Mike Figgis

I really like this photo a lot due to the intimacy it gives off. This photo is extremely sexy but Figgis for some reason hasn't include the model's identity. This helps to create the importance of the body and sexual side of the photo. The alcohol in the background suggests indecent behaviour along with what the model is wearing. This was shot on film and I guess that it was shot on a standard lens as there isn't anything technical amazing about this photo.

With Figgis' images, they have quite a rough feel as they aren't perfectly set up like editorial, fashion images. The image on a whole is quite over exposed, especially on the model's legs, however this helps to create contrast between the whites and blacks. I think this helps contrast the innocence of a woman and delicateness of her skin against the black and seductive lingerie - suggesting the model has lost her innocence to promiscuous behavior.

Figgis is originally a film director, directing such films as; Leaving Las Vegas, Cold Creek Manor and more. He has a talent for creating mood within his images, especially this one, by using lighting and the location. By being a director, I think it helps to produce a really powerful image, as you're constantly looking at every single part of the image and frame like you would be doing when filming. This photo is open to a range of narratives which I particularly like about it - images that suggest something but leave it open enough for you to decide what's going on.