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Extreme close up portrait of a woman's face with dramatic shadow patterns cast across her skin and eye

Stephane Coutelle, Photographer, Paris

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This extreme close-up portrait photograph by Stephane Coutelle focuses on the upper portion of a woman's face, captured in Paris. Dramatic, curved shadows cut sharply across her forehead, eyebrow, eye, and nose, creating a high-contrast interplay of light and shadow on her skin. Her brown eye and long eyelashes are visible within the illuminated zone, while her lips catch soft sunlight below. The composition emphasizes texture, form, and natural lighting without distracting background elements.

Keywords

close up portraitwoman face close upshadow portraitwoman faceshadows on faceportrait photographyclose up

Styles

EditorialVerticalWarmClean

Techniques

Natural light

Industries

Cosmetics

Context

Portrait / Headshot
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