Benoit Courti

Benoit Courti is one of my most recent favorite photographers and it was hard selecting an image. I love how he focuses mainly on black and white, and I find photos with pure black backgrounds striking and eye catching. While many of his object photos interest me, I selected this portrait. I like how it focuses on only one side of the face, that striking contrast between darkness and light. I also like how the eye is the focus and is looking straight at the viewer. Having the hand blurred also makes the eye stand out even more. The attitude in the subjects face accented by their arched eyebrow makes the piece even more interesting. I think the only thing I would have touched up is her hair on the right, because it doesn't stand out as well as the rest of that side of the face.

Image from: http://benoitcourti.4ormat.com/portraits

More of his work: http://benoitcourti.4ormat.com/