DERVIN, Fashion Photography research, Richard Warren.

From looking at Richard Warren's portfolio I learnt that lighting, background and also props have a big impact on how an image looks and feels. Having a low-key lighting set up it creates drama and mystery. Having a high-key set up makes the model appear more innocent and pure which works better for close up shots of the models face to emphasize her/his beauty.

I've also learnt that the models pose has a massive impact on the image as it can also create drama, tell a story, emphasize beauty/body proportion and of course the pose is also used to show of the clothing there modeling. Also eye contact is an effective aspect of fashion photography, as images where the model is looking away draw you more to the elements around the model as apposed to the images where the model is looking straight into the lens then the viewer is drawn straight into the models eyes and then makes their way outwards and notices the other elements of the image.

Props used in images help tell a story/link to the subject. They also give the model something to work with but at the same time they can also distract from the model themselves- that's why mostly small props/extras are used in the shots this also helps give the appearance that the model is bigger/taller and makes it obvious to the viewer that they are the most important factor they should look at(pose also helps this factor)