Jerome Galland, Photographer, Paris

Description

An elderly man with a long white beard and mustache is seated indoors, wearing a fedora hat and a red patterned jacket over a dark blue shirt. He holds a long wooden pipe to his mouth, exhaling a dense cloud of white smoke that billows around him and partially obscures the scene. The ambient lighting is dramatic, casting strong highlights and deep shadows across his face and hands. In the foreground, horizontal bamboo framing elements cut across the lower portion of the composition, while the background consists of dark, rustic timber walls.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Moody, Warm

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Color

Background

Wood Texture

Context

Editorial