Yana Yatsuk, Photographer, New York

Description

This portrait features Cate Blanchett seated at a dark table with several wilted white roses laid horizontally before her. She wears a long-sleeved black turtleneck and rests her chin gently on her hand while looking downward with a pensive expression. Her blonde hair is neatly styled back. The background consists of a textured, mottled brown and dark olive backdrop reminiscent of classical oil paintings. Warm, low-key lighting illuminates her face and upper body while casting the lower portion of the frame into deep shadow. The image was captured by photographer Yana Yatsuk.

Style

Editorial, Horizontal, Moody, Matte

Techniques

Analogue / film, Low-key / chiaroscuro

Color

Background

Fabric Texture

Context

Editorial, Portrait / Headshot