For our second assignment for year 2 CyberARTS, we were told to find 20-25 portraits on Pinterest, and choose our favourite out of the ones that we saved, as well as explaining why it was our favourite.

The image I chose for my favourite is This one :  and it is called Hidden Beauty II, made by Rudra Mandal, and found on Pinterest.

Lighting: The lighting from this image comes from the subject's left side, or the right side of the picture. This is shown by the side of the subject's face that is less show is the more lit-up side. The image shows very direct lighting on the lit-up side of the face, while the other half is very deep or "harsh" lighting, which is also displaying broad lighting because the "broad" side of the face is very dark, while the less shown side is very bright/ lit up.

Expression: The viewer isn't able to really identify the subject's expression, but from I get from the image is that the subject is trying to hide their identity, as trying to hide their face from the camera.


Background:  The background doesn't display any props, and is just blank. The only thing noticeable about the background is that it blends with the lighting of the shot. Most of the background is black, but the part of the subject that is lit-up is surrounded by the only lit-up part  of the background.

Pose and posture: The subject appears to be formal in this picture, as there is nothing silly or out of place in the image. The image is simply a formal image tat is a close up of the subject's face (or at least what part of their face isn't covered)



Eyes and direction of gaze: The subject's eyes are not looking towards the viewer/camera, but are looking in front of how they are positioned for the shot. Their eyes are shiny due to the placement of the lighting in the shot.


Colour and Contrast: Unless black and white count as colours, there is no colour in this image, but the relationship between shadows and contrast are the main focus of this image.

What I like about the image: The reason why I like this image is because it is a serious looking image, and the lighting and shadows present in the image are very well done. I like how this image looks overall, and i think the artist/photographer did really well.