Portraits with the theme of hiding and revealing

 Portraits with the theme of hiding and revealing

 Images: Aim to shoot a minimum of 6 and present 3 of the strongest images.

You could take self-portraits, portraits of other people or a mix of both.

Hiding and revealing can mean physically - for example: hiding your face with your hand, then revealing your face in another, or using the material or a prop to do the same.

You could also interpret the theme to reveal something about yourself and/or the subject. Feel free to use writing with your work - that could be within the image, on the image or it could accompany it as a piece of text or be used within the title.

You can interpret the theme however you wish. I encourage you to push yourself to try something new, experiment and push yourself out of your comfort zone - even if it's just a little. Did you know your comfort zone shrinks if you don't push against it?

My own self-portraits with the theme of hiding and revealing 

I decided to take a self-portrait in the studio, I wanted it to be quite a simple set up with no props or anyone else in the shot. I used a grey background with two softboxes to my right and left-hand side.

I chose to look down at the floor and the cap I am wearing covers my face.  

This is a close-up portrait of my face, I didn't want it to be too complicated just straight to the point. The first shot I am looking down at the floor whereas the second shot is completely different a close up of my face.  

Post editing 

I am really happy with the image after editing on Photoshop using the Camera Raw Filter.

I decided to crop this just so it would bring my face right to the foreground, whilst editing I also changed to black and white and used vignetting which draws your eye into the centre.