Osher Partovi | Conceptual portraits
This series of conceptual portraits is an ongoing series that I’ve been working on for the last two years at my home studio. Created mostly in collaboration with other artists: makeup artists, stylists, models.
Sometimes, the concept is clear and planned in advance; other times, it spontaneously reveals itself and develops throughout the process.
Some of the works are minimalistic and rely on mysterious lighting, creating an illusion of that more-than-meets-the-eye feeling. There is a lot of play with light and shadow, especially with b&w post editing.
In other sessions, the works are colorfully vibrant and detailed, taking inspiration from themes such as the mad hatter, corps bride and pierrot the sad clown. With these productions, the concepts must be thoroughly planned in advance, and all elements considered, for example, makeup, costume, styling, etc.
My wife and I build these together. On shooting days my wife takes on the role of aesthetics-styling, makeup, and art direction, while I create the correct lighting to complement accordingly
In this series, I used continuous lighting to create interesting portraits playing with light and composition, often playing with special techniques and the subject’s expression.
Osher Partovi
I’m 40 years old, I live and work in Israel, professional photographer and I teache master class photography. I discovered my interest in photography 17 years ago while traveling to the far east with my old film pocket camera.
A couple of years later, after finishing my B.A, my love for photography has Re-ignited, and since then, the camera became an Inseparable part of my life.
Photography Came to be my best way to express myself.
Through the images, I try to present the world as reflected in my own eyes, and I seek to capture the moments and present them uniquely and creatively. I’m a self-thought photographer and drawn mainly to dance and conceptual photography inside the studio or at exciting locations.
“Some of the works are minimalistic and rely on mysterious lighting, creating an illusion of that more-than-meets-the-eye feeling. There is a lot of play with light and shadow, especially with b&w post editing.”
– Osher Partovi
