This Image is called "The Brave Normal Face"

This photo was created by Zanele Mohali. The photo was taken in South Africa as a protest about treatment of bisexual /lesbian people. The picture depicts that everyone is equal.

This woman in the photo has a masculine appearance and she lives in South Africa. The environment she lives in was not easy, as people are judgemental over their sexuality.

She wears a black shirt and blue/ black jeans. similar to men's street clothes.
The photo could be shot with F 1/125 and the photographer uses SLR because it's in black and white..

This photo gave me an understanding of arts and how important  equality is about. I think this photo shows that every one should be treated as a human being.


How I plan to emulate her work:

I will take the picture in the studio and use one bright artificial light at the right side of the subject. I will ask the model to wear men’s street clothing and pose with a tough face and arms crossed. I will use  a digital camera and set the  shutter speed at F 1/125. I will then use Photoshop to change the colour into black and white. The orientation of the camera will be vertical.

The pictures below are some of the photographs I produced that best emulate Zanele Mohali's composition.

 

I tried to emulate Zanele Mohali’s work and I think I achieved some of it. I think her work is beautiful and brave, as it was taken outside while mine was taken in the studio.  I had a bit of trouble getting rid of the shadows in some of my pictures, as the lighting position should have been moved around as I take different angles or I could have used a diffuser.  My work could be better if I used two lights instead of one.

The  subject was wearing men’s street clothing and posing with a tough face and arms crossed to signify defiance.