Fine art portraits reenacting a painting scene
Models and actors on a personal project
The original article was written when Zoom Studio was named Aguiar Photography.
Fine art photography in a studio
This is the second article about a personal project to create portraits inspired by famous fine art paintings.
Here you will read about the original painting and check the photographic results. I photographed two great models for this and I loved the results we achieved in both cases.
A print version of the photo with Natasha received a silver award in the 2016 AIPP awards (APPA).
Can you send me your comments? Which image do you like best?
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The original painting
Sassoferrato (1609 – 1685)
The Virgin in Prayer, 1640 – 50
Oil on canvas, 73 x 58 cm (The National Gallery – London – Third-floor room 29/31)
Sassoferrato, also known as Giovanni Battista Salvi, was a seventeenth-century Italian painter. His artwork was largely influenced by fifteenth and sixteenth-century artists such as Guido Reni (1575-1642) and Pierre Mignard (1612-1695). Sassoferrato’s paintings hold immaculate attention to detail through the use of shadows and soft textures of blue, red, and off whites.
As seen in The Virgin in Prayer, the subject’s headdress is brightly lit while shadows are softly cast over her face. This technique offers a sense of humility and purity as the virgin’s line of direction is correspondingly downcast. While the virgin appears to be distant from the observer, it nevertheless holds a tender position as a nurse watch over a patient or a mother over her child.
Read more about this painting using the following link:
Team
Natasha is 19 years old and enjoys acting in her spare time. In the future, she hopes this passion develops into a career. She is currently working as a children’s entertainer focusing mostly on birthday parties, school fetes, and kindergarten programmes.
Tash enjoys putting herself out there for new experiences and stepping out of her comfort zone.
Genie K
Genie has been a performer from a young age and has loved being on stage as a Ballroom Dancer on an international scale. She is also a doctor outside of performing arts and brings her passion and dedication to everything that she does.
Having won the title of Miss Earth Australia Water in 2015, Genie has found new confidence and has enjoyed coming back to performing and modeling. She is a hard worker, reliable, easy-going and fun-loving. She enjoys new experiences and challenges and is always willing to push her limits! Genie loves adventure and is also passionate about health and the environment.
Debbie (Costume designer)
Debbie is the head of the wardrobe for the National Theatre ballet in the National Theatre in St Kilda since 2008 and has participated in numerous professional productions in Melbourne and all-around Australia. It was really a pleasure and fun working with Debbie.
Isabella (Makeup artist)
Isabella is a Melbourne based makeup artist and she has always had a passion for the creative field.
From an early age, she knew this was the path to take.
Isabella is a freelance makeup artist, who studied a Diploma of Specialist Makeup at the Australian College of Hair Design and Beauty in 2015. She has started building her portfolio with local photographers.
Recently, Isabella participated in a short film called “No Homo” at Swinburne University.
References
- Langmuir, E. The National Gallery Companion Guide. (pp. 252-254). National Gallery Company, London: Yale University Press.
- Vaughan, G. (n.d.). Sassoferrato at The National Gallery of Victoria. Retrieved from http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/essay/sassoferrato-at-the-national-gallery-of-victoria/
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