Carol Rioux:

“I chose to make a series of portraits of a single person.  I chose this project because I am very interested in everything that constitutes a person as it is important to me to capture who a person is not just a pretty picture.  I photographed parts of the subject, which progressively make up the most of the entire individual but never completely.  We made many images and it was difficult to limit the choices and parts to create a whole person.  Is it just parts of the body, personal interests or a combination of both?  I changed my choices a hundred times as she also loves reading, writing and hot chocolate.  Choosing an editing style was also difficult because finding a style that suited all the images was a challenge.  I feel like I captured a part of her being – attractive, edgy, confident, private, and capable…   We shot outdoors at different times over a couple day to maximize the effects of the sun.  I brought strobes and flashes but only ended up using the sun and reflectors.”

Carol Rioux Photography