Ratcliffe- Weekly Artist Post

Maud Chalard

One thing I notice about her photography is that she really uses light and color to highlight her subjects. Like we discussed in class, this makes for a more pleasant photo than just taking a picture of a couple with no light and color. It seems like she also uses different focal lengths to frame her photos in different ways to give the viewer a different prospective. Her colors and focus in her photos seem to be soft.

Her project captures young love. She is capturing couples in love and enveloped entirely with one another. Her subjects are often dude, almost to capture the raw passion that each couple shares. She also captures photos of the couples in casual relaxing situations.

I really love the idea of making photos of young love. It is a beautiful thing, and she does a really awesome job capturing that beauty. Love is a huge part of my life that I always try to give and be engulfed in so i really relate to her project. I also like how she kept her photos casual and soft, it warms your heart.