A Moment Between Shadows

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One of those very college things. I had procrastinated on a painting project until the day before it was due, so I ended up pulling an all-nighter in the art room trying to finish it, ha!

At some point I needed a break, so instead of resting, I grabbed my camera. I started trying different poses under the single overhead light, playing with the shadows, the chair, and the shape of the naked male form.

It was spontaneous. At 5:00am, I was tired, a bit delirious, and just experimenting to see what worked. For a while I stopped working on the painting and became the art instead. Looking back, I really like how simple it is: one room, one light, one figure, and a lot of shadow.

Contact sheet of fine art male self-portrait photographs exploring shadow, light, movement, and the human figure in a dark college art studio.
Fine art male self-portrait contact sheet photographed in a dark college art studio, using a single overhead light to explore shadow, pose, and the human figure.

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