Paul Schmidt, Photographer, Paris

Description

A close-up portrait captures a Black woman with an afro hairstyle. She is wearing dangling gold earrings featuring pearls, and her lips are painted with dark blue lipstick. Her skin tone is warm and contrasted by the dark hair. She wears a light blue and black striped top with a ruffled collar. The subject gazes off to the side, with a soft, diffused light casting a shadow on the pale wall behind her. The photograph is shot with a shallow depth of field.