Mother Earth Primärfunktioun: Foto by Naseer Behbehani

Mother Earth Primärfunktioun: Foto by Naseer Behbehani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award an Sëlwer in Fotografie a Fotomanipulatiounsdesign Competition Category.

SëlwerFotografie· 2020

Mother Earth Primärfunktioun: Foto

by Naseer Behbehani

A' Design Award an Sëlwer Winner in Fotografie Category

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The Design

About Mother Earth Primärfunktioun: Foto

Mother Earth ass e Studioportrait, dat de Planéit a mënschlecher Form als eng Fra bei schlechter Gesondheet duerstellt. De Make-up benotzt gréng, blo a brong Téin fir Ozeanen, Planzen an Äerdräich duerzestellen. Verwelkend Blummeblieder si um Kapp vum Model plazéiert fir Krankheet unzedeiten. Den Ausdrock vum Model vermëttelt Trauregkeet a Verwundbarkeet. D'Beliichtung gouf mat enger grousser Octabox um Model an engem Luucht um Hannergrond geschaf. Dat finaalt Bild gouf mat digitaler Bearbechtungssoftware verfeinert. D'Foto verbënnt Verschmotzung mat mënschlecher Emotioun a mécht op de Klimawandel opmierksam.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Sëlwer

Mother Earth Primärfunktioun: Foto ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Sëlwer, enger aussergewéinlech prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un Designe vun der héchster Qualitéit, prächteg a beandrockend vergi gëtt. Sëlwer-Gewënner si bemierkenswäert brillant a ganz kreativ Wierker, déi d'erausragend Expertise, d'Talent an d'Schaarfsënnegkeet vun hire Designer weisen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Mother Earth Primärfunktioun: Foto e wonnerbart, mustergëlteg, bemierkenswäert professionellt an déif innovatiivt Wierk ass. Dëst mam Sëlwer ausgezeechent Design ass eng bemierkenswäert, bewonnert Erfindung, déi dozou bäidréit, d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie ze erweideren. Mother Earth Primärfunktioun: Foto ass eng Kreatioun, op déi vill neidesch sinn, déi Wënsch erweckt, positiv Gefiller bréngt an Erstaunen a Wonner erweckt.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The goal is to transfer earth pollution suffering into human emotion, to grab people attention to a raising problem of modern life style.
Dimensions & Packaging: Camera used: Canon 5d Mark ii, with canon 85/1.2 @ s100, f9, ISO 50
Software used: Lightroom and photoshop
Tags: Portrait, Earth, Studio, Photography, Makeup, Nature, Pollution, People, Woman
Production Technology: I sketched the idea for the makeup artist to understand the concept. The colors are representation of nature, and the dead flowers on the head of the model to show that she is dying. I asked the model to show vulnerability and sadness. I used one big octabox on the model and one light on the backdrop.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this project was to find an African model. At the time of making this project, modeling agencies wast not common. So finding a model of a specific look was difficult.
Research: How earth would look like in a human form is the main is the core of this project. So, I mainly used google to view other artist approach of this concept, to get inspiration. The I did sketches of my own to show them to the makeup artist so she could understand my vision. I decided to hire an African model since Africa is the most connected with nature than others. I used dying petals as a representation of sickness. The green, blue and brown ware used as the colors of nature.
Inspiration: When I was a kid winter used to be colder and longer. Climate is actually changing due to global worming. Mother earth is dying and we are the ones responsible for that. So I though to represent planet earth as a sick woman waring nature, with makeup inspired by oceans, plants and soil. I choose an African model, as for me, Africa is the closest place on earth to pure nature.
Project Duration: The photograph took around 3 hours for the makeup and shooting in studio and 2 hours of retouching. It was shot in Kuwait 2015.
Operation Flow: Mother Earth photograph main perps is to engage with the viewers emotionally. So the best way to view this photograph is to look hard to the model's face and try to read her emotions.
Team Members: Makeup artist: Fatima Yousif
Model: Dalal
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Mother Earth, 2015.
Image #2: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 1, 2015.
Image #3: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 2, 2015.
Image #4: Photographer Naseer Behbehani, Progress 3, 2015.