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Hayley Yamoah Unfollow
“ Send up a prayer ”
It was my little sister's turn to model this week. We did a few ideas and there were a couple of good ones with water balloons, but I couldn't resist the 'magical' element in this photo caused by the blown flour. I wanted to make it impactful so sharpened the contrast and change it to Black and ...
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  • Maria Jackson Edited 4 years ago

    Hayley, love your composition. Great choice in the use of B&W.

    Hayley, love your composition. Great choice in the use of B&W.

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  • Nancy Whitfield Edited 4 years ago

    This is magical!  I can even see a couple of sparkles within the flour.  Great choice of black and white, it adds a lot to the photo.

    This is magical!  I can even see a couple of sparkles within the flour.  Great choice of black and white, it adds a lot to the photo.

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  • Karen Seiger Edited 4 years ago

    Yep, you got a good shot! I really love the idee, and the black-and-white really brings out the energy here, but also the lightness of the flour. It's the perfect image… more

    Yep, you got a good shot! I really love the idee, and the black-and-white really brings out the energy here, but also the lightness of the flour. It's the perfect image of a prayer. (I caught myself thinking about doing this with glitter in the flour.) I'd also love to see a crop of just her hands and the flower blowing away - that might be a completely different kind of feeling from the same image. Great job!

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#fastshutter #blackandwhite #blowing #makeawish #blownaway #movement #wind #air

Genre/Technique

Black & White Action Portrait/Self-Portrait

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