young woman portrait photography study

A centered close-up portrait of one young Black woman occupying roughly the central half of a 2:3 frame, her head and shoulders filling the lower two-thirds with generous top headroom and tight side crop to preserve the vertical 2:3 ratio. She faces the camera straight on at eye level with direct gaze, icy blue irises clearly visible and catchlights defined in both eyes. Long, thick white dreadlocks fall in parallel strands down both sides from the crown, framing the face and reaching the lower edge of the frame. Her deep brown skin shows smooth, natural texture with subtle pore detail on the forehead and cheeks and neutral matte lips slightly closed. The background is a soft charcoal gray occupying the entire rear plane and filling the upper third as a shallow, unobtrusive backdrop. Soft frontal key lighting creates gentle modeling across the cheekbones and a mild shadow under the chin for separation. The overall look is studio portrait photography with shallow depth so the face is crisply in focus and the hair strands retain tactile wool-like texture. Compose and crop inside a 2:3 vertical canvas, keeping the subject centered and the negative space concentrated in the upper third.