Artist Statement: In the portraits of the second person, I wanted the idea of the photo to be a serious setting with black and white background. In my eyes, the portrait comes off as lighthearted with a serious tone at the same time, which I think is very unique. Following that, in the second photo of him, I asked the model to do whatever pose he felt comfortable with to get a natural flow to the photo. I blurred the background to focus the attention to the model, and enhanced his features using contrast.