The Pen is Mightier than the Sword- Straight images

This series was intended to be shot using gel lighting however there were none in the studio so a union jack flag was used instead of gels.  To create the same effect the flag was held over the snoot and removed between shots to avoid over heating occurring.  The images shot were all altered in photoshop by having their saturation decreased and their brightness increased in order to allow more detail to be seen.



This image was lit in a style that reminisces film noir and is deliberately dark I like this aspect of the image as I feel that it amplifies the sinister undertones of the image.  I find this image particularly powerful as it displays someone collapsed on a desk of paper work symbolising the mundane routine of life and the fact that anyone can die at any moment.

This image is an extreme close shot of the wound on the subjects forehead and the blood dripping down his forehead.  I feel that the red is particularly powerful in this image as it carries connotations of anger and passion as both emotions can be seen as being linked to murder.  

This is one of my favourite images from the piece as the dull blue tones give the subject a sickly and pale appearance as well as providing a sense of contrast for the blood dripping down his head.  The leading lines of the paper are interesting here as they direct the viewers eye towards the subject and his head wound.

This is my favourite image as the pen wound is most visible here as it provides the clearest lighting.  I also like the way that the subjects eyes are gazing directly into the camera with a dead pan expression creating the illusion that he is dead.  I also like the fact that the lack of a coloured gel in this image allows the white paper to create a stark contrast against the black of the backdrop and that the leading lines of the paper are also more prominent and clearly leading towards the subjects eyes.