Lee Jeffries is a British photographer, who is most well known for his photographic portraits of homeless people. Although usually he is a full time accountant, in his spare time he likes to travel the world taking portraits of the homeless. Jeffries has made it his mission to reveal the human face of addiction, poverty and homelessness.
Lee Jeffries uses a Canon 5d mark 1 when photographing which is surprising because his photography looks like it has been shot in film. He says that he dies not spend a lot of time editing his images, usually around five minutes. Most of his portraits have the same photographic techniques. His composition is very central, and the lighting and backgrounds are similar. The lighting technique's he uses are very dramatic and ensure that all the detail in their face is prominent. A black or white background all always used for his images, this creates a sense of mystery as sometimes, when the background is dark, it can hide the edges of the subject. Another element that makes his image stand out, is the black and white colouring, this lets the audience again see the dramatic details in the subjects face.
Lee Jeffries photography created a variety of moods within the audience. On one hand, a person could look at these images and think negatively; this could be due to the dull colours and even the content of the images, being of the homeless. On the other hand, however, if you go through all his images there are very few in which the subject looks miserable and unhappy; this could be because of how Jeffries befriended them before taking the image, or it could be because although they are homeless they still live an enjoyable life. Overall, I really enjoy Jeffries photography as I have never seen anything like it before, and it makes you feel something.
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