Marcus Smith, Photographer, Los Angeles

Description

This striking black and white monochrome portrait by Marcus Smith captures a black woman standing outdoors against a paneled exterior wall. She wears sunglasses, a sleeveless button-down top, and shorts while holding a Spalding basketball in her hands. The high-contrast lighting creates pronounced highlights and deep shadows across the scene, emphasizing the textures of her clothing and the surrounding environment. Her expression is focused as she gazes down at the basketball. The composition is vertically oriented, utilizing strong natural lighting from above.

Style

Artistic, Vertical, Monochrome, Gritty

Techniques

Analogue / film, Low-key / chiaroscuro

Color

Background

House

Context

Portrait / Headshot