Stark contrast

Taylor Gestes
Senior pictures photo shoot
Photograph by Tom Atwood

Sometimes a picture needs a little help. Not the subject, but the picture. In this case, the photo of Taylor Gestes, taken using window light in her home, was a little unremarkable (see original photo below). It seemed plain. So, to help it out, I made the image black & white, and added a large dose of high contrast (using the processing software Lightroom 2). So the original color photo (below), kind of milky & forgettable, becomes something more stark, interesting and beautiful (above). Shutter: 1/60; Aperture: f/2.2; ISO: 100; Focal length: 35 mm.