Friday, April 1, 2011

Catchlight Research

shot by islandcode on flickr

In this portrait i really think the model's eyes stand out, not only because of the colour, but also because of the catchlights. They're really close to her pupil, which makes it somewhat mysterious, adding to the mystery and intriguing quality of her blue eyes in contrast with her tan skin tone.

shot by mauronascimento

Once again the eyes really stand out in this picture, even though in this picture there isn't much contrast between the eyes, skin and hair. The catchlights aren't traditional; they're strange and squiggly which definitely adds interest an attracts our eyes towards the subject's. I think the photographer achieved his purpose by making interesting catchlights to attract the viewer's attention.

shot by Bahman Farzad

This low-key image would really fall apart I think, if there weren't any light areas, here the eyes and the catch lights, for eyes to latch on to.

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