BELOVED BOOK ASSIGNMENT

when reading the book Beloved over summer i realized that it was based on slavery. so when asked to take a picture representing the book i decided that it would be best to use Chynna Young as the character Denver (Beloveds sister). her expression represents the worry Denver feels when Beloved(her dead sister) returns to the house to haunt her and her mother. the roses in the corner represent Beloved as a soul that is no longer there but always will be close to Denver. I chose to use the dark room for my setting because of the dramatic lighting contrast it brings to the picture. the shadows on her face and neck make the picture more dramatic because of the way the light hits the rest of her face in order to capture the emotion and worry of the character. by using photoshop i used the clone tool to make her face look more smooth, take away the clips in her hair, make her hat one color, and turn her shirt from black and white stripes all white. then i used the curve tool to increase the lighting and shadows. i am pleased with this picture because i feel as though it gets the emotion across to the viewer and makes you wonder what the book has to offer.