I like this picture because it invokes numerous memories I have from my sporting days. It symbolises for me how athletes feel after either a game or an event. From the picture I think the models expression leaves the viewer wondering what is going through her mind. For me she is contemplating the result of the game and wondering if there was anything else she could have done. She has come to this quiet space so that her thoughts don't get disturbed. I called it "Against the Wall" because for me, athletes are always 'against the wall' either through fatigue; hard work or disappointment.
Things that I wish I could change about this photo include the overall lighting of the model and the the wall she is leaning against. Although I did use a flash on the model I feel that I should have bumped the power output up so to illuminate her more fully and used a separate flash to light the wall (like I had done in other shots during this session). I am also not convinced that the angle of the shot is right. I took the shot lying down and through the eye piece it looked the right angle but upon reflection I think that I should have experimented with a few other angles.
When naming this photo I wanted to keep with the sporting theme and I feel this name is both statement of fact - she is against a wall' as well as the meaning for athletes that that phrase has.
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