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Close-up portrait of a woman with blonde hair holding an antique rotary telephone handset, wearing a heavily embellished star-adorned top.

Alexandre Bassard, Photographer, London

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Description

This dramatic cinematic portrait by photographer Alexandre Bassard captures a woman reclining in dim, high-contrast lighting reminiscent of vintage Hollywood aesthetics. She has blonde hair and expressive features, wearing a dark, heavily embellished garment adorned with sequined star motifs. Her hand holds an ornate, vintage rotary telephone handset near her face, creating an intimate narrative moment. A small patterned cushion lies beneath her head, while rich shadows and saturated highlights shape the composition. The lighting technique carves out form and texture, emphasizing the theatrical and stylized mood of the scene.

Style

Horizontal, Cinematic, Matte

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Context

Portrait / Headshot