Righteous Kill (The Slaughter of Man)

This photo continues the tale of the Self Appointed King portrait that I shot last year. Here our king has proclaimed himself a righteous man and found it to be his duty to rid his kingdom of the wicked.

Emphasis has been placed on the king in this work with the golden glow that surrounds him. He still carries the mark or royalty with the purple shirt he bears and everything about him is brighter. His pants are a better blue and his clothes are lighter in color. The man on the ground however is wearing much darker clothes. His pants on comparison aren't as bright and the dark red shirt he wears carries a foreshadowing of the blood that is to be spilled.

The thing I enjoy enjoy most in this photo is the pose that the characters are in. The king has a a great amount of tension on his form as he rises on the tip of his shoe before he strikes. The sword is pulled back as far as it will go like an arrow before its shot. The entire time though his face his calm and cool portraying him as someone that his only carrying on his duty. The man on the ground however is confused and struggling, the toes on his feet bent back as he struggles to get away.

The photo also has excellent angles that leads the viewer around the photo. The figures are connected were the hands cross paths and the viewer is guided to the man on the ground by the sword's tip. Altogether it creates a triangle shape that also helps to break up the frame.

I hope to keep up he story of the king in future works and also plan on expanding some of the other characters that I have shot as well.

Righteous Kill (BW Version)

I know it has been a while since I have posted last but I've been a bit busy. I went on a trip recently with some friends and I have also been working on my portfolio site. Not only that but I've been having problems finding models. In fact in my new portfolio site I am building a form for potential models, this way I can keep doing my photos. I'll make sure to post a link to the site when I have it done.

Currently I'm working on the photo that you can see to the left. Before we began the idea was that I was going to be knighted but part way through the shoot the idea changed quite a bit. I'll talk more about this photo once I get the color version done. The title may end up changing by then too but we'll see.