Daniel Boud, Photographer, Sydney

Description

This striking multiple-exposure portrait captures artist Ai Weiwei against a deep black background. The composition features a central, forward-facing view of the subject flanked by overlapping, semi-transparent profile views that create a sequential sense of motion or time passing. Ai Weiwei wears a simple dark t-shirt and sports short hair and a grey-streaked beard. The lighting is direct and focused, sculpting the facial features cleanly out of the darkness while maintaining transparency in the layered ghostly figures. The portrait was photographed in Sydney by Daniel Boud.

Style

Editorial, Horizontal, Cinematic, Monochrome

Techniques

Multiple exposure, Low-key / chiaroscuro

Color

Background

Black Seamless

Context

Editorial, Portrait / Headshot