Portrait of an Angel in black and white

There are models, there are super-models and then there are Angels. Gemma is one of the them. This artistic nude portrait belongs to the Catastrophe and the Cure series taken with my Hassy on Kodak film

Back light Nude

Taking advantage if the back light to make this shot on Kodak Tmaxx 400 and Zeiss Planar 80 with 500CM

Stills from films. A possible light diagram of a scene from The Last Emperor

Cinematography:Vittorio Storaro

Camera: Arriflex 35 BL

Lenses: Technovision Anamorphic

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

Format: 35mm

Film Stock: Kodak Vision

The last emperor is a great example of fine cinematography, in which Storaro makes a perfect use of colour and its psychology reminding every photographer and cinematographer the importance of the effect of colour tones no matter how subtle it is. In the scene above, the orange colour was used: the emperor is a child and at that age life is colourful and vibrant, entirely spent with the family, all concepts strictly connected to the orange colour. The light (probably a filtered HMI) is diffused with smoke which adds mystery to the image making it more dramatic. The position of the light and the selective lighting on the emperor leaving  everything else in the shadows, obviously represents the divine blessing to the child as emperor.