Ben Riggot, Photographer, Los Angeles

Description

This black and white photographic portrait features Mel B leaning casually against a weathered wooden farm gate outdoors. Her hair is tied back cleanly, and she wears a patterned halter gown, posing with her elbow resting on the top rail of the fence. The composition uses soft natural light and a shallow depth of field, keeping the detailed grain of the wooden planks in sharp focus while the background foliage remains softly blurred. The moody monochrome grading emphasizes high contrast textures across her attire and the rustic wooden structure. Ben Riggot captured the image in an outdoor rural environment.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Monochrome, Gritty

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

Woodland

Context

Portrait / Headshot