Chuck Close - Sulymaan Hameed

Chuck Close

Born in July 1940, close was dyslexic. He struggled in school, yet still achieved and MFA from Yale. Chuck Close focused on portraits of people, typically turning the photo to black and white. With a dark background he created a clear contrast between the background and face, making the had look as if it was floating.

Original Chuck Close Photo

Original Photo

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With a light shining from the right of the face, we created a shadow on the left. Against a black background this mimicked Chuck Closes photos.

EditedI turned the saturation down to wash out the colour and make it black and white. I also changed the contrast to bring a lighter tone to the face that faded out to the darkness. The picture was cropped to focus on the face, similar to Chuck Close portraits.

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