really show up within parts of the face and clothing, bringing out the details that I managed to show with the camera.

This image below I again have done in black and white. It is a similar image to the colour one above with Bob looking off to the left. I have made him look in this direction within these images because of the almost heroic look it gives him. Like the image above I have left the shadows within this image pretty light so that only each little detail within his face can really be seen through the darker parts of the image.

In the below image, I again have made it black and white. I have done this so that I could use a blue tint and contrast options to make the shadows appear darker and cover more of his face. This along with how I have had him looking down is supposed to show him reflecting on his past and symbolize and regrets he may have had in the past, such as possibly shaking the hand of the German soldier at the end of the occupation.

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