Ever heard of Richard Avedon? He has quickly become my favorite photographer. One of the things he is well known for are his emotive portraits. He would shoot his subjects in black and white against a white background from the shoulders up. During the shoot he would engage his subjects in certain conversations, all the while capturing their expressions in relation to certain topics. If you have never seen his work, I highly recommend checking it out.
So I guess you could say he has inspired me. My new project is based around the same concept, emotive portraits, only I plan to add a few more elements. I plan to shoot in color, against