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Close-up portrait of a smiling Black woman with short finger-waved platinum blonde hair and dark earrings against a white background.

Andrew Macpherson, Photographer, Los Angeles

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This striking monochrome-style close-up portrait features a Black woman smiling broadly with her head turned to the side. She has short, sculpted finger-waved hair styled in a platinum or light blonde tone that contrasts sharply against her dark complexion. Her expression is joyful and candid, showing her teeth as she laughs. She wears small, dark textured earrings, and her hand rests near her collarbone with light-colored manicured fingernails visible. The lighting is high-contrast, highlighting the contours of her face and cheekbones against a solid bright white background. The image is captured with sharp detail and professional studio clarity by photographer Andrew Macpherson.

Keywords

black woman smilingblack womanwoman smilingsmiling womanplatinum blonde hairshort hairfinger waves

Styles

EditorialVerticalMonochromeClean

Techniques

Low-key / chiaroscuro

Background

White Seamless

Context

Portrait / Headshot
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