Matthew Priestley, Photographer, New York

Description

This striking portrait features a Black woman with very short cropped hair and vibrant blue and purple eyeshadow paired with glossy dark lips. She gazes directly into the camera while wearing an avant-garde, sculptural white top with soft green and yellow watercolor-like accents across the curved neckline and shoulder. The subject is captured from the chest up against a plain, dark background with visible film borders including film stock text markings. The lighting is soft and directional, highlighting the contours of her face and the unique architectural form of the garment. The image composition is framed vertically with a shallow depth of field, emphasizing the subject's intense expression and the garment's fluid geometry.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Warm, Clean

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Industries

Designer Fashion

Color

Background

Black Seamless

Context

Portrait / Headshot