Jeff Forney, Photographer, New York

Description

This striking black and white portrait features a black man in his 30s wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt pulled over his head. His expression is serious and direct as he gazes toward the camera with prominent highlights on his face and cheekbones. The lighting creates high-contrast tonal gradations across the subject, emphasizing texture in the fabric of the hood and the smooth contours of his skin. The background is dark and indistinct, focusing all attention on the intense facial framing and moody atmosphere captured by photographer Jeff Forney.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Monochrome, Gritty

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Color

Context

Portrait / Headshot