The heads series

The work of Phillip Lorca Dicorcia and his 'heads' series really remind me of the illumination my Bill Henson.

For the series DiCorcia used spotlights and strobes to pick out walking pedestrians on the streets to illuminate and single them out. He did this to give a dramatic feel to their facial expressions.



I really like this series, as it seems like such a simple idea, just simply spotlighting someone and then capturing their facial expressions. They work really well also in singling the person out, as I feel drawn particularly to them and their faces, not the other people on the street.



This image is really good.
You would almost expect this to be set up, and the man to be putting that expression on purposely, however because it is authentic it makes the photograph so much better, and DiCorcia has captured a really genuine moment.




Although much different to that of Bill Henson's work, there are still some close similarities. They both spotlight a key moment, or rather a mundane moment, but when it is lit it becomes more dramatic.



I'm really excited by coming across both of these artists and it is inspiring me to move forward with the project and take influence from them both. The next step it to figure out what I am going to shoot and how I am going to do it.