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Mother Earth Фотографија by Naseer Behbehani

Mother Earth Фотографија by Naseer Behbehani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Сребрена награда A' Design Award in Фотографски дизајн и фото манипулација Competition Category.


СребренаФотографија· 2020

Mother Earth Фотографија

by Naseer Behbehani

Сребрена награда A' Design Award Winner in Фотографија Category

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The Design

About Mother Earth Фотографија

Мајката Земја е студиски портретен фотографски запис што ја претставува планетата во човечка форма како жена со нарушено здравје. Шминката користи зелени, сини и кафени тонови за да ги претстави океаните, растенијата и почвата. На главата на моделот се поставени венливи ливчиња од цветови за да наговестат болест. Изразот на моделот пренесува тага и ранливост. Осветлувањето беше создадено со еден голем октабокс насочен кон моделот и едно светло на позадината. Финалната слика беше усовршена со дигитален софтвер за уредување. Фотографијата ја поврзува загадувањето со човечките емоции и го привлекува вниманието кон климатските промени.

The Recognition

About the Сребрена награда A' Design Award

Mother Earth Фотографија е добитник на Сребрената награда A' Design Award, извонредно престижно признание што се доделува на врвни, прекрасни и импресивни дизајни. Сребрените добитници се исклучително бриљантни и многу креативни дела што ја покажуваат одличната стручност, талентот и проникливоста на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Mother Earth Фотографија да биде прекрасно, примерно, извонредно професионално и длабоко иновативно дело. Овој дизајн со Сребрена награда е значаен, восхитуван пронајдок што придонесува за поместување на границите на уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата. Mother Earth Фотографија е творба на која многумина и завидуваат, која ги буди желбите, носи позитивни чувства и предизвикува восхит и чудење.

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.

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