Thoughts

Rob Greenaway

The skin tones in this portrait are wonderfully soft and shadow-free, ensuring our eyes are drawn inexorably to the subject’s eyes and lips – which is exactly what you want when you’re shooting promotional shots for a friend who’s setting up a makeup business, as was the case here. The cotton scarf adds to this sense of softness, and helps to frame the subject’s face – and the fact that it isn’t quite symmetrical only serves to emphasize the near-perfect symmetry of the rest of the image. Nikon D810, 24-70mm f/2.8, 1/250, f/3.2, ISO64