Tuscan Festival Clown Black and White Portrait Photography
A Cartoon Hat and an Open Mouthed Greeting
He leaned toward the camera as though it had become part of the joke. I met this man dressed as a clown at a village wine festival while touring Tuscany in 2010. The black and white portrait holds his wide eyes and open mouth in sharp detail, with festivalgoers softened behind him.
Music, conversation, costumes and a parade had filled the streets. Within that activity, his response gave me a brief, direct encounter. I photographed him closely, allowing his face to carry the image while retaining enough of the crowd to show where the meeting happened. His tilted head brings movement into the otherwise upright frame.
The costume adds its own humour. A broad hat carries a cartoon face, small ears and wiry hair, echoing the painted face below it. A flower on his cheek and an oversized button on his shoulder offer two further circles around the round nose. I liked how those repeated forms support the expression without replacing it.
Monochrome shifts attention from the costume's colours to its shapes, fabric and the detail around his eyes. The blurred people behind him give the portrait depth while keeping that immediate greeting at the centre. For me, this image preserves the quick exchange that makes street portraiture rewarding. It brings a lively, theatrical presence to a studio, creative office or living room without needing to explain the entire festival.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2010
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